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Monday, May 14, 2012
How Iowa Corn Farmers Explain the Success of Steve Job's Apple ANALYSIS - Long before the iPod, iPhone and iPad were a glint in the eye of Steve Job's Apple Corp, a group of researchers at Iowa State University published a series of landmark papers - on...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Winners Emerging from the Global Economic Crisis ANALYSIS - While the US economic recovery is continuing, it is slowing. There has been increasing consumption and increasing residential investment, but with falling non-residential investment,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Sino-Ukrainian Quarantine Talks Likely to Begin Soon UKRAINE & CHINA - Negotiations for a quarantine agreement between China and Ukraine, which will enable Ukrainian corn to enter the Chinese market, are likely to be held during the visit of the...
Friday, May 04, 2012
FAO: World Cereal Production Increases in 2012 GLOBAL - The FAO’s first forecast for world cereal production in 2012 points to a one per cent (or 27 million tonnes) increase from 2011 to a new record of 2,371 million tonnes. Increases...
Friday, April 27, 2012
How Does Global Grain Production Affect Feed Costs, Supply? ANALYSIS - Feed prices account for the highest cost in livestock production and have been volatile over the last year. With unpredictable weather, increased planting costs and competition elsewhere...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Vietnam's Middle Class Lifts Food, Feed Demand ANALYSIS - The growth in China has garnered a lot of attention lately, but China's neighbor - Vietnam - is another emerging market that is building our global middle class and increasing grain...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Why Assessing China’s Demand for Corn Remains Uncertain US & CHINA - A recent buyer workshop tour through China reiterated a well-known fact that China will become a large and permanent importer of corn, writes Ross Korves, USGC Consultant, Economic...
ASAJA Encourage Argentinian Import Restrictions SPAIN & ARGENTINA - The agricultural organisation ASAJA of Castile and Leon will support the Government of Spain if they pursue the right to impose severe restrictions on imports of food products...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Colombian Agricultural Industry Concerned About FTA ANALYSIS - May 15, 2012 is the date set for the start of the Colombia - US Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). While the US agribusiness sector is very pleased, the Colombian sector is less so, writes...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Shell Outline Plans for Advanced Biofuel Production from Crop Waste GLOBAL - Petroleum giants Shell have outlined their commitment to advanced biofuels made from crop residues and wastes in their latest sustainability report, published last week.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Food Versus Fuel - The Debate Continues ANALYSIS - Food versus fuel is the alliterative catchphrase we're hearing more often, and as the global population increases, the need for more sustainable sources of fuel rises, writes Gemma...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CropWorld North America 2012 Kicks Off GLOBAL - CropWorld North America 2012 kicked off today in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, with speakers addressing policy challenges, new technologies, regulatory issues as well as sustainability...
Monday, March 26, 2012
US Seed Supply Gets Boost from South America ANALYSIS - In October 2011, many US seed companies realized that, due to the record-setting summer heat during the day and night, there was a lack of pollination that caused target yields for...
Global Grain Markets Showing Signs of Improvement GLOBAL - The recent stabilisation in the cereal market has been helped to some extent by adverse winter wheat conditions across Ukraine coupled with an ongoing strong global demand for maize,...
Friday, March 23, 2012
US Corn Quality Report Hits Algeria & Morocco ALGERIA & MOROCCO - In recent training seminars in Algeria and Morocco, the US Grains Council’s first annual US Corn Quality Harvest Report presented regional importers and feed millers...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Signs of Water Stress in South African Maize Triangle SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa corn production for 2011/12 is forecast at 12.0 million tons, down 0.5 million from last month and up 1.1 million or 10 per cent from last year.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Corn Insecticide Linked to Great Die-Off of Beneficial Honeybees EUROPE - New research has linked springtime die-offs of honeybees critical for pollinating food crops — part of the mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder — with technology for...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Food Demand Drives Bullish Outlook: USDA Economist GLOBAL - Global agricultural commodity prices are likely to remain strong in the coming decade, with the price and profit outlook being the most promising in many years.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Global Beef Consumption - US Convincing Others to Eat Beef? ANALYSIS - With a modest 2 to 7 per cent increase expected in beef consumption in developing countries, will the US need to convince countries like China and Japan to eat more beef, writes Sarah...
Monday, March 05, 2012
The Future of Ethanol - Brazilian and US Perspectives US & BRAZIL - The beginning of 2012 has seen significant changes in US ethanol policy. The VEETC blending credit and a tax on ethanol imports both expired on 31 December 2011 and US ethanol industry...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Grain, Oilseed Markets Strengthened in February GLOBAL - Grain and oilseed markets mostly strengthened in the past month, the IGC daily index (GOI) up 6 per cent to nearfour- month highs. The upturn reflected concerns in early February about...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Bayer's Ag Issues Forum Offers Sustainability, Economic Insights ANALYSIS - Bayer CropScience hosted the 2012 Ag Issues Forum today in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with topics covering sustainability, global economic trends and global food security, writes Sarah...
Monday, February 27, 2012
GM Crops Continued to Grow in 2011 GLOBAL - Clive James, founder of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Application, reported at a conference on global status of commercialised biotech or genetically...
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hermetic Bags Save African Crop, but Not How Experts Once Thought US & AFRICA - The hermetic grain storage bags that cut off oxygen to weevils and have saved West and Central African farmers hundreds of millions of dollars by putting the brakes on the insects'...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
US Corn Exports up on Reduced Competition and Increased Trade GLOBAL - World corn trade in 2011/12 (October-September) is projected to reach 95.6 million tons, up 1.0 million this month.
Global Coarse Grain Use Prospects Little Changed, Ending Stocks Lower GLOBAL - World coarse grain use in 2011/12 is projected to reach 1,149.9 million tons, up 0.3 million this month. Global corn use is forecast down 0.4 million tons to 867.6 million, but barley...
South Korea, US FTA Implemented in March US & SOUTH KOREA - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced earlier this week, that the free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea (KORUS FTA) will be implemented...
Friday, February 17, 2012
Global Coarse Grain Production Prospects Reduced GLOBAL - World coarse grain production in 2011/12 is projected at 1,142.2 million tons, down 3.4 million this month mostly due to reduced prospects in Argentina.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
HGCA: Global Grain Forecast GLOBAL - After a strong start prices fell at the end of last week after the USDA report failed to provide new supportive information. In line with pre-report estimates the Argentine maize crop...
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Allendale: US Meat Supply vs Global Demand ANALYSIS - From an overall meat demand perspective, the world market is a major driver and a key reason why the US has been trading at extended price levels the past few years, writes Sarah Mikesell,...
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