22 Hours of Grain Trading; Industry Says Slow Down ANALYSIS - Starting May 20, 2012 (trade date May 21, 2012), the CME Group is slated to expand its electronic trading hours in its Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain, oilseed and ethanol...
Thai Rice Exports Projected Down THAILAND - Unofficial rice exports (excluding fragrant rice) for April 30 – May 6, 2012 totaled 124,838 tons, down 7,738 tons from the previous week, and up 12,654 tons from the four-week...
Argentinian Wheat, Barley Exports Up, Rice, Corn Lower ARGENTINA - Wheat exports for 2011/12 are forecast up at 10 million tons as ending stocks are expected to drop. Barley production in 2011/12 is up at 4.4 million tons as result of a larger harvested...
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...
International Rice Prices Continue to Ease GLOBAL - International rice prices have been easing since September 2011, coinciding with the resumption of massive exports of regular rice by India. The country’s return to the international...
Pakistan Rains Delay Harvest PAKISTAN - Rains in the second half of the April have delayed wheat harvesting and government procurements in Punjab. In Sindh province, government wheat procurement has already started.
Economist: US Farm Bill Shifts to Risk Management, Reduces Overlap ANALYSIS - Karl Zulauf, agricultural economist and professor at The Ohio State University, said with the elimination of direct payments, creation of ARC, and enhancements to crop insurance, the...
Normal Rains Expected in India, Boosts Harvest Prospects INDIA - India is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, boosting prospects of good harvests and higher rural incomes.
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...
Local Wheat Demand for Vietnam Animal Feed to Remain High VIETNAM - USDA estimates the use of feed wheat for the local animal feed industry to remain high in MY 2011/2012 due to the fact that Australia still has a low quality wheat surplus, and because...
Indonesian Wheat, Corn, Rice Imports to Increase INDONESIA - Total wheat, corn and rice imports are set to rise in the MY 2011/2012.
EU-27 Grain and Feed: All Eyes on the Weather - Again EU - In 2012, despite challenging weather, EU27 farmers are expecting another sizeable grain harvest of 284 MMT. If realized, this will be on a par with 2011 but still 29 MMT below the record...
Government Optimistic Hybrid Rice Will Increase Food Production INDONESIA - The government is optimistic that the development of hybrid rice could be one solution in an effort to increase food production, said the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ir Suswono, during...
Colombian Corn Production to Increase 17 Per Cent COLOMIBIA - In MY 2011/2012, Colombian corn production is estimated to increase 17 per cent (250,000 tons) to 1.7 million tons due to government support for the expansion of commercially produced...
Tackle Fungal Forces for Food Security, Say Scientists UK - More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops, according to research funded by BBSRC and others published...
Brazil's Grain Crop Planted Area to Increase BRAZIL - The area planted for grain crops in Brazil is estimated at 52.29 million hectares and is 4.8 per cent higher than the cultivated crop in 2010/11, 49.89 ha, according to a survey by Conab...
Drought Continues to Devastate Crops in Mexico MEXICO - Mexico is being battered by its worst drought in seven decades, which has devastated agricultural production in most of the country.
Corn, Rice & Wheat Imports to Continue to Meet Food Demand VENEZUELA - Venezuela is expected to continue importing significant amounts of yellow corn, rice and wheat to meet domestic food demand and requirements of the animal feed industry and to offset...
USDA Food Assistance Programmes to Benefit Nearly 10 Million Worldwide US - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA's Food for Progress...
Wheat and Rice Production to Increase with More Rain Forecast AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan’s wheat production is to reach a near record high of 3.8 million metric tons (MMT), a 52 per cent increase over the previous year, and rice production to increase...
High Commodity Prices Not Expected to Affect Corn, Wheat, Rice Consumption ECUADOR - Higher international commodity prices are not expected to have a significant effect on consumption of wheat, corn, and rice in Ecuador; the baking industry is dependent upon imported...
Saudi Arabia Wheat Production Could Decline by Nine Per Cent SAUDI ARABIA - In MY (market year) 2012/2013, Saudi Arabia wheat production is forecasted to decline by 9 per cent to one million metric tons (MMT) compared to 1.1 MMT of MY 2011/2012 level....
Significant Increase in Corn Production, Rice & Wheat Recovery BRAZIL - 2012/13 corn production is forecast at a record 68 million metric tons (mmt), with exports placed at 12.5mmt. Wheat and rough rice production are forecast to recover planted area lost...
Pakistan Wheat Production Down 5 Per Cent PAKISTAN - Pakistan's wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2012/13 (May/April) is estimated at 23.0 million tons, down five per cent relative to previous year's record harvest of 24.2 million...
Thailand’s Trading Prices Increase Slightly; US, Vietnam Prices Decline THAILAND - Trading prices for Thailand’s high - and medium - quality grades of non-specialty rice have increased slightly since early February, mostly due to a stronger Thai baht. Prices for...
Brazil’s Rice Exports Are Projected To Decline Sharply in 2012 BRAZIL - The global calendar year 2012 trade forecast was lowered 0.1 million tons (milled basis) from last month’s forecast to 32.7 million tons, almost 7 per cent below the 2011 record of...
Japan Grain, Feed Markets Thrive Despite Earthquake Damage JAPAN - The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 devastated, both physically and emotionally, a country that had already been suffering from a stagnant economy. The so-called “triple...
Opposition Parties in Conspiracy to Reduce Rice Consumption SRI LANKA - Following discussions held with several farmer organisations and Ministers recently, President Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed a committee to look in to whether the guaranteed price...
Rice Husks & Solar Power to Rural Areas INDIA - The government's Solar Energy Centre has managed to make use of waste rice husks and solar power to come up with a technological marvel that would prevent wastage of food grains and provide...
Lagos Supports Poultry, Rice and Aquaculture NIGERIA - The physical disbursement of money to beneficiaries of the Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP), which commenced in May 2010, has seen 136 commodity Interest Groups (CIGs)...











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