Crop Industry News: Global
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Bayer CropScience Plans 7 Billion Euro InvestmentANALYSIS – Through 2016, Bayer CropScience plans to invest heavily in Research and Development (R&D) and an expansion of production capacities and seed processing facilities, writes Sarah Mikesell,...
Friday, September 21, 2012
Agflation to Push Food Prices Up 15 Per CentGLOBAL - Skyrocketing agricultural commodity prices are causing the world to re-enter a period of "agflation", with food prices forecast to reach record highs in 2013 and to continue to rise...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Farm Safety Must be a PriorityANALYSIS - The tragic death of three members of a farming family in Northern Ireland is a harsh reminder of the dangers of working in agriculture, writes Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite editor....
Safe Levels of GM Corn and Roundup Weedkiller Cause HarmGENERAL - New peer-reviewed research published today shows the results of the first animal feeding trial into the life-time exposure of Roundup tolerant GM corn and Roundup, the world’s best...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Can the World Beat Global Food Price Spikes?ANALYSIS - Weather conditions have been driving force for the three food price spikes that the world has experienced in the last five years, writes Chris Harris. ...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Weather, Stocks Support Global Sugar SurplusGLOBAL - New York raw sugar futures rallied in mid-June, with prices driven close to USc 24/lb in the last week of July supported by concerns regarding Brazilian and Indian production, reports...
How to Limit Water Use and Still Feed the World?ANALYSIS - It is nothing new - global water resources are becoming scarcer, and there is increasing competition between agriculture and other industries. However a new report, The Global Water...
Friday, September 14, 2012
Experts: Crop Production, WASDE Indicate Corn Has Peaked ANALYSIS - Market response to USDA’s September Crop Production report and the World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates report was mixed with corn and wheat estimates stronger than expected...
Two Genes Cause Insecticide ResistanceGLOBAL - Larvae of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) are dreaded pests all over the world. ...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Significant Tightening of Global Grain Supply - Demand Balance ForecastGLOBAL - Continued deterioration of cereal crop prospects over the past two months, due to unfavourable weather conditions in a number of major producing regions, has led to a sharp cut in FAO’s...
Monday, September 10, 2012
Oxfam: Poltical Leaders 'Must Act Now' to Avoid Food CrisisGLOBAL - Responding to the statement from World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development and Food and Agriculture Organisation, which calls for urgent political action...
Friday, September 07, 2012
FAO Food Price Index Holds SteadyGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged from July. ...
Thursday, September 06, 2012
DuPont Pioneer: Science, Solutions, Global Challenges ANALYSIS - How does a global company like DuPont Pioneer successfully offer Global Science, Local Solutions and what challenges come along with it, writes Sarah Mikesell, TheCropSite senior editor....
Can India Fill the Grain Market Void?ANALYSIS - With global concern rising over the drop in yields in the corn crop in the US and the wheat crop in Russia and the Black Sea countries because of drought, there is speculation that...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
China-Swedish Agriculture Agreement SignedCHINA/SWEDEN - A six point agreement on agricultural cooperation and research was signed when Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu met with Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, Eskil Erlandsson...
Friday, August 31, 2012
Chinese Officials Complimentary, Optimistic About Future with US SoyUS and CHINA - When a group of US soybean farmers stepped off a plane in China last month, they anticipated a celebration of 30 years of partnership. What they got, however, was a whole lot...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Drought Highlights Need to Better Manage WaterGLOBAL - Drought in some parts of the world has hurt global grain production and contributed to food price spikes virtually every other year since 2007, highlighting the need to transform the...
Monday, August 27, 2012
Drought, Shortages, Rising Food Prices for World Water WeekANALYSIS - This week is World Water Week - a week when governments, environmental organisations, industry and agriculture is turning its attention to the importance of this vital resource, writes...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Brazil, Japan Work to Improve Soybean ToleranceBRAZIL & JAPAN - The Brazilian Agricultural Research (Embrapa) has signed an agreement with the Japanese International Centre for Research in Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), to create the fifth...
USGC: Growers Deal with Poor Corn ResultsGLOBAL - With the US corn crop expected to be short following the drought this year, global grain buyers are looking for options to help contain costs. At the same time, farmers in exporting...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Monsanto Announces New President, Chief Commercial Officer GLOBAL - Monsanto Company announced that Brett Begemann, 51, has been named as the company's President and Chief Commercial Officer. In his expanded role as President, Begemann will lead the...
The Global Biotech Challenge - Giving Farmers What They Want ANALYSIS - It's no secret that marketing genetically modified (GM) seed globally is a challenge, but DuPont Pioneer differentiates themselves by offering farmers around the world what they want...
Friday, August 17, 2012
Bayer CropScience Completes Acquisition of AgraQuest GLOBAL – Bayer CropScience announced today the completion of its purchase of AgraQuest, Inc., a global supplier of innovative biological pest management solutions. ...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
World Cotton Trade To Decline in 2012/13GLOBAL - Global cotton trade in 2012/13 is projected at 37.2 million bales, down 16 per cent from last season’s second highest on record—44.3 million bales. The decline is attributable to...
Partnership Addresses Post-Harvest LossUS & BRAZIL - The Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss is funding research collaboration between the University of Illinois and three universities in...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
US Grains Council: Global Analysis of Grain SupplyGLOBAL - In its monthly agricultural supply and demand update, the US Department of Agriculture again lowered the outlook for US corn production, reflecting the continued deterioration of this...
Friday, August 10, 2012
Cargill Fourth-quarter, Fiscal Earnings Fall HardGLOBAL – Cargill today reported $1.17 billion in earnings from continuing operations in the 2012 fiscal year ended May 31, 2012, a 56 percent decrease from a record $2.69 billion in the prior...
Thursday, August 09, 2012
FAO Food Price Index up Six Per CentGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index climbed six per cent in July 2012 after three months of decline....
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Unsustainable Increases in Raw Material Prices ANALYSIS - Access to international raw materials is increasingly complex and costly. In recent weeks the unsustainable prices of corn, soybeans and wheat are drowning the world agribusiness...
Monday, August 06, 2012
FAO Lowers Rice Forecast for 2012, Production Will Still IncreaseGLOBAL - Below normal monsoon rains in India are the chief cause of a 7.8 million tonnes downward revision in the forecast for global rice paddy production in 2012, although world output should...
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