Crop Industry News: Global
18 June 2014
Record Global Soybean Year ForecastGLOBAL – Analysts are predicting another record global soybean crop for 2014/15....
US-EU Trade Discussions Take Place in Europe This WeekUS & EU - US Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, is meeting Agriculture Ministers and other EU leaders in Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris and Dublin this week to discuss the role of agriculture in...
17 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Iraq Civil War Remains Main ConcernGLOBAL - The civil war in Iraq remains on the front burner of the market place Tuesday. ...
16 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Eastern Tensions Affect MarketplaceGLOBAL - It’s a modest “risk-off” day in the market place Monday, as the situation in Iraq deteriorated during the weekend. ...
15 June 2014
Animal Feed in Europe: Key to Performance, Health and WelfareEUROPE - At its 57th General Assembly in Liège, Belgium, last week, the European Feed Manufacturers Association (FEFAC) published 'The Feed Chain in Action', a report revolving around three...
12 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Iraq Calls on US Government for Military AidGLOBAL - Iraq is back in the news headlines again, as civil war has broken out in that country amid escalating violence. ...
10 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Markets Firmer OvernightGLOBAL - In overnight news, China inflation data showed its consumer price index rose 2.5% year-on-year, compared to a 1.8% rise in April. ...
09 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report:GLOBAL - U.S. stock indexes are slightly lower in early trading, on profit taking from recent gains. Asian and European stock markets were firmer overnight, following the lead of the U.S. stock...
Outcome Measures Drive Grower Profitability, Sustainable PracticesANALYSIS - Farmers are seeing the value of switching to outcome measures to increase profitability as part of building on their sustainable farming practices. ...
06 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: US Stock Market Hovering at Record HighGLOBAL - The U.S. stock markets are hovering at record or multi-year highs to end the trading week. Meantime, European stocks and government bonds have rallied late this week. ...
05 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: World Market Place Quieter ThursdayGLOBAL - The world market place was quieter Thursday as traders and investors awaited the highly anticipated monthly monetary policy meeting of the European Central Bank. It is widely believed...
FAO Food Price Index Falls for Second Consecutive MonthGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 207.8 points in May 2014, down 2.5 points (or 1.2 per cent) from April and nearly 7 points, or 3.2 per cent, below May 2013. ...
04 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Markets Awaiting Economic Data from the Trading SessionGLOBAL - The U.S. gets some significant economic data out during the trading session, which could move the markets. The ADP national employment report and the Fed’s beige book are highlights....
03 June 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Rate of Consumer Price Inflation UpGLOBAL - In overnight news the rate of consumer price inflation in the European Union was up 0.5%, year-on-year, in May. That was the lowest reading in four years....
3,000 Rice Genome Sequences Made Publicly Available on World Hunger DayGLOBAL - The open-access, open-data journal GigaScience has published an article on the genome sequencing of 3000 rice strains along with the release of this entire dataset in a citable format...
30 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Today an Extra Important Day for MarketsGLOBAL - Friday is the last trading day of the week and of the month, making it an extra important day for the markets, from at least a technical standpoint. It’s a significant development,...
26 May 2014
Feed the Future: Thinking Beyond Crop Harvesting in AfricaUS & AFRICA - Purdue University researchers will lead a $5 million, five-year effort to help countries in sub-Saharan Africa reduce hunger and poverty fueled by food waste....
23 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Keener Risk Aversion May Creep into the Market PlaceGLOBAL - It would not be surprising to see some keener risk aversion creep into the market place as trading session progresses Friday. It’s a long, three-day holiday weekend in the U.S and...
22 May 2014
El Nino Presents a Mixed Bag For World AgricultureANALYSIS – While the prospect of an El Nino generally means moisture for the US Corn Belt, it could spell disaster for Australians in much need of rainfall....
Global Freshwater Conservation Gains Momentum Among UN CountriesGLOBAL - Thirty-five member countries of the United Nations have now officially agreed to common guidelines for sharing and managing freshwater resources that cross international borders....
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed SteadyGLOBAL - July corn futures closed steady at $4.73 1/2 Wednesday....
21 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Markets Mixed OvernightGLOBAL - The economic highlight of the day and arguably of the week is the Wednesday afternoon release of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes. ...
How Valuable are UN’s Food and Agriculture Business Principles?ANALYSIS - The United Nations six Food and Agriculture Business Principles that were launched this week, designed to help agricultural communities in underdeveloped and developing regions, in...
20 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: EU Debt Causes ConcernsGLOBAL - The feature in quieter overnight trading is increasing worries about the European Union countries that have the most serious debt problems—namely Italy and Spain. ...
19 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Markets Weaker OvernightGLOBAL - European stock markets were weaker Monday, led by weakness in the Italian stock market. ...
EU Ends Customs Duties for Ukrainian Meat, CerealsEU & UKRAINE - As a result of talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation and trade with agricultural products between the EU and Ukraine this week, duty-free tariff rate quotas have been granted...
Global Food, Agriculture Sustainable Business Principles UnveiledGLOBAL - The United Nations (UN) has launched the Food and Agriculture Business Principles - the first global voluntary business principles for the whole food and agriculture sector aiming at...
16 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Markets Weaker OvernightGLOBAL - The talk of the market place—but not yet pervasive in the general business media--late this week has been the rally in the U.S. Treasury market prices. ...
Documenting Grain Loss in the Brazilian Harvesting Supply ChainUS & BRAZIL - Documenting grain losses at different stages of the supply chain provides an important baseline for measuring improvements of grain quality. Researchers in the Department of Agricultural...
15 May 2014
Jim Wyckoff's Morning Report: Big Day for Economic DataGLOBAL - It’s a big day for U.S. economic data Thursday: weekly jobless claims, the consumer price index, real earnings, the Empire State manufacturing survey, industrial production and capacity...
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