Crop Industry News: Global
26 August 2014

GLOBAL - The market place was quieter overnight and could remain subdued the rest of this week, ahead of the unofficial end of summer that comes with the approaching US Labor Day holiday weekend....
25 August 2014

AFRICA - A new report finds that over the last five years, 1.7 million African farmers in 13 countries have embraced farming practices that have rejuvenated 1.6 million hectares and helped them...
21 August 2014

GLOBAL - The market place is still digesting Wednesday afternoon’s FOMC minutes report. ...

ANALYSIS - The trade war with between Russia and the EU, US, Canada, Australia and Norway that has flared up because of sanctions imposed over the crisis in Ukraine was stepped up this week....

GLOBAL - The FAO has told ministers of health and agriculture meeting in Indonesia that animal disease monitoring systems require sustained support and have a critical role to play in preventing...
20 August 2014

GLOBAL - The Federal Reserve’s FOMC minutes’ release on Wednesday afternoon is the economic report highlight of the day....
19 August 2014

GLOBAL - There is increased risk appetite in the market place this week, evidenced by firmer stock markets worldwide, including U.S. stock indexes that on Monday hit or are moving in on record...

ANALYSIS - The Russian ban on meat and food products is starting to bite and could have a dramatic effect on the global food market, writes Chris Harris....
18 August 2014

GLOBAL - There is a bit less risk aversion in the market place Monday, as evidenced by generally firmer stock markets worldwide. ...
15 August 2014

GLOBAL - On the geopolitical front, the market place perceives the Russia-Ukraine tensions might be easing just a bit following conciliatory words from Russian president Putin late this week....
14 August 2014

GLOBAL - In overnight news, the European Union saw more downbeat economic reports, as the bloc’s gross domestic product showed a zero percent growth rate in the second quarter from the first,...
13 August 2014

GLOBAL - While there are still geopolitical hotspots in the world that the market place is monitoring, traders this week appear to have a bit more risk appetite. ...
12 August 2014

GLOBAL - There are still geopolitical hotspots in the world that have the attention of the market place: civil war in Iraq, in which the U.S. has just injected military force; the Russia-Ukraine...

ANALYSIS - Dry, hot weather is prevalent across China, causing growing conditions to fall behind average....
11 August 2014

GLOBAL - Government representatives, UN agencies, NGOs, development banks and private sector companies are gathering in October at the second annual AIDF Food Security Summit to discuss the imminent...
08 August 2014

ANALYSIS - As corn pollination rounds up and soybeans move into the crucial development stages, what do we need to look for? ...

GLOBAL - Falling grain, oilseed and dairy prices push index to lowest level since January 2014....
06 August 2014

GLOBAL - The feature in the market place Wednesday morning is the sell-off in world stock markets, following the U.S. lead Tuesday afternoon, as investors and traders exhibit keener “risk-off”...
05 August 2014

GLOBAL - The “dog days” of summer are approaching and with much of Europe on vacation during August, the market place feels a bit lethargic at present. ...
04 August 2014

GLOBAL - The September NASDAQ 100 was higher due to short covering overnight as it consolidates some of last week's decline. Stochastics and the RSI are neutral to bearish signaling that sideways...

GLOBAL - Rising Black Sea crop estimates, good US spring wheat yield potential and near-ideal weather for corn development have all combined to keep the pressure on global grain prices as US...
01 August 2014

GLOBAL - This is no ordinary summertime Friday. World stock markets were under strong selling pressure overnight, following the U.S. stock market lead from Thursday. ...
25 July 2014

GLOBAL - The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform and the International Trade Centre (ITC) are initiating the ‘The Declaration of Abu Dhabi for Global Food Security through Good...
24 July 2014

GLOBAL - Geopolitics is still in play in the market place Thursday. Unsettling to traders and investors are reports just out that an Air Algerie jetliner with 110 passengers on board went missing...

GLOBAL - India, Africa and the USA have formed an international partnership across the countries to revitalizing global agricultural education, capacity building and technology transfer....
23 July 2014

GLOBAL - There is a bit more investor and trader risk appetite in the market place at mid-week as there have been no major new developments on the geopolitical scene the past 48 hours. ...
22 July 2014

GLOBAL - There is a bit more investor and trader risk appetite in the market place Tuesday, as U.S. and some other major world stock indexes traded higher. ...

GLOBAL - A new report outlining the state of global agri-technology has been released this week showing machinery has been identified as the largest sector globally in terms of sales, employment...
21 July 2014

GLOBAL - Geopolitics remains on the front burner of the market place early this week. Last week’s downing of a Malaysian airliner on the Russia-Ukraine border and Israel’s ground offensive...
18 July 2014

GLOBAL - Geopolitics is back on the front burner of the market place late this week, and with a double-barrel blast. ...