Crop Industry News
01 June 2020
AHDB: Large Stocks Weigh on UK Wheat Supply, DemandFriday's release of the latest 2019/20 UK cereal supply and demand estimates covers the first forecast for exports and closing stocks for the season. ...
21 May 2020
Continued Progress on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase One AgreementThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional progress in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the US-China...
14 January 2016
USDA Reports: Winter Wheat Surprises with Second Lowest Planting since 1913ANALYSIS - USDA released four reports on Tuesday with implications for the grain and livestock markets, but the winter wheat planting survey stole the show coming in at only 36.609 million acres...
13 January 2016
Brazil's Ag Exports at Record Levels in 2015BRAZIL - The amount of soybeans, corn, fresh chicken, coffee and pulp sold abroad in 2015 registered a record for Brazil's agribusiness trade....
17 December 2015
Climate Change and Your Food: Ten FactsGLOBAL - Here are ten facts about how a change climate affects our ability to grow food and feed ourselves....
01 December 2015
Rabobank Outlook 2016: Bearish Grains, Bullish for HogsANALYSIS - Agri commodity stocks remain comfortable and are expected to limit price gains to modest levels throughout 2016 for grains and oilseeds, while hogs, sugar and coffee prices are expected...
13 November 2015
Weather: El Niño’s Global Impact, US November OutlookANALYSIS - El Niño is expected to peak in December, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
05 November 2015
Feed Grains Markets Grow in a Shrinking WorldANALYSIS - Stable and, in some cases, even higher stocks and favourable harvests of maize, wheat and other cereals offer livestock producers the prospect of stable feed prices in the coming year,...
20 October 2015
The Scoop on Poop – Why is Manure Important?ANALYSIS - For years, livestock farmers have used manure as a fertilizer, soil amendment, energy source and even construction material....
16 October 2015
Could Satellites Change Systems for Farming and Aquaculture?ANALYSIS - Developments in satellite, space and tracking technology are starting to have repercussions far beyond field mapping for crops and GPS guidance systems for farm machinery....
14 October 2015
Allendale, Inc: What Will WASDE Mean for Grain PricesANALYSIS - Friday's USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report showed a decline in beginning US stocks for the current crop year as well as a drop in world corn stocks. ...
08 October 2015
Global Agriculture Faces Decade of Flat or Falling PricesGLOBAL - World Prices for food will remain flat or could fall over the next 10 years because of the current growth in agricultural production....
25 September 2015
El Niño: Effects on 2015 Grain ProductionWORLD - According to reports from the Climate Prediction Center, there is a greater than 90 per cent probability that the current El Niño will continue until the end of the year, and 85 per...
21 September 2015
Targeted Technology to Solve Agricultural ChallengesANALYSIS - Agriculture and livestock farming needs to target better what it is putting into production in order to achieve improved yields....
18 August 2015
Farmers Seeking Next Step in Precision Ag Choose UAVsUS - Brett Haas, co-owner of Crop Copter, said it's not just the young farmers who are interested in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), farmers of all ages are anxious to try out the latest precision...
17 August 2015
Agritechnica Is Coming to Germany in November 2015GERMANY - Agritechnica 2015, which takes place from 10 to 14 November, is fast-approaching. Taking place in Hannover, Germany, this year’s show is aptly titled: ‘People, Technology, Innovation...
13 July 2015
Could Feeding Livestock Hemp Contaminate Food with Cannabis?ANALYSIS - European scientists and food safety experts have called for more research and information on the risks to consumers of feeding hemp to livestock and poultry....
09 July 2015
Farm Fatality Figures Still “Quite Horrifying”UK and Ireland – Death counts on UK and Irish farms are proving stubborn despite a sea change in industry mentality....
07 July 2015
French Plans to Support Agri-food Sector to 2025ANALYSIS - Fresh moves are being made in France to support the livestock and agriculture sectors that have been rocked by low prices and poor market conditions....
29 June 2015
Sustainable Intensive Agriculture: The Route to Feeding 9 Billion by 2050GLOBAL - Sustainable intensive agriculture is key to feeding nine billion by 2050. This was one of the topics discussed by Dr Sean Rickard at a conference held at the Farmers Club, London, organised...
19 June 2015
Call for More Action on Global Food Security to Beat HungerGLOBAL - A United Nations’ target set in 2000 to reduce global hunger by a half by 2015 had almost been achieved....
15 June 2015
Poland's Agriculture Industry - Pig Production Down, Dairy BoomingANALYSIS - Poland's agriculture industry is seeing farm size expansion and one of the questions looming is whether the industry should support larger, progressive farmers or smallholders. Karol...
11 June 2015
Ten Reasons Why China Needs the USCHINA - China is America’s biggest customer for agricultural products, with almost a fifth of imported goods coming from the US. ...
28 May 2015
Argentina Calls for Recognition of Role of Small ProducersARGENTINA - As part of the opening of the 83rd World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris this week, the Argentine Minister of Agriculture, Livestock...
20 May 2015
US Beekeepers Lost 40 Percent of Bees in 2014-15US - Beekeepers across the United States lost more than 40 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2014 to April 2015, according to the latest results of an annual...
18 May 2015
Yamaha Offers Viking Line to Farmers, Ranchers in US and AbroadGLOBAL - Side by side utility vehicles are growing in importance and are in demand across the world, according to Steve Nessl of Yamaha. ...
16 May 2015
The Bullish Risk of Being Too BearishGLOBAL - Given the market events of the last year and especially recent weeks you’d be forgiven for thinking that grain markets would be going down forever. Actually, you’re probably not...
15 May 2015
How to Assess Environmental Impact of Meat ProductionGLOBAL - The need to reduce the environmental impact of food production will become ever more pressing as agriculture doubles production to feed 9 billion people in 2050....
14 May 2015
El Niño Arrives, but What Will He Do?GLOBAL - The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Japan Meteorological Agency both announced the emergence of El Niño conditions this week, following months of being on alert. ...
13 May 2015
CME: Good Crop Plantings Cause Futures DeclineUS - Crop plantings are off to an excellent start this year and this has contributed to the steady decline in corn futures prices so far this spring, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner....
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