Crop Industry News
13 May 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: Mixed Price Action in GrainsANALYSIS - There's mixed price action at the start of the week across the grains markets, reports Jim Wyckoff for TheCropSite....
12 May 2014
USDA Monthly Supply and Demand Report a Mixed Bag for Grain MarketsUS - Corn futures saw selling pressure in the wake of Friday's bearishly perceived USDA reports....
09 May 2014
Europe 'Not Doing Enough' to Promote Responsible Soy ProductionBRAZIL & EU - European companies that use soy for animal feed or animal products are not doing nearly enough to encourage responsible growers to reduce the negative impacts of soy production,...
08 May 2014
McDonald's Showcases Innovative, Sustainable SuppliersGLOBAL - McDonald’s announced its “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” winners in a report highlighting how suppliers achieved significant results by identifying opportunities and applying...
07 May 2014
DuPont Pioneer, AGCO Announce Collaboration to Deliver Real-Time Information to GrowersGLOBAL - DuPont Pioneer and AGCO Corporation have announced a global collaboration to bring wireless data transfer technology solutions to farmers in leading agricultural markets, including the...
06 May 2014
What Corn-Canola Comparisons Tell Us about Neonics and Bees – Plenty ActuallyANALYSIS - “Why are there problems for bees associated with the growing corn but not canola, when both are planted using neonic-treated seed?” ...
05 May 2014
Food Shortages Could be 'Most Critical World Issue' by Mid-centuryUS - The world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage that will have serious implications for people and governments, according to a top scientist at the US Agency for International...
02 May 2014
Buzzing for Solutions: The Global Initiative Desperately Trying to Save BeesGLOBAL - Coming in all shapes and sizes and populating all but the most extreme corners of the globe, bees play a crucial role in agriculture and represent an irreplaceable link in food production....
01 May 2014
Can We Feed the World Using Foley's Five Steps?ANALYSIS - National Geographic has launched a new series starting this month continuing through the end of the year that will focus on food and the challenge of feeding the global population...
30 April 2014
Monsanto Increases Irrigation Efficiency, Saving 30-80 Billion Gal. of Fresh WaterGLOBAL - It’s an unavoidable dilemma: fresh water and productive soil are vital to sustain life and to grow the food we need. ...
29 April 2014
El Nino Could Hit India Pulses ProductionANALYSIS - India’s apex industry body is weighing heavily on El Nino that is expected to hit India this monsoon, writes Jagdish Kumar....
Wyckoff's Grain Outlook: Crop Progress Expected to Show Slow ProgressANALYSIS - This week's USDA Crop Progress report is expected to show slow planting progress compared to the five-year average, reports Jim Wyckoff....
25 April 2014
Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome - How Can You Avoid the Risk?ANALYSIS - Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is one of the most important diseases of soybean in the Midwest....
24 April 2014
What Are International Soybean Buyers Looking For?ANALYSIS - The US Soybean Export Council is launching the US Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol to define the characteristics of sustainable soy, which is exactly what international buyers...
22 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: Profit Taking Pressure Across GrainsANALYSIS - There's considerable profit taking pressure across all grain markets at the start of the week, reports Jim Wyckoff....
21 April 2014
Pollen Collected by Bees Contaminated with Toxic PesticidesEU - Over two third of the pollen that honeybees collected from European fields and brought to their hives to feed their larvae is contaminated with a cocktail of up to 17 different toxic pesticides....
18 April 2014
Strong Domestic, International Demand Supports US Grain PricesANALYSIS - Strong domestic and international demand for US grains continues to underpin prices at relatively high levels, writes grain analysts at GeoGrain. ...
Professor Leads Recommendations on Climate Change MitigationUS - The latest assessment of global climate change is out and scientists from around the world have recommended changes including some in agriculture, forestry and other land use designed to...
17 April 2014
Mexico: A Positive Year Ahead but Full of ChallengesMEXICO - Mexico’s economic growth is gradually improving, but food consumption remains vulnerable to income and price effects, according to a report from Rabobank – "Mexico Agribusiness Outlook...
16 April 2014
How is Ukraine Unrest Affecting Grain Markets?ANALYSIS - Unrest and uncertainty in Ukraine and in the Black Sea region as a whole is having a sharp impact on European grain prices and prospects, writes Chris Harris....
15 April 2014
Sustainable Profitable Agriculture with Biodiversity ConservationEU - Economically viable agriculture can be combined with effective biodiversity conservation according to a recent EU funded study....
14 April 2014
Lords Call for EU Action on Food WasteANALYSIS - The report calls for a redistribution of potentially wasted food to different sections of society or to be used in the animal feed chain where appropriate....
10 April 2014
Irish President Tours FAI Farm During State Visit to UKUK - The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, visited a leading sustainable farming research and innovation centre, the Food Animal Initiative (FAI), in Oxford, as part of a landmark state...
09 April 2014
USDA Supply, Demand Report: Friendly for Corn, Soybeans; Bearish for WheatANALYSIS - The April USDA supply and demand report contained no major surprises. However, the latest government data was deemed a bit bullish for corn and soybeans, and modestly bearish for wheat,...
Indian Sugar Production Down Seven Per Cent in Last YearINDIA - India’s sugar production output has recorded a 1.6 million tonnes or seven per cent decrease at 21.5 million tonnes during the April 2013 to March 2014 fiscal year, writes Jagdish Kumar....
US Farmers Fighting Wind Erosion and Continued DroughtUS - During the first week of April, parts of the North, East, Central and Rolling Plains regions received from 0.5 inch to 2 inches of rain, according the National Weather Service and reports...
08 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grains Outlook: Mixed Picture Across MarketsANALYSIS - There's a mixed bag across the grain markets this week, reports Jim Wyckoff....
06 April 2014
World Trade Talks Stall over Definition of Safety StandardsGLOBAL - World Trade Organisation talks over an agricultural trade deal have hit another block as one of the negotiating committees could not reach an agreement over a definition for private...
03 April 2014
Research Ramps Up Vegetable Oil Production in Global Food FightUK - Vegetable oils are a major global commodity. World production exceeds 150 million tons per annum and has risen by ~50 per cent in just ten years....
01 April 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: No Major Surprise in USDA Planting ReportANALYSIS - The USDA’s much anticipated estimates of March 1 grain stocks and 2014 planting intentions released yesterday contained a few surprises, but no major shocks, reports grains analyst...
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