Corn, soybean and wheat futures in the United States are awaiting the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, but …
Zimbabwe eyes $2bn oil seed exports
Zimbabwe is eyeing a cumulative figure of $2 billion over the next two years on growing demand of sunflower and …
Vietnam’s sugar industry in the worst slump of the last 15 years
June was the end of the 2017-2018 fiscal year of many sugar companies. The finance reports released so far all …
Indonesia’s 2018 food wheat imports to rise 6 per cent despite cost hike
Indonesia’s imports of wheat for flour are expected to reach 8.5 million tonnes this year, an industry body said, up …
Drought to make Germany a net grain importer
The drought has heavily affected grain, rapeseed, and forage production in Germany. As a result, Germany is expected to strongly …
China strikes back by going after America’s energy companies
The United States has an abundance of natural gas that pollution-riddled China badly needs to wean itself off coal. Eying …
Philippine paddy rice losses from typhoon exceed forecasts
The Philippines lost a total of 250,730 tonnes of paddy rice due to the strong typhoon that hit its northern …
Export policies shrink global wheat supply, increase uncertainty
It is no secret that global wheat production will fall this year due to unfavorable weather across the European Union, …
USDA sacks grain trade
Wheat Much of the South experienced good to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Gordon over the weekend of Sept. 8-9, …
Drought in Australia leaves Asia turning to Argentina for wheat
ASIAN flour millers are expected to seek rare wheat shipments from Argentina in coming months as a second year of …
Indian Cabinet hikes procurement price of ethanol made from B-molasses
India’s sugar production in the coming 2018-19 season, which starts next month, is likely to be 0.7-0.8 million tonnes less …