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IGC sees record maize crop in 2012-13

By Nigel Hunt April 7, 2012

Global maize production is projected to rise to a record 900 million tonnes in 2012-13, outstripping demand for the first time since the 2008-09 season, the International Grains Council said April 2. The IGC, in a monthly report, also cut its forecast for the global maize stocks at the end of the 2011-12 season following

Cereals, Crops, News

Briefs March 29, 2012

March 29, 2012

Indonesian consumers shun rice in favour of noodles jakarta / reuters / Rising incomes are prompting Asian consumers to switch to noodles and away from rice. It’s expected wheat demand in Indonesia, already Asia’s top wheat importer, will rise by at least five per cent a year over the next decade. The country imported six

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China set to buy more U.S. corn this year

By Naveen Thukral March 23, 2012

(Reuters) Strong domestic prices and low reserves are likely to force China to import more U.S. corn this year, squeezing tight world supplies, analysts and industry officials said March 14. China’s corn imports are expected to more than double in the current 2011-12 crop year to four million tonnes from 1.5 million a year earlier,

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Briefs March 1, 2012

March 14, 2012

Kazakhstan expects sharp decline in 2012 grain crop astana/reuters / Kazakhstan expects its grain harvest to revert to an average level of between 13 million and 15 million tonnes this year, a sharp decline from the record post-Soviet crop of 2011, Deputy Agriculture Minister Muslim Umiryayev said Feb. 21. Central Asia’s largest wheat exporter harvested

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Yara eyes new Canada plant in fertilizer expansion

By Rod Nickel March 14, 2012

Yara International ASA, the world’s biggest producer of nitrogen fertilizer, is eyeing construction of a new $2-billion plant in Canada, among other options, as it looks to expand its production 40 per cent by 2016. Oslo-based Yara intends to add eight million tonnes to its global fertilizer production capacity, as projected population growth boosts demand

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Forecasters make deep cuts to Brazil grain outlook

By Fabiola Gomes March 14, 2012

The outlook for soy production in Brazil darkened further on Feb. 27 after public and private forecasters cut their harvest outlooks for the world’s No. 2 grower again from predictions provided in recent weeks. A harsh drought in the south of the country has stressed this year’s soy and corn crops, thanks in part to

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China harvest to be hit by labour, fertilizer costs

March 14, 2012

beijing / reuters / Rising labour and fertilizer prices and uncertain weather will reduce China’s grain harvest this year, state radio quoted Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu saying Feb. 27. A good grain harvest tames China’s consumer inflation, which rebounded to 4.5 per cent in the year to January, but was still well below a

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Don’t put wet canola in bags, ag researcher advises

By Daniel Winters March 14, 2012

Grain bags have a lot of attractive features for farmers. But are they good for storing canola? The answer is both yes and no, says Digvir Jayas, a University of Manitoba professor. “They market these bags as sealed, air tight, but our research shows that they are not as air tight as the companies would

Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

Economics versus culture

By Laura Rance-Unger March 14, 2012

Dermot Hayes, a respected livestock economist from Iowa State University, is admittedly flummoxed over the question of whether it will be grain producers or the livestock sector benefiting from the growing demand for protein in emerging economies. Hayes was in town last week delivering the annual Kraft Lecture, a memorial to the late University of

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Record world wheat stocks to offset South American drought

By Charles Abbott March 5, 2012

World wheat stocks will swell to a record this year and corn supplies will be larger than expected despite a crop-withering drought in South America, the U.S. government forecast Feb. 9. India will post a record rice crop of 102 million tonnes, up two million tonnes from a January estimate, due to beneficial monsoons and

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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