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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
US Department of Energy clarifies corn use for feedstock
In the most recent Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the US' Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) clarified that corn grain is an acceptable feedstock, Ohio's Country Journal reported.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Chinese buyers buy record value US corn as tensions rise
According to the USDA, private exporters sold 1.937 million tonnes of corn to China for delivery in the 2020/21 marketing year, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Nigeria bank's corn import ban may hurt poultry industry
The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) recent directive on corn import ban has been described as ill-timed, with potentially negative consequences for Nigeria's poultry sector, Premium Times reported.
Monday, July 13, 2020
US drops wheat, corn crop forecasts as farmers cut acreage
The US dropped its domestic corn and wheat harvest estimates on Thursday due to a cut in landforecasts, Reuters reported.
Sunday, July 12, 2020
China makes second-biggest US corn purchase
As China works to fulfil its Phase 1 trade deal obligation to significantly boost US farm product imports, the country booked its second-largest single-day US corn purchase on record, USDA data showed on Friday, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
CP Foods brings new technologies to sustainable corn sourcing
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) has applied new technologies to ensure that 100% of its animal feed corn is sourced from legal crop plantations with title deeds, and without forest encroachment and post-harvest burning.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Philippine indigenous groups receive corn seeds as crisis aid
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga sent 96 bags of corn seeds to five beneficiary associations of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Surigao del Sur, said the DA 13 regional spokesperson, Manila Bulletin ...
Monday, July 6, 2020
China purchased more US corn and soybean in May
The United States exported large orders of corn, soybean and other agriculture goods to China in May, but China is still far from meeting its Phase 1 US-China trade deal pledge, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Labour shortage due to COVID-19 may affect US soybean and corn harvests
United States wheat farmers are affected by the shortage of seasonal immigrants who come to work on farms due to COVID-19, which may affect soybean and corn harvests that begin in September, Reuters reported.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Indonesia's Jan-May corn feed mill usage slides 18% on-year
The corn consumption of Indonesia for animal feed in January-May was 2.51 million tonnes, 18% lower from the same period last year, according to Indonesia Feed Mill Association's chairman on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Friday, July 3, 2020
US farmers cut one billion bushels from 2020 corn crop estimate
US farmers effectively slashed the 2020 corn crop forecast and planted less than one billion bushels from what they had planned in early spring, USDA data showed on Tuesday, Successful Farming reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Rise in US corn exports expected despite pandemic challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected corn use for both animal feed and ethanol, with these "areas of demand" likely to be observed closely "as they are intertwined," said Peter Meyer head of grain and oilseed analytics for ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
USDA gives COVID-19 assistance payments for corn, soy, wheat
US farmers that grow crops including corn and soybeans will get COVID-19 aid payments based on either half of their 2019 output or their supplies as of January 15, the government said Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
US corn farmers face sharp losses as prices crash
This year, US corn farmers are facing heavy losses as prices crash to the lowest in over a decade after they had bought seeds and fertilisers, and began sowing the second-biggest crop since the Great Depression, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
US corn crop goes ahead five-year average with 67% planted
According to the USDA on Monday, US corn is being planted with 67% of the crop in the ground, ahead of a five-year average of 56%, reported Successful Farming.

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