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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
US corn crop progress ahead of last season, soybean plantings well underway
According to the weekly crop progress report released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 96% of the US corn crop has been completed with soybeans at 91% sowed, Independent Commodity Intelligence Services reported.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Canadian farmers plan biggest wheat crop in 20 years due to Ukraine conflict
This year, Canadian farmers expect to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades due to strong wheat demand, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Drought diminishes certainty for Spain's crop production
Unseasonal heat and drought in Spain have driven concern about the country's crop production this year and a potential increased need for imports at a time when there is also growing concern about the Ukrainian grain corridor.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Record soybean crop in Brazil leads to increased US imports
The US is buying more soybeans from Brazil after a drop in prices there due to abundant local supplies, with two ships carrying a total of 79,150 tonnes of Brazilian product on the way to the US in the coming days, Nasdaq reported.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Experts emphasise benefits of GM crops in India's aquaculture sector
Indian fisheries and biotechnology experts have emphasised the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops in India's aquaculture sector, including the potential to enhance the supply of feed ingredients, promoting growth, disease resistanc ...
Friday, April 7, 2023
Brazil's 2022/23 soybean crop forecast raised to 155.08 million tonnes
Safras & Mercado, an agribusiness consultancy, has raised its forecast for Brazil's 2022/23 soybean crop to 155.08 million tonnes from 152.43 million tonnes in a previous forecast, Nasdaq reported.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Chinese seed companies say GM corn crops may only be planted in 2024
Major Chinese seed companies said they may have to wait until 2024 before the government gives the green light for mass plantation of GM (genetically modified) corn, South China Morning Post reported.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Egypt president encourages increase in oilseed crops cultivation
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi recently called for the expansion of the cultivation of oilseed crops, pointing out that most of these can be used to manufacture food oil and as alternative ingredients in the feed of poultry and liv ...
Monday, March 6, 2023
AFBF: US suffered more than US$21 billion in crop losses due to extreme weather
2022 will go into the record books as the third-costliest year for weather disasters in US history, with an estimated US$165 billion in total economic losses, said the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Brazil's soybean and corn crop forecasts for 2022/23 season raised
Financial services organisation StoneX has forecast a record soybean crop for Brazil for the 2022/23 season at 154.663 million tonnes, and for corn at another record of 130.61 million tonnes, Nasdaq reported.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
India establishes panel to assess impact of higher temperatures on wheat crop
Indian government officials said they have established a panel of officials to assess the impact of higher temperatures on wheat crop, as the country's weather office said higher than normal temperatures will remain in key producing states, ...
Monday, February 6, 2023
Advance sales of Brazil's soybean crop lags as farmers hoard beans
Data from Safras & Mercado showed advance sales of Brazil's 2022/2023 soybean crop have slightly increased from last month, but are still significantly behind last year's and historical levels, Nasdaq reported.
Friday, February 3, 2023
Potential for microplastics to raise severity of viral fish disease, study shows
Microplastics — tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment — pose a growing threat to the ecosystem, with a new study showing that these threats extend beyond direct physical or chemical impacts, and revealing tha ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Iraq constructing more grain storage for bumper wheat crop
Haider Nouri, director general of Iraq's state-run grain board, said they have approved a plan to construct a 100,000 tonne grain silo in Wasit province, as the country prepares to harvest a bumper wheat crop, Bloomberg reported.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Plans in Germany to stop crop-based biofuels would affect farmers
Thomas Mielke, CEO of Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World, said any plans by the German government to stop crop-based biofuel production would severely affect farmers and slash rapeseed output, Nasdaq reported.

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