International

Europe’s nascent dairy futures market has received a much-needed liquidity boost, as concern over a dip in production following a blazing hot summer drives trading volumes higher. A total of almost 20,000 tonnes worth of skimmed milk powder, butter and whey were traded on the EEX in September, the highest monthly volume on record. Since […]

According to a commerce ministry study, of the 603 American tariff lines (items) on which Beijing has imposed extra duties in the range of 15-25%, India can ship out more in case of 44 items without much difficulty, as it currently has access to the Chinese market in these products. The ongoing trade war between […]

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) praises the NAFTA 2.0 agreement, as it will facilitate greater market access, regulatory transparency and accountability. The US, Mexico, and Canada trade negotiators have reached an agreement to update, modernise, and replace the trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). If ratified and approved by the 3 countries, the […]

According to the USDA forecast, 2018-’19 world vegetable oil production will probably rise more than 3 percent from the previous year to a record level of just less than 204 million metric tons. Palm, soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oil account for around 87 percent of that figure. Soybean oil is expected to see the biggest […]

Syria’s wheat production dropped to a near-30-year low because of weather and conflict, according to a UN report. “Wheat production this year fell to a 29-year low of 1.2 million tons, about two-thirds of 2017 levels,” the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stated on Tuesday. The cause was two-fold – “an extended period of […]

RUSSIA has played a key role in sending world wheat futures higher over the past couple of weeks. Last week saw hefty gains in the US and to lesser extent in Europe as the trade became concerned about the potential for Russia to cut its export program, potentially through the use of hyper-strict phytosanitary requirements […]

China’s feed regulator on Tuesday proposed to cut the minimum threshold for coarse protein content in pig and poultry feed by 3%, which, if agreed next week, could cut the nation’s demand for soybeans by 10 million mt this marketing year. The state-approved China Feed Industry Association (CFIA) released two documents on Tuesday proposing a […]

President Donald Trump has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to expand sales of corn ethanol, a senior White House official said on Monday, delivering a gift to farm state Republicans a month before the midterm elections. The move ends months of bitter behind-the-scenes fighting between corn backers and the oil industry over Trump’s calls to […]

But Việt Nam has imported wheat for many decades from these countries and there has not been an adverse impact on the environment, and other countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, big importers of US wheat, have not banned it either, Chi said. There has been no research on the impacts of the weed on […]