Articles Tagged with ''corn''

What’s behind the US ag trade deficit, and why it could be hard to shrink

03/20/24 6:25 AM By Philip Brasher

It’s long been a point of pride in American agriculture that the United States exported more than it imported in farm commodities, but that surplus has vanished and may not be coming back anytime soon.

USDA raises corn, soybean ending stocks in latest WASDE

02/08/24 1:56 PM By Spencer Chase

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The Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. soybean export forecast as Brazilian competition hinders American sales in key foreign markets.

Global food commodity costs down 10.4% from year ago

02/02/24 10:11 AM By Philip Brasher

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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s index of global food commodity prices eased again in January, led by lower prices for grains and meat, and is down 10.4% from a year ago.

Bearish USDA reports pull commodity prices lower

01/12/24 2:07 PM By Spencer Chase

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The Department of Agriculture’s annual Crop Production report surprised traders with increases to the 2023 corn and soybean yield, pulling prices for both commodities lower in what could be the start of a longer trend.

USDA trims forecast for soybean, wheat supplies

12/08/23 3:59 PM By Philip Brasher

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USDA on Friday slightly lowered its estimates for global ending stocks of corn and soybeans as well as its forecast for U.S. corn supplies.

Future of US dairy trade to Canada remains uncertain after second USMCA dispute

12/06/23 6:22 AM By Bill Tomson

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The first thing U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack did after the U.S. lost its second USMCA dairy battle with Canada was vow to keep on fighting – reminiscent of statements released by U.S. lawmakers and U.S. dairy groups, but that fight may be at an end after two exhaustive legal fights that both ended in a decision by a three-member dispute panel.

USDA lowers forecast for FY 2024 US ag exports

11/30/23 6:29 PM By Bill Tomson

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The USDA’s Economic Research Service on Thursday lowered its forecast for U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2024 to $169.5 billion. That’s down $2.5 billion from USDA’s previous forecast in August and down $9.2 billion from exports in FY 2023.

US files missive against Mexico’s GE corn ban before dispute panel

11/29/23 6:23 AM By Bill Tomson

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It’s all political. That’s the message from the U.S. to the three-member U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement panel that will be ruling on the U.S. complaint against Mexico’s attempt to block imports of genetically engineered corn.

Canadian company wants to show how Brazil can become a fertilizer giant

11/22/23 6:10 AM By Bill Tomson

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Brazil, a country that produces 42% of the world’s soybeans and 12% of its corn, is intrinsic to global food production, but all of that hinges on the South American nation’s ability to bring in billions of dollars’ worth of fertilizer from thousands of miles away. It’s a situation that Matt Simpson, CEO of the company Brazil Potash, said he wants to help change.

Ukrainian wheat and corn stocks to build up as exports decline

11/15/23 6:22 AM By Bill Tomson

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Ukrainian farmers are producing more wheat and corn than expected in a war-torn country where seeds and inputs are difficult to come by and swaths of farmland are in occupied territory, but exports are on the decline again as Russia steps up its attacks on Ukraine’s beleaguered port facilities, according to a new analysis by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Undersecretary Brashears: NWS isn't a food safety risk; Puglia on USMCA

Seven cases of New World screwworm have been detected on U.S. soil. USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears says the Food Safety Inspection Service's 7,000 inspectors are “leading the animal health charge” in the fight against New World screwworm.

Western Growers Association President and CEO Dave Puglia discusses the importance of renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. On the panel, Phillip Kauffman with Texas A&M University and Ron Phillips with the Animal Health Institute discuss New World screwworm.

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