Trade Sees Larger Corn, Soy Crops 

By Richard Brock

The grain trade expects USDA to report larger U.S. corn and soybean crops when it releases its second survey estimate of 2007 production on Wednesday morning...

U.S. Ag Trade Update – State Exports 

Source: USDA-ERS

U.S. agricultural exports reached a record in fiscal 2006 at $68.7 billion, some $6.2 billion higher than the record set in fiscal 2005. California, Iowa, Texas and Illinois continued their reign as top exporting states...

Corn Acres Soar, Soy Acres Plunge 

By Richard Brock

USDA stunned the grain and soybean trade last Friday morning by pegging U.S. corn plantings well above expectations at nearly 93 million acres and putting soybean planted acres well below expectations at just over 64 million...

Ethanol Profits Sag 

By Richard Brock

After two years of stellar profits, the U.S. ethanol industry is seeing margins crumble as more plants come online and further declines in profitability could be on the horizon. As the sector matures...

Chinese Soybean Delegation’s $1 Billion Soybean-Buying Tour Builds On Growing U.S.-Sino Relationship 

Source: USSEC

Chinese soybean buyers signed 27 contracts worth $2.77 billion with U.S. exporters during a 10-day tour, building on a growing trade relationship with economic and environmental benefits for both countries...

CME Raises Bid For CBOT 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) upped its bid for the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) parent company by 16% on May 11, to nearly $10 billion in an effort to end a bidding war...

WTO Official: U.S. Must Cut Ag Subsidies 

Richard Brock

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) chief negotiator on agriculture on April 30 sharply criticized the U.S. position on farm subsidies and said both the U.S. and the European Union (EU) must ...

NCGA Reminds Growers Agrisure RW Hybrids Are Unapproved In Japan, Most Major Markets 

Source: NCGA

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reminds corn farmers that Syngenta’s Agrisure RW MIR 604 technology lacks full approvals in most...

Exports Keep Booming 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Ag exports are expected to climb to a record $78 billion in fiscal 2007, surging $9.3 billion from 2006. Canada is the leading market for U.S. ag products,...

The Road The Road Warrior Of Agriculture 

David Kohl

How Does The U.S. Economy Stack Up?
Many comparisons are being made among the U.S. economy and the economies of the rest of the world, particularly China...