Trade
Chinese Corn Demand Talk Heats Up Again
Jun 22, 2010, Source: Brock Associates
Chinese demand has become a hot topic in the corn market again on the heels of a new Chinese purchase of U.S. corn and a U.S. Grains Council report indicating potential for China to import “a huge amount” of U.S. corn in the next several months...
U.S. Corn Shipment Cleared for Discharge at Chinese Port
Jun 22, 2010, Source: U.S. Grains Council
For the first time in almost 15 years, a shipload of U.S. corn arrived and is being unloaded in China...
Study Highlights Success of Agriculture Market Development Programs
Jun 10, 2010, Source: National Corn Growers Association
From the facilitation of a buyer's conference in Southeast Asia to spearheading feeding trials in Jordan, the U.S. Grains Council aligns its strategies with goals outlined by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)...
Corn Export Sales Take a Dive
Jun 8, 2010, Source: Brock Associates
U.S. corn export sales nose-dived to a marketing year low during the week ended May 27 as major buyers stayed out of the market...
Mixed Developments for Corn Exports
Jun 1, 2010, Source: University of Illinois
For the current marketing year that runs through August 2010, the USDA projects U.S. corn exports at 1.95 billion bushels. That projection is 92 million bushels larger than exports during the previous marketing year...
U.S., China to Work Together on Soy Standards
Jun 1, 2010, Source: Brock Associates
The U.S. and China have agreed to work together to resolve differences on quality standards for the billions of dollars worth of U.S. soybeans that China imports yearly, U.S. government officials said on May 26...
China Purchases U.S. Corn, USGC Hopeful for Long-term Trade Relationship
Apr 29, 2010, Source: U.S. Grains Council
USDA today announced the export sale of 115,000 metric tons (4.5 million bushels) of U.S. corn to China. ...
Outlook Stays Strong For U.S. Soybean Exports
Mar 17, 2010, By John Pocock
U.S. soybean farmers who’ve watched their commodity prices dip lower all winter have several good reasons to remain optimistic going forward, says Chad Hart, an Iowa State University agricultural economist...
Corn and soybean export activity is encouraging
Oct 6, 2009, Source: University of Illinois
Corn exports will rebound sharply during the current marketing year, and soybean exports are expected to remain at the record level of the 2008-09 marketing year, according to new USDA projections. “Corn exports during the 2009-10 marketing year are projected at 2.2 billion bushels, 237 million below the record...
Taiwanese Delegation Visits Iowa, Signs Agreement To Purchase Soybeans
Oct 1, 2009, Source: Iowa Soybean Association
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) hosted members of a Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission visiting Iowa to see the grain crop about to be harvested and to sign letters of intent for the purchase of soy and corn products...
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