South American Production Prospects Examined For Impact On U.S. Crop Prices  

Feb 9, 2010, Source: University of Illinois

The month-long decline in corn and soybean prices has slowed, and signs of a near-term low have emerged. March soybean futures have held at the $9 level that has provided support since May 2009. March corn futures have not tested the low near $3.20 established in September 2009 and appear to have established near-term support around $3.50...

Expect A Massive South America Soybean Crop 

Feb 3, 2010, By John Pocock, Corn & Soybean Digest

U.S. soybean growers have benefitted recently from grower misfortunes in South America to increase their export market share, but that may come to an end soon, says Chad Hart, Iowa State University agricultural economist...

Lamp travels to Brazil 

Jan 22, 2010

CSD Editor Greg Lamp traveled to Brazil Jan. 10-16 for a tour of agriculture in the country. Visiting numerous farms, farmed by locals and by young farmers from the U.S., Lamp traveled with South Dakota farmer Dwight Fickbohm, who won the Syngenta Farmer-Swap program, and his sales rep, Paul Luetjen. ...

Farewell, Freezing; Greetings, Brazil! 

Jan 8, 2010

Editor Greg Lamp is getting out of the frigid Midwest winter weather and heading to Brazil to check out the crop situation — in some areas, soybean harvest has already begun...

Brazil Raises Soy Estimate 

Jan 1, 2010, Compiled by Greg Lamp

CONAB, the supply division of Brazil's Agriculture Ministry, raised its estimate of that country's 2009-2010 soybean crop to reflect larger expectations...

High-Speed Internet is Hitting Brazil’s Rural Farms 

Dec 1, 2009, BY TYLER BRUCH

The beginning of our rainy season in Brazil started 20-30 days earlier than normal for the 2009-2010 crop year. The rains have helped everyone get a jump...

Brazilian Farmer Dealing With Tight Credit, But Will Plant More Soybeans | Tight Credit, More Beans 

Nov 1, 2009, By Tyler Bruch

During the first part of October in western Bahia the temperature starts to get hotter as we move into the spring/summer months. The one true indicator...

Argentina Finances Ag Differently | Differences in How U.S and Argentine Agriculture are Financed 

Oct 1, 2009, By John Kennedy

Argentina's credit model provides an interesting alternative for financing expansion during a credit crunch. Its soybean saga is amazing. Beginning with...

Brazil's Top Corn State Sees Plantings Down 20% 

Sep 8, 2009, Source: Brock Associates

Corn plantings in Brazil’s top-producing state of Parana will drop by 20% in 2009-2010 compared with last year, according to the Parana Department of Agriculture and Supply (Seab)...

Farming History Repeats Itself In Brazil | History vs. Future 

Sep 1, 2009, By Tyler Bruch

Next in a series from Iowa farmer Tyler Bruch, Global Ag Investments, whose firm farms about 32,000 acres in Brazil and 40,000 acresin Ukraine. I was...

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