Corn
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe, which represents the country’s major milling companies, said it wants the government to impose a 40 percent of tariffs on imports of corn and corn meal because its struggling to compete with cheaper South African corn grown from genetically modified seeds.
Grain markets yawned Thursday after the release of the latest supply and demand report from the USDA.
Kenya has approved the import of 5 million bags, or 450,000 metric tons, of yellow corn from Ukraine as a drought slashes its own output of the grain.
Red locust populations in Zambia are expanding, group says.
Farmers in Minnesota are starting to get more soybeans and corn harvested after some dry weather.
The latest crop production report has USDA factoring in record corn and soybean crops, even though states like Ohio had weather extremes this growing season.
When it comes to feeding your crop, you want nutrients readily available when they’re needed. After selecting nutrient rates, your next decision is the vehicle you’ll use to fertilize your crop.
On U.S. Farm Report, analysts Tommy Grisafi and Mike North discuss what caused this soybean rally and how long it’s been since corn has been more than $5.
Across the country, at least 90 corn fields have the same theme.
China suspends weekly state corn sales with harvest underway.