Imports and Exports
Broader trade talks have moved slowly amid political spats.
Demand and increasing that demand both domestically and internationally may be the biggest topic of all among farmers this year. We discussed how to make that happen with the chief executives of each of the grain associations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that the 43,000 pound shipment of rice from Pakistan was infested with Khapra beetle larvae. Authorities say only dead larvae were found.
Canadian wheat growers will probably reduce output by 26 percent this year and canola production will also fall, the government’s statistics agency said today.
Weather phenomenon closely watched by commodities traders.
The future of soybeans is in doubt as the profit and yield spreads between the two crops increase.
Storage capacity and transportation explain some aberrations
Rising household incomes, increasing production and favorable trade policies have led to major growth in U.S. agricultural exports in the past several decades.
Money from agricultural exports doesn’t just go to farmers, there’s a large chain of people involved in that process who all benefit.
Maintains plan to cut corn stockpile and acreage in 2017.