March 22, 2021

With markets demanding more soybeans by means of higher prices, many producers are likely considering the legume. When outlining your budgets for the rest of the year, accurately account for costs and decide if you want to spend a little more on soybean acres to boost yields.USDA’s Economic Research Read More

April 13, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will alter how it reports soybean oil use by biofuels producers beginning with its monthly World Agriculture Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report in May, a USDA spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.The change to the closely watched report, viewed as th Read More

June 07, 2021

Thanks to increased export demand, solid prices and new technology for weed control, U.S. farmers are planting more grain sorghum in 2021.Total U.S. sorghum acres are projected to reach 6.91 million acres this season, according to the most recent USDA Prospective Plantings Report.That’s more than 1 Read More

April 12, 2021

From January to March, the main exporter of China-Europe Express (Harbin) was Russia, which accounted for 90% of the export volume, an increase of 253.41% compared to the same period last year. In terms of goods, exports are mainly organic feed, machinery and equipment, automobiles and auto parts, t Read More

June 04, 2021

Research at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, over the past couple of decades has advanced the concept of perennial grain crops to the point of commercially available kernza. It’s getting a lot of attention because it seems to be a viable grain crop that also provides straw and -- this is really Read More

April 01, 2021

According to the annual "Global Trade Data and Outlook" report released by the WTO on the same day, from a regional perspective, affected by the large-scale fiscal stimulus policies of the United States, North America will become the main region that stimulates global demand for trade in goods in 20 Read More

March 19, 2021

The numbers tell an interesting story. While changes to the climate have decreased the number of workable days for planting, machinery and technology have revved up and made up for any loss in productivity. According to Deanna Kovar, VP, production and precision ag production systems at John Deere, Read More

April 12, 2021

Following are selected highlights from a report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service post in Brazil:"Post forecasts that Brazilian producers will expand soybean planted area to reach 40 million hectares (ha) in the 2021/22 season, up from the estimated 38.5 mil Read More