The prevalence of drought news has prompted GOI to discuss agricultural policies regarding ways to save water and promote crops that can thrive under arid conditions. Its next step would be to encourage the cultivation of drought-tolerant GM crops. Potential Sugar Imports for India? It may be too early to comment, but there is talk that India could be in the market for raw sugar imports in 2016/17. With the ongoing drought situation there and sugar mills closing operations in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, sugar production may drop more than anticipated. India’s 2015/16 sugar stocks could close at 7.5 MMT, but prices might spiral and imports may be needed if production declines. Sugarcane growers who have lost plantings in the...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
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