Egypt' recent rate of population growth, 22.3 percent between 2006 and 2015, could mean a total of 100 million or more in less than five years. This will have an impact on future grain consumption as wheat imports rose by 45 percent during the 2006-15 period.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS The most recent FAO report in Tunisia noted drops in wheat and barley production of 27 percent and 62 percent, respectively. These declines reflect the serious damage caused by the extremely hot weather at the end of the growing season, which had looked very good at its start until the heat arrived. Wheat production is expected to fall from 1.5 MMT to 1.1 MMT, while barley decreases from close to 800,000 MT to 300,000 MT...
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...
