Two organizations in India have concluded that the country should focus on increasing the use of soybeans to alleviate protein malnutrition, rather than exporting the crop to other countries as soymeal. Seed Company Indicates Russian/Ukrainian Dispute to Reduce Sunflower Plantings According to the French seed company Villmorin, the ongoing Russian/Ukrainian dispute is impacting both sunflower and corn plantings in Ukraine. Volmorin's Chief Executive Emmanuel Rougier said that a lack of lending by banks and input suppliers to Ukrainian farmers is causing them to reduce their purchases of sunflower and corn planting seed. The cutback in corn plantings was expected as it is a more costly crop to cultivate. However, the company also has also...
Key Takeaways: Milk alone has not covered the full economic cost in any year since 2021: milk revenue fell short by $4.50, $2.15, $6.50, $1.27 and $2.34 per hundredweight in 2021 through 2025. Calf and cattle prices decided whether dairies cleared cost: cattle and other income lifted total rev...
Key Takeaways: Dry bulk markets are mixed with Capesize rates seeing solid gains while Panamax values slipped on a growing tonnage list. Supramax and Handysize vessels were stronger, though all sectors remain vulnerable to the seasonal dip in rates through Q4 and into Q1. Falling water l...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
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