There are a number of issues, many weather-related, currently affecting crops in the U.S. and around the world.The Kansas wheat crop quality tour will take place next week. This one could prove to be interesting because a number of those who have been looking around this week don’t believe the crop is as impressive as the weekly ratings suggest. There are two issues the tour will see. The first is that various diseases appear to be a significant problem in some areas, but the question is whether they are serious enough to affect yield potential. The second is whether any damage is evident following this week’s unexpectedly low temperatures across much of the state.A year ago, all of Australia entered a wet pattern as the fall and winter sea...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
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