A consortium that includes Brazil’s Universidade Federal de Viçosa, DuPont Pioneer and 2Blades (a non-profit organization) indicates it has developed a soybean variety resistant to Asian soybean rust after identifying and isolating a gene in the pigeon pea with that attribute. Sharp Decline in Indonesia Palm Oil Exports in March The Indonesian Palm Oil Association today indicated Indonesia’s palm oil exports fell by 24 percent in March compared with February and totaled 1.74 MMT. Of that amount, 429,910 MT were shipped to India, 313,060 MT to the EU and 62,980 MT to Bangladesh.The organization says the country’s palm oil production in March totaled 2.32 MMT, down from 2.47 MMT in February. Ending stocks at the end of the month totaled 3.0...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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