American farmers like to think they are innovative but when it comes to GMO wheat, it was Argentina that was the first mover. Bioceres’ drought resistant wheat has now been approved in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and the U.S. Given the impacts of climate change, it is likely to find approval in many other countries. Credit should be given to Argentina for taking the risk. Argentina is not the largest wheat exporter, but it had more to lose than some of their competitors. U.S. wheat farmers are dependent on export markets for 45 percent of their wheat, versus nearly 70 percent for their Argentine counterparts. Yet, U.S. wheat told the seed companies to not go GM unless they first got approval in most major wheat importing count...
What You Need to Know Today: There has already been a strong run of flash soybean sales announcements in recent weeks, but more than 1.4 MMT reported this morning is an exceptionally large single-day total with major implications for the market. If the sales to China and unknown destinations w...
On Friday, at 6:57 AM, President Donald Trump announced, via a social media post, a 90-day window during which up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef could be imported outside of tariff-rate quotas—a move aimed at bringing down costs for American consumers. This is the secon...
Key Takeaways: The Panama Canal’s draft restrictions and decreasing rainfall outlook are driving big moves in dry bulk markets this week. Panamax markets are sharply lower as the economics of moving freight across the Canal are deteriorating rapidly, leading to support in Supramax vessels...
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