Corn Sales Pick Up in Northeast China Before the New Year After the cash corn market's low trading volume trend prevailed for a couple weeks, corn sales in Northeast China finally began to increase. Corn sales in the region were held up by snow and rain in December, and most feed plants were unable to replenish stocks due to the high level of moisture in the corn. However, during the last week of the month, about 25 MMT of corn were purchased in 11 provinces, up 1 MMT year on year. Sales in northeastern provinces, including Heilongjiang and Jilin, sped up because farmers needed more cash. Farmers also were motivated to sell faster because the lack of proper storage results in crop deterioration. Most farmers lay their crops directly on l...
Key Takeaways: Brazil confirmed a Newcastle disease outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Santa Catarina on 18 October, raising concerns about potential disruptions to poultry exports despite the outbreak being confined to a single facility thus far. Mexico and Malaysia have imposed nationwi...
Yesterday, Alberta held a referendum on whether to begin the process toward independence from Canada. With more than one million votes counted as of early Tuesday morning, around 77 percent supported remaining in Canada, and 23 percent voted to start the process of separation, according to unof...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Pakistan’s smaller wheat farmers have been holding protests to complain about the lack of a support price for wheat and the potential expansion of GMO crop production. They also want the reinstatement of PASSCO, the governme...
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