Ten new drought-tolerant varieties of corn are being released in Africa: four types in Uganda, three types in Kenya and another three slated soon in Tanzania. These are conventionally-bred strains that have been under development since 2007.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Last Friday, 3 January, was a big day for the wheat business in the region as Egypt bought 535,000 MT from Ukraine, Russia, Romania and France. Algeria also purchased 500,000+ MT, probably from France. The Egyptian purchase price averaged about $317/MT CNF and the Algerian transaction was said to have been about $314-315/MT CNF. Egypt indicated that its supply will last through the third week in April, which is still short of its six-month sup...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
