Grain: World Markets and Trade
Abundant export crops of wheat have been putting pressure on prices and have forced US export prices for corn down, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

World Agricultural Production - September 2008
European corn production has dropped this year compared to last, but China is set for a record harvest according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service World Agricultural Production Report. At the same time Australia's harvest has been hit by drought,...

US Oil Crops Outlook
A fall in US production of soybean could be offset internationally by increased production in Argentina, according to the latest US Oil Crops Outlook produced by the USDA Economic Research Service.

World Agricultural Production - August 2008
This report prepared by the USDA FAS International Production Assessment Branch reflects official USDA estimates released in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE-460) August, 2008.

Making a Profit from Waste?
Manures and slurries destined for anaerobic digestion treatment are now, as set out in the recent Environment Agency’s paper on the matter, considered ‘waste’. But, asks Katie Zabel, is there a profit to be made – for both your pocket and environment...

Short-Run Price and Welfare Impacts of Federal Ethanol Policies
By Lihong Lu McPhail and Bruce A. Babcock, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University.