Philippines Oilseeds and Products Annual Report 2010
Domestic copra production and crush in the Philippines will increase in MY09/10 but are expected to decline the following year reflecting the behaviour of coconut output in the next two years, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

World Agricultural Production May 2010
World cotton production is forecast to increase to 113.9 million bales in 2010/11, up 11 per cent from 2009/10, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Oilseeds World Markets and Trade May 2010
The gap between global soybean production and consumption is forecast to tighten in 2010/2011, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Oil Crops Outlook - April 2010
USDA’s Prospective Plantings report indicated that farmers intend to sow a record 78.1 million acres of soybeans in 2010, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Oilcrops Outlook for April 2010.

Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade April 2010
Argentina’s share of shelled peanut exports to key European markets doubled between 2004 and 2007 in response to growing production, improved quality, and attractive pricing, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Taiwan Oilseeds and Products Annual Report 2010
Taiwan remains the fourth largest export market in the world for US soybeans, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Malaysia Oilseeds and Products Annual Report
The prospects for Malaysian soybean imports are fairly bright in 2009/10 with the improved weather conditions in South America. The Unity States should capture 58 percent of the Malaysian soybean import market, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural...

Oil Crops Outlook - March 2010
This month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reduced its 2009/10 ending stocks forecast for soybeans by 20 million bushels to 190 million, primarily because of higher forecasts for exports and domestic crush, according to the USDA Economic Research...

Oil Crops Outlook - February 2010
Higher forecasts for both exports and domestic use of soybeans this month reduce expected 2009/10 ending stocks by 35 million bushels to 210 million, according to the USDA ERS.

Oil Crops Outlook - January 2010
This month, the US Department of Agriculture raised the 2009 soybean production estimate by 42 million bushels to 3.361 million, according to the Crop Production—2009 Summary, The USDA ERS reports.

Oil Crops Outlook - December 2009
Despite major harvest delays, the 2009 soybean yield is expected to be a record 43.3 bushels per acre, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

Biofuels—New Report Brings Greater Clarity to Burning Issue
A report by an international panel of the United Nations has shown that some crop-based fuels show positive climate benefits, while others are environmentally questionable.

Oil Crops Outlook - August 2009
USDA’s first objective yield survey of 2009 forecast the national average soybean yield at 41.7 bushels per acre and below the trend yield used last month (42.6 bushels, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. On a harvested area of 76.8 million...

Tanzania Palm Oil
A Food and Agriculture Organisation study on Small-Scale Bioenergy Initiatives looked at one operation in Tanzania that was setting out to produce biodiesel from palm oil. The Farming for Energy for Better Livelihoods in Southern Africa Company (FELISA)...

EU 27 Oilseeds Annual Report 2009
EU-27 oilseeds production for marketing in 2009/10 is forecast at 27.2 million tonnes according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This is small decrease of 100,000 tonnes or 0.4 per cent compared to the last season. It is expected that the three...