Biofuel Options Expand as Science Taps New Sources
Scientists are making progress in developing biofuels with a range of methods and an assortment of feedstocks, according to the US Department of Energy.

Oilseeds World Markets and Trade - February 2010
U.S. soybean prices, after holding nearly steady since mid-October, have begun a steady decline that has shaved 15 percent off the Central Illinois cash price since early January, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

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.

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB), US wheat stocks for 2009/10 expected to be higher this month along with coarse grains.

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.

Feedstock and Biodiesel Characteristics Report
A project to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the characteristics of both the feedstock and biodiesel has shown a wide variety of fuel properties for different feedstocks, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris...

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

Prickly Pears and Tobacco Farmed for Bioethanol
The TBF (Technology-based Firm) Almeria Albaida Recursos Naturales y Medioambiente, S.A. (Spain), and the Cajamar Foundation are participating in the national project for Research and Development of Ethanol for Automotive Applications (I+DEA).

Oil Crops Outlook October 2009
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) raised its October forecast of the 2009 soybean yield to 42.4 bushels per acre from 42.3 bushels last month but lowered the harvested acreage by 148,000 acres, according to the USDA Economic Research...

Economics of Oilseeds for Biofuels in Montana
Montana farmers are the highest seasonal users of diesel fuel in the state, according to a report by the National Center for Approporiate Technology.

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...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - July 2009
While US wheat supplies are up, global wheat supplies for 2009/10 are expected to be lower this month and world coarse grain supplies for 2009/10 are projected to be 13.0 million tonnes higher, according to the World Agricultural Outlook Board World Agricultural...

Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade - July 2009
The Chinese soybean market has expanded over the last year and Argentina has seen a large rise in soy exports to China according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

India Biofuels Annual Report 2009
India's biofuel strategy continues to focus on use of non-food sources for producton of biofuels: sugar molasses for production of ethanol for blending with gasoline, and non-edible oilseeds for production of biodiesel for blending with petro-diesel,...