World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
Tight world supplies of high quality wheat are expected to keep prices high despite a projected record production this year, according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA. Coarse grain supplies are down this month and the...

US Feed Outlook
Corn, barley and sorghum production in the US has risen thanks to both higher yields and a stronger harvest according to the USDA's Economic Research Service Feed Outlook report.

Perspectives for Ethanol in Brazil
Demand for ethanol in Brazil - one of the world's largest producers - is set to grow by 150 per cent over the next decade, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheBioenergySite.

Russian Federation Oilseeds and Products October 2008 Monthly Update
Production of major oilseeds in Russia is forecast to reach at 8.1 million tonnes, including 6.7 million tonnes of sunflowerseeds, 680,000 tonnes of soybeans, and 720,000 tonnes of rapeseeds according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Giant Grass Offers Clues to Growing Corn in Cooler Climes
The genetics of a grass with a long growing season could hold the clue to developing a new strain of corn, according to research at the University of Illinois.

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.

The Future of Fuel
Research into bioenergy and renewable fuels will help create job opportunities while reducing pressure on the environment according to Bob Fireovid, ARS National Program Leader for Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives in the October edition of the USDA ARS...

Distillers Grain in Finishing Hog Rations
The recent rise in food prices has been blamed on the emergence and expansion of the biofuel sector among other factors, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheBioenergySite.

Impact of Biofuels on Meat Production
The biofuels industry is a policy driven industry that is influenced by the need to reduce the use of energy resources, agricultural support and environmental issues, writes Chris Harris Senior Editor, TheBioenergySite.

Global Prospects for Biodiesel
Biodiesel, defined as the methyl ester of natural fatty acids produced via transesterification of fats and oils, is made mainly from renewable biological resources (vegetable or animal fats and oils) and is therefore an ecologically friendly alternative...

Sequenced Photosynthetic Bacterium Could Be New Energy Source
US - A team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that could be an important source of renewable energy.

A Little-Known Grass Gains Research Fame
David Garvin may be the first U.S. scientist to pursue research using a wild grass known as “purple false brome,” Brachypodium distachyon, as a model plant.

Thailand Bio-Fuels Annual Report 2008
In response to the rising cost of oil and fuel, the Thai government is increasing the content of ethanol produced from renewable sources in it petrol content, reaching 85 per cent later this year according to a report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural...

Forests and Energy: Key Issues
Soaring energy consumption, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and concerns over energy import dependence are prompting global changes in the sources from which energy is expected to be derived in the coming years, according to a report by the FAO.

Coconut Oil as Diesel Fuel vs Cocobiodiesel
RAFAEL S. DIAZ is the Executive Director of the Philippine Biodiesel Association; Managing Director of the Asian Institute of Petroleum Studies, Inc. (AIPSI); Technical Consultant of Chemrez Inc.; US BioSolar Group; USAID- SEDP ( “ Clean Cities Program);...