Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Weekly Outlook: Corn Yield Potential Reduced?
US - Corn prices have been moving higher since 30 June when the USDA revealed smaller stocks and fewer planted acres than expected, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

Weekly Outlook: What Price for Corn?
US - There’s an old adage among farmers in the Midwest that when corn is cheap you have to “walk it to market," writes Chris Hurt, extension economist at Purdue University.

Weekly Outlook: Strong Demand for 2010 Crops
US - The USDA’s 12 August reports of world and US crop production, consumption, and price prospects paint a picture of potentially strong demand for US crops, writes Darrel Good, agricultural...

Key to Sustainable, Successful Biofuels Industry
US - The debate continues as scrutiny increases over the sustainability of ethanol derived from crops developed for food production.

Company Eyes Biomass Plant in Negros Occidental
PHILIPPINES - A power company is interested in building a biomass power plant in Negros Occidental, a move welcomed by Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. amid the province’s worsening power shorta...

US Stands to Pick Up Wheat Forfeited by Russia
US - The United States stands to gain a good share of the wheat export market that Russia is forfeiting due to the Russian government’s decision to halt grain exports until the end of the year,...

CME: USDA Expects Largest Average Corn Yield
US - Steve Meyer and Len Steiner comment on the latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports in their Daily Livestock Report (DLR)...

Ban on Using Corn to Produce Gasoline Urged
CHINA - The Petroleum Circulation Committee under the China General Chamber of Commerce, China's largest union of private oil companies, has submitted a written statement to the National Development...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Gevo to Acquire Agri-Energy Ethanol Facility
US - Gevo, a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, yesterday announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Agri-Energy’s ethanol production facility in...

POET Conducts Biomass Harvest Research in Texas
US - POET this week will begin harvest research in corn fields near Navasota, Texas to learn more about biomass collection for cellulosic ethanol production.

Weekly Outlook: Focus on Crop Production Report
US - The USDA will release the first forecasts of the size of the 2010 US corn and soybean crops on 12 August, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

Wheat Prices Set to Remain High for a Decade
NETHERLANDS - High wheat prices are not a one-off, according to a senior Rabobank official.

Global Wheat Crop Down 35 MT, Says Rabobank
NETHERLANDS - Rabobank has reduced its forecast for global 2010/11 wheat output by almost 35 million tonnes to just over 644 million tonnes.

NCGA Disappointed over Senate Stagnation
US - The National Corn Growers Association has expressed disappointment that the Senate will not consider energy legislation before the Senate adjourns this week for its August recess.

Export Exchange 2010
US – Registration is now available for the Export Exchange 2010, an international trade conference focused around the export of US distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and coarse grains....

Wheat Production Forecast Cut; Supplies Adequate
GLOBAL - The impact of unfavourable weather events on crops in recent weeks has led FAO to cut its global wheat production forecast for 2010 to 651 million tonnes, from 676 million tonnes reported...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Weekly Outlook: Supply Concerns Drive Crop Prices
US - Corn, soybean, and wheat prices have experienced an impressive rally over the past month. From the lows in late June to the high on August 2, December 2010 corn futures rallied nearly $.75,...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Commission Authorises Six GM Maize Varieties
EU - The European Commission has authorised six genetically modified (GM) varieties of maize for food and feed uses.

Agriculture Groups Join in Anti-Ethanol Ad
US - As part of an effort to persuade Congress to reject calls by some to mandate an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline by 50 per cent, a group of 15 other industry and environmental...

Ag Exports on Target to be Second-largest on Record
US - US agriculture exports are projected to be second-largest on record and surpass $100 billion dollars this year, second only to 2008 when agriculture exports surpassed $110 billion, Joseph...

Corn Oil Extraction Technology at Green Plains
US - Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. is to bring in corn oil extraction technology at its ethanol plants.