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

Biodiesel Plant Opened in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Oil Fox has opened the first algae biodiesel plant north east of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

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...

Cargill Invests in Biodiesel Plant in Argentina
ARGENTINA - Agribusiness giant Cargill said yesterday it was investing $113.6 million to build a biodiesel plant and an electricity generator in Argentina, where the US-based company is the largest...

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)...

Biofuels Use Falls Short of Directive's Goal
EU - Total 2009 biofuel use amounted to 12.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), which represents a four per cent share across all road transport fuels estimated at 300 Mtoe in 2009. The...

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

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.

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,...

Canola May Get US OK for Biofuel
US - Energy - Biodiesel made from canola oil would emit 50 per cent less greenhouse gas than petroleum diesel fuel, which would make it eligible for the US mandate to increase renewable fuel...

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

Improving Sensors that Monitor Diesel Quality
US - Sensors currently used to monitor the quality of diesel fuel and biodiesel blended fuels during engine operation are unable to adequately detect certain important fuel quality concerns.

Study of Rape and Sunflowers for Fuel and Feed
SPAIN - The oil extracted from oleaginous plants can be used as a fuel for agricultural vehicles without any reduction in their performance – thus enabling farmers to have greater energy sel...

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

Weekly Outlook: Focus On Weather And Crop Size
US - Corn and soybean prices managed an impressive rally during the first half of July. That rally was initiated by smaller than expected June inventories and smaller than expected corn acreage...

International DDGS And Coarse Grains Conference
US - The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and the US Grains Council are to host the Export Exchange 2010, an international trade conference focused around the export of US distillers dried grains...

Biofuels Corporation Plant to Restart
UK - A biofuels plant in the North East of England that colsed owiong £100 million is to restart production under new operators.

Alion to Analyse Promising Biofuel Crop
US - Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a contract from the Biotechnology Research and Development Center (BRDC) to develop models that will assess options for processing pennycress...

World Market Impacts of High Biofuel Use in EU
US - A study of the world market impact of an expansion in the biofuel sector in the European Union shows that an increase in wheat for ethanol can be met within the EU.

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

Canada Growing its Commitment to Canola Industry
CANADA - The Canadian Government is investing in the growth of Canada’s canola crop in international markets.

Weekly Outlook: Corn Supply Issues
US - December 2010 corn futures declined about $.40 per bushel during the last half of June as the market focused on favorable crop condition ratings and prospects for a large 2010 harvest, writes...

Smaller Planted Corn Acreage Surprises Trade
US - The Agriculture Department yesterday released the 2010 Acreage report, and the numbers point to less corn acres than markets had expected.

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