Food Summit Calls Out for More Ag Investment
ROME – The Summit on soaring food prices, convened by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration calling on the...

CME: Corn and Soybean Futures Surge Higher
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 5^th June, 2008.

EU Biofuel Targets Leaves Confectioners Worried
EU - Talks on the European Union's draft Renewable Energy Directive should be deferred until after independent research into the effects of biofuels production, according to arguments...

Biomass to Biofuels Market Potential
US - Like wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy, biomass produces fewer emissions than its fossil fuel counterparts. After fossil fuels, biomass is the most widely used fuel...

North America Faces Best and Worst of Biofuels
CALIFORNIA - Biofuels enjoy many inherent advantages such as regulatory, infrastructural, environmental, geopolitical, and agricultural support. However, their negative association...

Farming and Technology Address Grain Demand
US - More can be done now to increase the amount of grain farmers harvest from their land and help address the strong and growing global demand for grain, Mike Gumina, vice president...

Is Ethanol Still the Cause of Inflation?
US - As concerns about rising fuel and food prices continue to rise, it is ethanol that is being blamed.

Action to Assist Families Make Ends Meet
MALTA - European governments yesterday discussed ways in which to deal with the food and energy price crises, with direct specific action targeted at families who cannot make ends meet...

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

Soybean Checkoff Affiliation to Highlight Soy Biodiesel
US - The United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff plans to rev up its affiliation with the National Tractor Pullers Association as a demonstration of the high performance that soy...

NCGA: Grower Groups Demand Food Companies Cease Ethanol Attacks
US - Stating that the current anti-ethanol campaign waged by the Grocery Manufacturers Association will only hurt its member companies in the long run, the National Corn Growers Association...

Workshops Demystify the Growing Biofuels Industry
ALBERTA - The Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) is working with several local producer-led organizations to deliver workshops designed to demystify the...

Brazil: Annual Soybean Report 2008
BRAZIL - This is a GAIN report on Brazil's soybean update prepared by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

USDA Report on China Sales Activity
WASHINGTON - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity:

The Impact of Biofuels on Commodity Markets
BRUSSELS - Biofuels are coming under their most sustained attack yet over their role in pushing up commodity and food prices.