CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Friday
US - July Corn finished up 10 1/2 at 635 1/2, 3 off the high and 16 up from the low. December Corn closed up 8 3/4 at 537. This was 15 up from the low and 5 1/2 off the high.

Australian Sugar Industry Continues Recovery
AUSTRALIA - The Australian sugar industry continues its recovery from the severe weather events of the last few years. Sugarcane area for 2012/13 is forecast at 380,000 hectares, the highest...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday
US - July Corn finished up 5 at 625, 1 1/2 off the high and 9 up from the low. December Corn closed up 2 at 528 1/4. This was 5 1/4 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high. July corn closed higher...

22 Hours of Grain, Ethanol Trading; Industry Says Slow Down
ANALYSIS - Starting May 20, 2012 (trade date May 21, 2012), the CME Group is slated to expand its electronic trading hours in its Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grain, oilseed and ethanol...

Colombia Sugar Increases as Ethanol Rises
COLOMBIA - Colombian sugar production in 2011/12 reached 2.31 mmt. Although the La Niña weather pattern extended into 2011, precipitation in the Cauca Valley, where sugarcane is produced, was...

Renewable Opportunities Discussed in Asia
HONG KONG - Renewable Energy Finance Week Hong Kong 2012 will see leading experts from Conergy, ADB, Alterra Power, Standard Chartered, GSR Ventures, Yuanta Securities, BNP Paribas, Aquero,...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Wednesday
US - July Corn finished up 22 3/4 at 620, 3/4 off the high and 29 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 11 3/4 at 526 1/4. This was 19 up from the low and 1 3/4 off the high. July corn...

Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices Per Gallon in 2011
US - America’s growing use of domestically-produced ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices by an average of $1.09 per gallon in 2011, according to updated research conducted by economics...

Large Potential to Increase By-Products in Feed
DENMARK - By-products from the sharply increasing production of bioethanol and biodiesel can be used as feed for dairy cows to a far greater extent than is currently the case. The by-products...

Brazil's Sugarcane Future Looks Uncertain
BRAZIL - As sugar prices are on track for a 20-month low, questions are being raised over Brazil's future as a major leader in the sugar and ethanol industries.

Philippine Government Review Biofuels Programme
PHILIPPINES - The Filipino government’s energy department is to look into ‘more realistic targets’ for the country’s bioethanol production.

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Monday
US - July Corn finished up 2 at 583, 3 3/4 off the high and 6 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 1/4 at 505 1/2. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 7 1/4 off the high. July corn closed...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Friday
US - July corn saw a late-day bounce but still closed 6 1/2 cents lower on the session and down 39 1/4 cents for the week. Funds were noted as active sellers for the third day in a row.

Ukraine Ethanol a Possibility Following Corn Crop
UKRAINE - Marketing Year 2012/13 may well be called the year of corn in Ukraine. This crop has been gaining popularity in the country in the last several years and is now expected to produce...

Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance?
US - Two US congrtessmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Thursday
US - July Corn finished down 19 3/4 at 587 1/2, 24 3/4 off the high and 2 up from the low. December Corn closed down 9 1/2 at 507 1/4. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 12 off the high. July...

Economist: USDA Reports Contain Some Surprises
US - The World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates report included the first forecasts for the 2012-13 marketing year and contained some very bearish projections for corn, but the soybean...

CME: Corn, Soy Futures Closed Lower Wednesday
US - July Corn finished down 15 3/4 at 607 1/4, 15 3/4 off the high and 1 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed down 11 1/4 at 516 3/4. This was 1 3/4 up from the low and 12 off the high....

EU Sugar Production Expected to Decrease
EU - The 2007 EU Sugar Reform turned the EU from a major sugar exporter into a major sugar importer, changing the dynamics of the EU sugar market significantly. High international sugar prices...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Tuesday
US - July Corn finished up 3 at 623, 9 1/4 off the high and 4 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed up 3 1/4 at 528. This was 7 1/2 up from the low and 3 off the high.

Honduras Sugarcane Production Set to Increase
HONDURAS - Sugarcane production for the 2012/2013 harvest is estimated to increase at 4.7 million metric tons (MT) and for 2011/2012 it is forecast at 4.4 million MT.

CME: Corn Futures Closed Lower Monday
US - July Corn finished down 1/4 at 620, 1 1/4 off the high and 7 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 1/2 at 524 3/4. This was 9 3/4 up from the low and 2 off the high.

Secretary Vilsack Urges Increase of Renewables
US - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack last week called on petroleum companies to help increase the percentage of ethanol in America's gas tanks in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil, boost...

CME: Corn Futures Closed Higher Thursday
US - July Corn finished up 3 at 614 1/2, 2 1/4 off the high and 7 up from the low. December Corn closed down 1 1/2 at 529 1/2. This was 5 1/2 up from the low and 2 3/4 off the high.

Global Cereal Production for Biofuels Likely to Stall
GLOBAL - The FAO’s first forecast for world cereal production in 2012 points to a one per cent (or 27 million tonnes) increase from 2011 to a new record of 2,371 million tonnes. Increases...