Palm oil fundamentals remain weak
Malaysian palm oil production and stocks keep rising while demand remains under pressure. These dynamics have pushed palm oil pricing lower over the last [...]
Harvest pressure weighs on Mexican sugar prices
Last week, estandar gave up 1.2 percent, while refined gave up just 0.3 percent. Estandar pricing lost 4.4 percent for this month, through Nov. [...]
Corn exports slower but still on track
Though U.S. corn exports had an unusually strong start to the marketing year, they seem to be slowing down. USDA is projecting total corn [...]
Rise in daily ethanol production despite low profit margins
Daily ethanol production averaged 1.06 million barrels during the first half of November, up from 1.02 million barrels per day during the first half [...]
Food price indexes still trending lower
In the first half of 2018, the food price index saw monthly YOY averaging -0.3 percent. The decline in food prices has accelerated since, [...]
Is Thanksgiving dinner more affordable in 2018?
Based on its survey of food prices, the American Farm Bureau Federation (FB) estimates that the average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for Americans will [...]
Indian sugar 2018/19 crop update
With Brazil keeping its focus firmly on cane ethanol manufacturing, the market has been keeping an eye on India, which despite weather concerns is [...]
Corn may still be king, but corn sweeteners remain under siege
Consumption of corn sweeteners per capita in 2017 fell 1.3 percent from 2016 consumption. This decline was caused by a more dramatic drop for [...]