USDA estimates corn acreage up, soybean down
The USDA Acreage report surprisingly estimates planted corn acreage at 91.7 million acres, a few million acres above pre-report estimates and slightly higher than [...]
U.S. may expand 2018/19 Mexican sugar import quota
Official estimates peg October-May imports of Mexican sugar at 596,739 metric tons raw value (MTRV), down 17.5 percent from the 723,704 MTRV imported during [...]
Hemp-based CBD oil is a lucrative ingredient & more
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound in the flowers and leaves of industrial hemp plants that can be extracted and then refined into edible or [...]
Ivory Coast midcrop arrivals still strong
Arrivals of cocoa beans at Ivory Coast ports have been strong compared to past midcrop figures. As a result, the trade expects that midcrop [...]
U.S. corn & soy condition index slightly low
As of June 23, U.S. corn rose to 89 percent emerged, a 10-point jump from the week prior, but on pace for the slowest [...]
TRQ raw cane sugar imports reallocation announced
Out of an initial allocation of 1.117 million metric tons raw value (MTRV), 100,07 MTRV of raw cane sugar will be reallocated to other [...]
Ethanol production, use, and ending stocks all dip slightly last week
Ethanol production dipped slightly to 1.08 million barrels per day during the week ending June 14, down about 1 percent from the week before [...]
Pain as India’s monsoon drags its feet
On the heels of deficient pre-monsoon rains for India, an already delayed monsoon may have been further slowed and weakened by the now-dissipated Cyclone [...]