The U.S. exported 873,260 MT of soybeans during the week ending Aug. 22, down 26 percent from the previous week but still more than a third above the necessary weekly average for the rest of August. Cumulative exports totaled 45.0 MMT (1.65 billion bushels). [...]
Center-south cane crush from April through mid-August reached 350.3 MMT. Sugar share is down nearly a point YOY at 35 percent of cane crush. Along with a drop of more than 6 percent in sugar recovery, sugar output is down 6.3 percent YOY at [...]
Earlier this month, USDA projected 2019/20 U.S. corn production at 13.9 billion bushels and a national average yield of 169.5 bushels per acre. Last Friday, on Aug. 23, the Pro Farmer corn tour estimated 2019/20 U.S. corn production to be just under 13.4 billion [...]
Apple juice imports in June were just 27.4 million single-strength-equivalent (SSE) gallons, down almost a third from import volume during June 2018. Cumulative 2018/19 imports were 439.0 million SSE gallons, down 6 percent from Aug-Jun 2017/18. Since January, imports from European origins have supplied [...]
USDA Cold Storage Report released on Aug. 22 is showing a near-record high 330 million lbs of butter in cold storage across the U.S. and is the second highest stock level for this time of the year in nearly two decades. Stocks rose somewhat [...]
U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.02 million barrels per day during the week ending Aug. 16, down 2.1 percent for the week and down around 4.7 percent YOY. Since mid-July, this year’s weekly ethanol production has lagged last year’s volume by around 4 percent. Weekly [...]
Crush higher in second half of July: In the last half of July, crush was 49.7 MMT, up 4.3 percent from the same period last season. The sugar share was 37 percent, down 1.3 points YOY, helping bring sugar output down 5.5 percent YOY at [...]
Consumers are increasingly interested in food that is locally grown, traceable, healthful and fresh tasting, price competitive, conveniently available, and environmentally responsible. Urban greenhouses may be a source for food that meets most or all these demands. Greenhouse technology depends on a transparent structure, [...]
