Selling into weakness at decade lows is seldom a winning strategy
The #11 world sugar market has trended lower throughout most of 2019. The bears have been chasing a surplus crop in India as well [...]
Corn market feels pressure from uncertain demand
Harvest of the U.S. corn crop has begun. Production remains a little uncertain, with just 29 percent of this year’s crop at maturity as [...]
Dispatches from the fight against citrus greening
APHIS expands quarantine areas: In August, USDA’s APHIS announced the expansion of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) quarantines in California, Texas, and Louisiana. On [...]
Taiwan pledges to buy corn, soybeans
Earlier this week, Taiwan committed to purchasing a few billion dollars of U.S. corn, corn co-products, and soybeans over the next two years. Reuters [...]
Liquid sugar deliveries up 3 percent
In its simplest form, liquid sugar is just a one-to-one ratio of refined white sugar dissolved in water. Color can range from clear to [...]
Dairy herd near bottom as seasonal milk production ebbs
Total U.S. dairy cows whether measured across the 24 largest producing states or across the nation have held fairly constant the past three months [...]
Ethanol blending stable despite low margins
During the week ending Sep. 13, weekly use by blenders and refiners fell to 905,000 bpd, down 2.7 percent week over week and 2.5 [...]
Sugar Price Index clocks fifth month of gains
Sugar price index up YOY: FAO’s sugar price index was up 11.1 percent YOY in August (adjusted for inflation). This marks the fifth straight [...]