Brazil center-south sugar production down over 12% YOY
Sugarcane crush in Brazil’s center-south was down nearly 10 percent YOY from April, the start of the campaign, through mid-October. Cumulative sugar output is [...]
Corn harvest speeds along, soybean pace a bit slower
As of Oct. 24, two-thirds of the U.S. corn crop had been harvested, up 14 points from the previous week and up 13 points [...]
Mexico’s HFCS imports down as shutdown impact lingers
In early 2020, before the pandemic upended things, Mexico seemed to be on track to import usual volumes of high fructose corn syrup, at [...]
Dairy prices advance as U.S. herd recedes
Key industry reports released this past week provided additional fuel to bulls in dairy, bolstering prices. Domestically, the milk production report surprised many with [...]
Corn export sales pick up pace
Futures activity Spot corn futures opened last week at $5.16 per bushel and rose to $5.38 per bushel by close Friday, up 22 cents [...]
CNDSCA forecasts Mexico crop up at 6.12 MMT
The first official crop forecast for Mexico’s 2021/22 crop shows production at 6.116 MMT, up from estimated 2020/21 production of 5.715 MMT (USDA). This [...]
CBD pricing steady month on month
As of Oct. 21, average U.S. CBD isolate pricing was steady month on month, remaining 3 percent below prices seen in early August and [...]
Forewarned is forearmed…with Halloween candy!
Pent-up Halloween spirit (and spirits?) may elevate candy purchasing this month to a record $3 billion, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual spending [...]