California-based TerViva has patented high-yielding pongamia trees that can yield up to ten times more oil and three times more protein per acre compared to soybeans (according to the TerViva research). Also, these trees require little to moderate amounts of water, fertilizer, pesticides, and [...]
After China announced a 25 percent import tariff on U.S. soybeans, Brazilian soybeans appreciated sharply. Cheaper U.S. soybeans have attracted buyers such as the European Union, the second largest importer. Furthermore, Argentina imported the highest volume of U.S. soybean in 20 years, as the [...]
You may remember when freight rail costs went crazy back in 2014 due to the sharp increase in domestic U.S. crude oil production. As we reported back then: “U.S. crude oil production has surged since 2012, when fracking and other new drilling technologies opened [...]
