As lifestyles and diets evolved, especially in developing nations, death rates due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes and heart disease have continued to rise. These countries have explored a variety of policies to reduce the incidence of NCDs and increase life expectancies. [...]
May-20 corn futures ended last week down a few cents, around $3.11 per bushel. The contract tested the $3 mark on Tuesday for the second time in the last two weeks but was unable to break through psychological support. Plantings are progressing quickly, and [...]
According to the Position Report for November, domestic shipments of shelled and in-shell almonds were 60.7 million pounds, down 5 percent from last November. Export shipments, at 175.19 million pounds in November, rose 1 percent YOY. Net total shipments were 235.89 million pounds, down [...]
The Trump administration may add or increase tariffs on EU products, including agricultural products, to combat subsidies from the EU to Airbus. According to CNBC, “The U.S. has long argued that subsidies to Airbus hurt American aircraft giant Boeing and that the EU’s efforts [...]
U.S.-Japan: On Monday, Sep. 16, President Trump informed Congress that he had reached an initial trade deal with Japan. The president noted his intent to sign an agreement before the end of September with a key goal being “more fair and reciprocal trade” between [...]
Nearly two years after Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) began investigating China over IP concerns and 11 months after the bulk of tariffs went into effect, President Trump announced a tariff of 10 percent on some US$300 billion of Chinese exports—upping the [...]
Modest bearish moves in dairy auction prices two weeks ago (May 21) gave way to more substantial downward movement in prices this past week. Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade platform registered a 3.4 percent decrease in its dairy product price index this past week on [...]
This past Wednesday, the Jul-19 corn futures contract pushed to a three-year high before showing resistance around $4.38. The market rally began on May 13, when futures opened at a 2019 low of $3.35 and have only declined in two trading days since. In [...]
