Hot sea freight market boosting Australian export opportunities…
A significant spike in ocean freight rates, driven by strong demand for grain and coal vessels, is creating some turmoil…
Weather woes persist for South American row crops…
Brazil and Argentina’s weather situation has been a tale of opposites in recent weeks, and agricultural output is suffering. Too…
African Swine Fever clouding the true picture…
Chinese scientists have detected two new variants of the African swine fever virus (ASFv) that may render control of the…
Volatility ahead for northern hemisphere winter crop production…
As the northern hemisphere spring approaches, the winter crop condition throughout Europe and North America is fast becoming a significant…
Russian export taxes a bonanza for Australian farmers…
Taxes on the export of Russian wheat came into effect last week in conjunction with an export quota, and this…
The USDA tried, but it still missed the mark on China…
The grain market bulls had their horns clipped by the USDA last week when the February global supply and demand…
Global container crisis disrupting food supply chain…
The rapid recovery of the Chinese economy relative to the rest of the world following the coronavirus pandemic has led…
Brazilian crop prospects improve but harvest delayed…
The rains have arrived across much of Brazil’s row cropping regions with the weather pattern now resembling a more typical…
China’s affair with the global grains market continues…
China’s General Administration of Customs released its December trade data last week, and the numbers confirmed that the Chinese economy…