USDA report has more bang than the New Year fireworks…
It was a pretty explosive chapter in global grain markets last week. Initially sparked by the release of the latest…
Indian farmers fighting government reforms…
Millions of farmers from the Indian food bowl states of Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against Prime Minister Narendra…
Argentina causing grain market turmoil…
The crippling strike by Argentina’s port-side oilseed workers was finally resolved midway through last week allowing production at the country’s…
Panama Canal remains an essential conduit for global grain trade…
The Panama Canal is considered one of the most difficult engineers projects ever undertaken and makes the list of the…
Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart…
As Christmas approaches and the brumal cold descends upon the northern hemisphere, the winter crop planting campaign across the European…
Russian rumour mill runs riot…
Nothing like a few rumours and a dash of speculation out of the Black Sea region to generate a modicum…
A mixed bag for Canadian farmers in 2020…
The final winter crop production numbers for 2020/21 are in, and it was a bit of a mixed bag for…
China’s voracious appetite for grain yet to be satisfied…
Customs data released last week reveals that China’s insatiable demand for grain continued unabated in October. This was led primarily…
La Niña tangos with Argentine farmers…
The weather woes afflicting Argentina’s cropping regions this year have been extensive and look set to worsen in December with…