Published: Apr 10, 2013

The number of outbreaks of Asian rust in soybean crops increased by 73 per cent in the last Brazilian harvest.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

Australia exported more than A$30.5 billion worth of food in 2011–12 – the highest food export value in a decade.

Published: Apr 10, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly Crop Progress report indicated winter wheat condition ratings as of April 7 were slightly better than ratings a week ago but well below year-earlier levels.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Market Year (MY)2013/14 wheat production is forecast at 24.0 million tons, up three percent from last year, however, four percent less than MY2011/12’s record production of 25 million tons.

Published: Apr 09, 2013

Damage to winter wheat in Oklahoma may be worse than initially expected, according to an Oklahoma State University extension specialist who toured the southwestern part of the state.

Published: Apr 08, 2013

Amira Nature Foods, a United Arab Emirates-based provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, has inked a $8m agreement with a new South Korean customer to supply Indian medium short grain specialty rice.

Published: Apr 08, 2013 By: Sarah Mikesell

Allendale, Inc., an agricultural brokerage and consulting firm in the Chicago area, predicts USDA will lower corn feed and residual use in their release of the World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates on April 10, 2013 at 11:00 am CST.

Published: Apr 03, 2013 By: News Editor

The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in March was $7.66 per bu, down 31c from $7.97 in February but up 46c from $7.20 in March 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Agricultural Prices Report.

Published: Apr 02, 2013 By: News Editor

Marcel Smits, previously chief executive officer of Sara Lee Corp., has been named chief financial officer for Cargill, effective April 15, Minneapolis-based Cargill said April 1.

Published: Apr 01, 2013 By: News Editor

George Allard, head of the milling business of Bunge North America, has been named vice-president and general manager of the company’s oil business, effective April 1. Mr. Allard has replaced Rodney Perry who has been named the Bunge Ltd. vice-president o

Published: Mar 29, 2013

China has the potential to replace South America as the dominant exporter of soymeal to South East Asia, according to a report from Rabobank.

Published: Mar 29, 2013

U.S. farmers intend to boost 2013 corn planted area slightly and all wheat acreage by 1% but trim soybean area from 2012.

Published: Mar 28, 2013

US-based Essex plans to set up a new rice packaging and distribution facility in Marion County, South Carolina with an investment of $54.4m.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

Myanmar is set to resume the export of rice to Japan in May, 45-years after the restrictions were established.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

Brazil is harvesting a record soybean crop, however exports are being delayed by severe port congestion.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

On the Arctic Circle, a chef is growing the kind of vegetables and herbs - potatoes, thyme, tomatoes, green peppers - more fitting for a suburban garden in a temperate zone than a land of Northern Lights, glaciers and musk oxen.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

A planned free trade agreement between the European Union and United States should not completely liberalise agricultural trade, the president of the association of German farmers' association DBV said on Tuesday.

Published: Mar 27, 2013

Soft wheat millers at division meetings forecast a 17% increase in 2013 soft red winter wheat production and an 8% increase in soft white winter wheat outturn from a year earlier.

Published: Mar 26, 2013

New research from Mintel has highlighted that it is India leading the way in the packaged rice market across the Asia-Pacific Region.

Published: Mar 26, 2013

Soybeans remain the top US oilseed product export to Malaysia, with sales averaging around 300,000 tons annually.