Published: Dec 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

It has been forecast that Indonesia is likely to import 3.1 MMT of soybean meal (SBM) in MY 2011/2012. Imports are expected to slightly increase to 3.15 MMT in MY 2012/2013.

Published: Dec 03, 2012 By: Ron Lane

In spite of a strong typhoon that hit major corn producing areas, the Chinese corn harvest increased by 3.6 per cent to 119.74 million tonnes, writes Ron Lane, senior consultant for Genesus China.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Dean Best

An increase in fourth-quarter sales did not stop US cereal group Post Holdings reported a fall in underlying annual profits as costs ate into its bottom line.

Published: Nov 29, 2012 By: Jeff Gelski

Glanbia Nutritionals Ingredient Technologies plans to build a 40,000-square-foot cereal ingredient processing facility in Sioux Falls, S.D., that will replace a plant in Angusville, Man., that was destroyed by fire in March.

Published: Nov 29, 2012 By: Laura Lloyd

U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists as part of an international team have completed a “shotgun sequencing” of the wheat genome for the first time, according to a paper published Nov. 28 in the journal Nature.

Published: Nov 29, 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday its scientists have helped complete sequencing of the wheat genome, which the agency said will increase yields, accelerate development of varieties with enhanced nutritional value and "help feed the

Published: Nov 29, 2012

The administrators of UK pizza producer Paramount Foods has begun a phased wind-down of the business.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

Yestoday's CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat trading are expected to extend overnight gains. The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, are higher.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The town government of Hirono and the village government of Kawauchi in Fukushima Prefecture have decided to resume planting rice next year.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

Yestoday's CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat trading could spend considerable time in positive territory.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Thailand has signed a rice deal with China, a move which will strengthen the trade between the two countries.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

The bullish USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report has given the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets a jolt Friday.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The United States remains the world's corn export king, although its empire is shrinking, says a Purdue University agricultural economist.

Published: Nov 23, 2012

Cereal growers looking optimistically at future prices for 2013 – which are climbing to new record levels – were this week warned the biggest danger to higher revenues was a “normal” weather year.

Published: Nov 23, 2012

December Corn finished down 2 1/4 at 741, 6 off the high and 3 up from the low. March Corn closed down 2 at 745 1/4. This was 3 1/4 up from the low and 5 3/4 off the high.

Published: Nov 21, 2012

Agriculture industry experts will work under a new mandate to continue their work on finding efficiencies and driving costs out of the entire value chain.

Published: Nov 21, 2012

Global rice production for 2012 is forecast to outpace consumption in 2012/13, resulting in an upward revision of 5 million tonnes in 2013 closing inventories, according to a new forecast by FAO's Rice Market Monitor (RMM) issued today.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The United States remains the world's corn export king, although its empire is shrinking, says Philip Abbot, a Purdue University agricultural economist.

Published: Nov 20, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

U.S. soy and wheat futures regained strength on Monday, as the previous session’s sharp drop to multi-month lows created bargain buying opportunities for investors.

Published: Nov 19, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

ADM’s $2.8 billion offer for GrainCorp undervalues the Australian grain dealer in light of its “outstanding” annual results, according to the company’s chief executive.