Published: May 23, 2012 By: Rod Addy

European food manufacturers can access thousands more tonnes of segregated sustainable soy from North America after certified supplies have become available from producer Lang Farms.

Published: May 23, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

Anti-GM wheat attackers are the equivalent of Nazi book-burners, according to the president of the UK National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

Published: May 23, 2012

Much of what's underpinned a hot wheat market lately is drought stress not just in the U.S., but in major wheat-growing regions abroad, namely in parts of eastern Europe.

Published: May 22, 2012

The sowing season is underway, and the states have already covered about 13.71 lakh hectares.

Published: May 22, 2012

Almost all the nation's corn is planted and just over 3/4 of the soybeans are in the ground, according to Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report.

Published: May 22, 2012

U.S. soybean futures climbed Monday, fueled by investors adding risk premium to account for stressful weather.

Published: May 22, 2012

Soybeans are geared up to regain some of Friday's losses, with mixed trading seen for the CME Group wheat and corn markets Monday.

Published: May 21, 2012

Will this year's U.S. dry winter carry over into spring? Farmers and marketwatchers alike are hearing reports of numerous Midwest fields that lack moisture already.

Published: May 21, 2012

Nigeria has opened a new rice processing facility in Ikorodu, Lagos State, as a part of its plan to increase domestic food production and ensure food security by 2015.

Published: May 18, 2012

A quick turn to drier conditions and a crop has the Plains winter wheat crop moving downhill quickly, and the trend could have a ripple effect that hits other crops and market prices later this spring and summer.

Published: May 18, 2012

With higher overnight markets but weaker-than-expected export sales and outside market pressure, the expected higher start to the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets could be challenged Thursday.

Published: May 18, 2012

As global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth, Australian agriculture can and will play a significant role in meeting demands, according to an Australian expert in international agriculture and economics.

Published: May 17, 2012

The covered and cover and plinth (CAP) storage capacity available with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) as on April 1, 2012 was 336.04 lakh metric tonnes (MTs), both owned and hired.

Published: May 17, 2012

A few months ago, questions circled closer to the $9 billion mark.But now, some are speculating the crop indemnity payments for the last crop year could soar beyond the $11 billion mark, according to a crop insurance industry group.A report released Wedne

Published: May 17, 2012

After a day of price recovery Tuesday, the Greece political and financial turmoil is foiling any upward movement for the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets Wednesday.

Published: May 17, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

It's been a few years since the corn planting window has swung this wide open. It's been about 2 months since some farmers started planting corn, and that means there's going to be a lot of variability in this year's crop development.

Published: May 17, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

There's a lot of soil erosion so far this spring around Clarke McGrath. The Iowa State University (ISU) Extension field agronomist near Harlan in western Iowa says it's the worst it's been in that area about 2 decades.

Published: May 16, 2012 By: Eric Schroeder

Alliance Grain Traders Inc. has pushed back the ground breaking date on its $50 million pasta and pulse processing complex in Regina to 2013. The project, which was announced in October 2011, originally was slated to begin this year.

Published: May 16, 2012

The average price paid for white pan bread finished higher while whole wheat bread ended lower in April, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Published: May 16, 2012

Germany reports better-than-expected economic data and it proved to be enough to turn around the negative trading in commodities markets. The CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets are seen trading high Tuesday.