Articles by Rob
Planting
August USDA Inputs Prove Somewhat Supportive for Soybean Market
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revised its 2019 U.S. soybean planted area estimate to 31.039 million hectares from its June acreage forecast at 32.391…
Innovation
Research Points to Reduced Fertilizer Needs for Soybeans
According to a press release from Purdue University, agronomists may have identified a process that may one day lead to higher-yielding soybean plants that are…
Exports
2018/19 U.S. Soybean Export Program Entering its Final Stage
As the calendar approaches the final days of July, the U.S. soybean export program is approaching the final month of the 2018/19 marketing year. This…
Exports
Summer Heatwave Seen Lowering European Rapeseed Output
Record-high temperatures have been reported across France and Germany in the waning days of July, making this the second set of new record-high temperatures experienced…
Demand
Indian Monsoon Improving After a Slow Start
Earlier this summer, we had highlighted what was a poor beginning to India’s annual Southwest Monsoon season. As a reminder, India’s Meteorological Department (IMD) tracks…
Aquaculture
New Chinese Feed Mill Breaks Ground
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in late May at a new feed mill in China’s Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic zone that is expected to begin producing aquaculture feed…