The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts India’s cotton production for 2019/20 at 29.5 million 480-pound bales, up nearly 2 per cent from last month and up 11 per cent from the previous year. The increase is based on improved weather conditions in the major cotton areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Harvested area is […]
After discounting availability of soybeans and considering strong domestic demand for animal feed, the out-year Indian oilmeal export forecast is lowered 6.2 percent to 3 million tonnes, as per the latest update from United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The export basket will include 2 million tonnes of soymeal, a little […]
India’s average blending rate for ethanol in gasoline is expected to reach a record 5.8 per cent, up from a previous record 4.1 per cent last year and considerably higher than historical levels, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in its India: Biofuels Annual 2019 report. A surplus sugar season coupled with a stronger […]
World soybean demand in 2019-20 marketing year (October-September) is projected at 148.86 million tonnes, up 1 per cent year on year, due to increased Chinese purchases, according to the latest report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The world’s top soybean importer, China is expected to buy 85 million tonnes of soybeans in 2019-20, […]
Indian cotton production for the 2019-20 season is estimated to be at 29 million 480 pound bales, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attache in New Delhi said in a report, down 1 per cent from earlier estimates. The production decline is the result of reduced plantings in central Maharashtra, where farmers are shifting towards […]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts India’s cotton production for 2019/20 at 29.0 million 480-pound bales, up 2 per cent from its previous forecast and 9 per cent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 12.6 million hectares, up 2 per cent from last month and unchanged from last year. The increase […]
Global soybean production in 2019-20 is forecast to reach 355.4 million tonnes, a 2 per cent year-on-year decline, as US soy harvest is estimated to decline due to low prices, high carry-over, weather issues, and uncertainty over trade with China, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2019-20, Brazil and US will continue […]
With global harvested area for cotton projected at its highest in 7 years, and yields rebounding in major producing countries, production is expected to rise 7.0 million bales to a near-record 125.5 million 2019-20, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report. U.S. production is expected to rise the most, closely followed […]
Global oilseed production is forecast to decline slightly in 2019/20 in contrast to the steady rise observed over the past several years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest report. Soybean production is projected to fall as reduced plantings and harvest in North America more than offset increases in all other regions, it […]
The convergence of China’s rice import and export quantities is shifting global rice trade dynamics, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest monthly report. Only 10 years ago, China played a minor role in rice trade, largely self-sufficient as the top global producer and consumer. However, its domestic support for rice farmers grew […]
