Market News 

Richard Brock

Mexico Seeks To Boost Corn Output
Mexico’s government has announced detailed plans for increasing total national corn production by 43% to 30 million metric tons in order to...

World Trade Talks Fail 

By Doug McInnis

After five years of negotiations, the worldwide round of trade talks collapsed. For U.S. farmers, the failure of the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks...

Export Expectations 

By Susan Winsor

Can the U.S. both feed and fuel the world? America exports about 20% of our 78-million acre corn crop each year the equivalent of 2007 projected ethanol...

Trade Negotiations Gear Up To Resume 

There are indications the World Trade Organization (WTO) will resume the Doha round negotiations, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says....

Market News 

By Richard Brock

South American Soy Planting Going Well
South American soybean producers continued to make good progress planting their 2006-07 crops last week as weather...

The Road Warrior of Agriculture 

By David M. Kohl

World Trade Blocs
We spent considerable time in the last Road Warrior column examining...

The Road Warrior Of Agriculture 

By David M. Kohl

Asian Free Trade Zone
North America and Europe aren’t the only regions of the world that...

Market News 

Richard Brock

Chinese Corn Exports Eyed
Chinese corn prices have recently fallen under the weight of...

Back-To-Back Records Forecast In 2006 And 2007 For U.S. Agricultural Exports 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2006-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced record U.S. agricultural export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with horticulture products, corn and soybeans accounting for most of the expansion....

Record Ag Exports In 2006-07 

USDA has announced record ag export forecasts for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, with corn, soybeans and horticulture products accounting for most of the...