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Agri-commodity market trends

IGC forecasts 7% jump in global soybean output

By Jane Byrne

World soybean production for 2023-2024 is forecast to expand by 7% year on year (y/y) to a record of 395 million tons, chiefly linked to bigger crops in South America, notes the latest update from the International Grains Council (IGC).

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New commodity carbon accounting approach adds up

By Lynda Searby

By combining land conversion data and trade statistics, start-up, AdAstra, claims to have come up with a way of calculating carbon emissions from deforestation for commodities such as soy and corn with greater accuracy.

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Ukrainian corn crop forecast to grow by 17%

By Jane Byrne

A recent USDA attaché report sees improved grain production in Ukraine over the next 12 months, with volumes set to exceed the previous year, particularly for corn.

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WASDE: Drop in corn and soybean prices

By Jane Byrne

Corn and soybean prices fell after USDA estimates for US supplies were larger than markets had expected, but wheat failed to rise on a deep cut to world inventory hopes, finds CRM Agri.

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Sorghum: time for a revival?

By Lynda Searby

Sorghum is an 'underutilized' grain but could be a sustainable and nutritional addition to animal diets, whilst also benefiting grower economics through lower input costs than corn, according to Sorghum United.

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US seeks formal talks in Mexican GM corn dispute

By Jane Byrne

The US is looking for formal trade talks with Mexico over the country’s plans to restrict imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotechnology products.