By John DePutter & Dave Milne – January 7, 2020
The News:
“Brazil will top the U.S. as the world’s largest soybean producer in 2019-20, according to a new USDA report.”
Syngenta Market News, January 6, 2019
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Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline
By Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson
Review by John DePutter – December 22, 2019
Empty Planet makes the case that the world’s population will peak sometime between 2040 and 2060, level out and then begin a long-lasting decline.
This book makes a compelling case that population growth will be significantly less than has been predicted. It suggests that the world’s population may never grow from its current 7 billion to anywhere near the 11 billion which the United Nations forecasts will be reached by 2100.
The next big wave in agriculture and food: Who will benefit?
One sector of the ag and food industry is into a tough stretch. Another is on the cusp of revolutionary growth.
By John DePutter – December 6, 2019
From the standpoint of economic well-being and growth, the agricultural industry currently has two sides: one encountering a slow down and another in the early stages of a strong and exciting upswing that has lots of time ahead of it before it peaks.
The News & What it Means – Surviving Until the Good Times Return
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – December 5, 2019
The News:
“Realized net income of Canadian farmers declined 41.0% from 2017 to $4.2 billion in 2018 on sharply higher costs and a slight increase in receipts.”
Statistics Canada, November 26, 2019
The News & What it Means – Lower Brazilian Real Another Challenge for U.S. Soy Exports
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – November 26, 2019
The News:
“Brazil’s government devalued the country’s currency, the Real, sparking farmers to sell old and new crop soybeans”
Successful Farming, November 22, 2019