By John DePutter & Dave Milne – February 11, 2020
The News:
“Despite a much milder-than-usual winter so far, AccuWeather’s spring outlook is pointing to possible planting delays in some parts of the US.”
Syngenta Market News, February 10, 2020
Tagged: U.S.
The News & What it Means – Falling oil prices have repercussions for agriculture
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – February 5, 2020
The News:
“A barrel of West Texas Intermediate briefly traded as low as US$49.92 a barrel on Monday morning, the lowest level on record for the North American oil benchmark in more than a year.“
CBC News, February 3, 2020
The News & What it Means – Improving genetics make for more corn – and pigs
By John DePutter & Dave Milne – January 21, 2020
The News:
“The US hog industry has achieved a third consecutive quarterly litter rate of 11 or more pigs per litter.”
USDA Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, January 16, 2020
The News & What it Means – Get Used to Brazil Outproducing the U.S. on Soybeans
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
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