Various factors, such as lower energy costs and less demand due to weather issues, came together in 2019 to push world nitrogen prices lower. The outlook for 2020 and beyond is for a balancing supply and demand situation, which would support the global market, according to an analyst. Yao Yao, a market research manager for […]
Cold weather in northern India will boost yields of winter-sown or rabi grains, oilseeds and pulses, increasing the country’s food output to a new high, although conditions are not very good for vegetables, agriculture commissioner SK Malhotra told ET. Key grain-producing areas of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh received heavy showers last week, followed by […]
Brazilian cotton producers had a very good year in 2019 with expanded acreage, high yields, and strong prices according to the president of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa). Brazil harvested 1.6 million hectares of cotton in 2019 with good yields being reported. Fortunately for Brazilian producers, they had forward contracted 70% of their […]
EU demand for cereals and oilseeds remains driven mainly by feed use, although industrial uses will grow more rapidly. These are just a few of the projections for the arable crops market from the European Union agricultural outlook for 2019-30 report published on 10 December 2019 by the European Commission. The cereal market is expected […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two important actions that will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp in time for the 2020 growing season. Nine of these products are […]
As Brazil’s farmers near completion of this year’s soybean planting season, they are selling more crop ahead of averages. PLANTING PROGRESS As of Sunday, Brazil’s soybean planting progress hit 96% complete, 3% ahead of a week ago and behind the 98% five-year average, according to AgRural, a Curitiba, Brazil-based consultancy. Recently, a dry weather period […]
India will exempt Canada for three months from its policy that so-called pulse crops such as peas and lentils must be fumigated with methyl bromide to kill insects before leaving the country of origin, the Canadian government said on last Thursday. The move resolves for now a disagreement that threatened C$1.1 billion ($827.5 million) in […]
French health and environment agency ANSES said on last Monday it was banning 36 products containing herbicide glyphosate and refusing applications to launch another four glyphosate products due to insufficient data on health risks. The products would no longer be authorised for use after end-2020, it said in a statement. The products accounted for nearly […]
Pesticides with the controversial active ingredient, glyphosate , can be used in Germany for another year until December 15, 2020, without restrictions and requirements, reported “Spiegel” in its new edition. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture, attributed its decision to manufacturers’ applications for approval […]