13/02/14: Brazil's record soybean harvest; combating Australia's grain backlog; UK food production

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply has forecasted a record harvest of 90 million tons of soybeans, which could help it overtake the US as the world’s top soybean producer. 

The 193 million tons of projected harvested grain also moves Brazil closer to the ranks of the world’s top food producers, a circle dominated by the U.S., China and India, among others.

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Brad Wall, Saskatchewan, Canada's premier recently appointed a delegation that includes three cabinet minister in an effort to ease an on-going railway grain backlog.

 

The delegation will meet with representatives from major grain companies this week to discuss the challenges they are facing in moving grain and potential solutions.

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Extreme weather events like those experienced around the world in recent months have shown the importance of ensuring everything is done to protect agricultural land and enable farmers to meet future food production challenges, Peter Kendall, National Farmers' Union told MPs yesterday.

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Different varieties of soybeans being grown together (Photo credit: Wikipedia)