Soybean futures fall for a third consecutive day

US soybean futures fell again for the third day again, extending the losses on increased supply expectations. Soybean dropped nine cents to $13.82 (€10.023) a bushel, wheat and corn rose slightly on the Chicago Board of Trade, the prices were pressured by federal forecasters projections that farmers will harvest more soybean than previous expected. The market has taken a dive since the US Department of Agriculture on Monday unexpectedly raised its outlook for output and inventories. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Farmers in California are moving away from older style pesticides

Farmers in California are starting to move towards a more environmentally friendly way of dealing with crop pests. A new report shows that farmers are clearly reducing their use of the older more heavily regulated pesticides in favour of the newer environmentally friendly methods to control pest. The Alliance for Food and Farming commissioned the report titled Pesticide Use Trends in California Agriculture, it shows that the use of old style pesticides had declined by some 66 percent over the last 12 years. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Chinese researchers study broccoli in laying hens

The study carried out by Chinese scientist on the effects of broccoli stems and leaves meal on production performance and egg quality of laying hens. The hens were allocated into four random groups with six replicates of 16 chickens. The results of this study showed that the broccoli stems and leaf meals had no effect on production of laying hens. The eggs showed a linearly decreased content of cholesterol in the egg yolk. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Turkey approves the use of Anitox Termin-8

Anitox Termin-8 a biocide that is a disinfectant and eliminates the risk of pathogens in raw material and finished feeds has been approved by the Turkish authorities for use. Anitox: A world-leader in pathogen elimination and mould control products for the feed milling and primary meat, egg and fish production industries, Anitox is now used by 25 of the worlds top feed manufactures with over 25 million tons of feed being treated annually. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

France keeps ban on GM maize despite EU court opinion

The French government has maintained the ban on genetically modified (GM) maize and is refusing to lift its ban even though the European Union court of justice say the ban is out of line on procedural grounds. The French minister for the environment Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet maintains "that now more than ever MON810 should be kept out of French fields". MON810 is manufactured by Monsanto, the European Commission is considering changing the current system. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Wildfires in Texas causes $100 million in agricultural losses

Texas wildfires has hit the agricultural community hard with over US$100 million (€72.632 million). Over 3.75 million acres has been burned with 2649 homes lost to the fire homes, 10 lives lost, the number of livestock lost is unknown as records for livestock losses are not well kept. More than 5,800 miles of fences have been lost too. The prolonged drought that affected Texas was a key factor in the wildfire. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Corn yield in South-Central Kansas down by 40 percent

In South-Central Kansas the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is forecasting a 40 percent lower yield than last year, due to the drought that has hit parts of the United States. The weather has taken its toll on the farmers and crops they produce, corn is predicted to be down by 473 million bushels that is 19 percent down from last year. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers