01/12/2009 11:13AM
The USDA forecasts Paraguay’s soybean production for 2008/09 at 5.60 million tons, down 14 percent from last month’s 6.50 million tons. Area is estimated at 2.45 million hectares, down 2 percent from last month’s 2.5 million hectares. Yield is forecast at 2.29 tons per hectare, a 12 percent decrease
01/12/2009 11:10AM
The USDA forecasts Argentine soybean production for 2008/09 at 49.50 million tons, down 1.0 million or 2 percent from last month. Area is estimated at 18.0 million hectares, a 1 percent decrease from last month’s 18.2 million hectares. Yield is forecast at 2.75 tons per hectare, down 1 percent from last
12/11/2008 01:08PM
The USDA estimates Canadian soybean production at 3.3 million tons, up 22 percent from 2007/08. Yield for 2008/09 increased by 18 percent to 2.73 tons per hectare because of optimum growing conditions throughout the season. Farmers in the eastern provinces of Canada switched from corn to soybeans due
12/11/2008 01:01PM
The USDA forecasts Argentine soybean production for 2008/09 at 50.5 million tons, unchanged from last month. Area is estimated at 18.2 million hectares, up 1 percent from last month. Yield is forecast at 2.77 tons per hectare, compared to the record high of 2.99 tons per hectare in 2006/07 and the five
05/13/2008 07:59AM
U.S. feed grain production for 2008/09 is projected at 325 million tons, down from 351 million in 2007/08. This year-over-year decrease stems from smaller projected planted and harvested area for corn, sorghum, and oats. Barley production is expected to increased from that in 2007 because of a slight
05/12/2008 01:57PM
A modest increase in U.S. soybean supplies could constrain the growth of 2008/09 demand and preclude any significant improvement in the stock level.
Tight global soybean stocks, which are expected down 22 percent this year, should encourage U.S. exports through next fall and winter. A continued weak
05/09/2008 09:07AM
Paraguay soybean production is estimated at 6.8 million tons this month for 2007/08, down 0.2 million based on a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Office of Agricultural Affairs based in Buenos Aires. Area harvested is estimated at 2.6 million hectares, down 0.2 million from last month,
05/09/2008 09:00AM
With an increase in soybean area, US soybean production is forecast to climb 20 percent in 2008 to 84.5 million tons. However, a sharply-lower carry-over from 2007/08 will significantly reduce the impact that the larger crop will have on the overall US supply situation. The result is only a 3-percent
02/12/2008 01:07PM
Sorghum supplies and use in 2007/08 are unchanged from last month but are up from 2006/07. First quarter 2007/08 imports were reported at 23,000 bushels, up from 0 in first quarter 2006/07. First quarter 2007/08 exports were 93.7 million bushels, up from 36.4 million in first quarter 2006/07. Exports