07/16/2009 10:49AM
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - July 16, 2009) - New Holland Agriculture, the global manufacturer and seller of agricultural equipment, a CNH brand and part of the Fiat Group (MI: FIA), is supplying an additional 1,250 tractors to the Iraq government to foster economic growth in the country. The contract
07/16/2009 10:13AM
BAGHDAD – A recently established international partnership will focus on developing a “strong and viable beef and lamb feedlot industry” for Iraq, according to project participants.
The partnership between the Inma Agribusiness Program, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. and Iraqi
06/10/2009 10:25AM
Domestic: Prices for all classes of wheat jumped in May after being relatively flat for several months. Hard Red Winter (HRW) increased $26 to $284/ton, Soft Red Winter (SRW) rose $24 to $226/ton, Hard Red Spring (HRS) expanded $16 to $328/ton, and Soft White (SWW) is up $12 to $224/ton.
TRADE CHANGES
06/04/2009 11:26AM
Iraq was the world’s 13th largest oil producer in 2008, and has the world’s third largest proven petroleum reserves after Saudi Arabia and Canada. Just a fraction of Iraq’s known fields are in development, and Iraq may be one of the few places left where vast reserves, proven and unknown, have barely
05/13/2009 10:26AM
OPEC Net Oil Export Revenues
Country
Nominal ($B)
Real (2000$B)
2008
2009
2010
Jan-Apr 2009
2008
2009
2010
Jan-Apr 2009
Algeria
$70
NA
NA
$10
$57
NA
NA
$8
Angola
$68
NA
NA
$10
$55
NA
NA
$8
Ecuador
$10
NA
NA
$1
$8
NA
NA
$1
Iran
$82
NA
05/13/2009 07:24AM
Algeria is an important exporter of oil and natural gas and is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In 2008, Algeria produced 1.42 million bbl/d of crude oil. Algeria was the fourth largest crude oil producer in Africa after Nigeria (1.94), Angola (1.89), and Libya
03/20/2009 08:06AM
CBOT Grain Futures Calls:
July corn called steady to 3 cents higher.
July soybeans called 5 to 10 cents higher.
July CBOT wheat called steady to 2 cents lower.
US dollar is up 64. MAY crude is down $.61 at $51. June Dow is up 13.
Economic Information:
Traders are talking of big commodity
02/17/2009 08:32AM
Canadian beef exporters will have access to the lucrative Saudi Arabian market for the first time since 2003. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made the announcement today following his meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Bin Ahmed Zeinal Alireza in Riyadh.
"Step by
02/16/2009 07:40AM
TEHRAN (Dow Jones)-Iran's parliamentary energy commission has drafted a bill to raise the price of rationed gasoline in the Islamic republic by about 11 cents starting March 21, 2009, Iran's satellite English-language news Web site reported Sunday.
Rationed gasoline for the next Iranian calendar year