Articles By Jocelyn Garcia
US weekly ethanol production decreased by 10,000 barrels per day to 1.061 million bpd in the week to Friday August 30, according to data published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday September 5.
US corn and soybean crop ratings were reported at 65% in good-to-excellent condition in the week to Sunday September 1, while winter wheat planting has started, the USDA’s weekly crop progress report showed on Tuesday September 3.
Corn consumed for alcohol and other uses in the US totaled 527 million bushels (13.39 million tonnes) in July 2024, up by 6% from the previous month and by 4% year on year, according to the USDA’s monthly Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report released on Tuesday September 3.
Export inspections of US corn were up by 5% to 965,292 tonnes during the week to Thursday August 29, within market estimates, according to USDA data released on Tuesday September 3.
Argentina's corn harvest is less than 1% away from completion, and forecast rains are projected to delay sunflower seeding but aid wheat crop development, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange (BAGE) said in its weekly crop report update on Thursday August 29.
US corn imports into the European Union have reached a 25-month high amid relatively low prices for the grain and a high level of competition from other origins that have led the US to become one of the top two corn suppliers to the bloc, EU data has shown.
US net sales of corn totaled 15,300 tonnes for the 2023/24 crop year during the week to August 22, a new marketing-year low, data released by the USDA showed on Thursday August 29.
US weekly ethanol production decreased by 27,000 barrels per day to 1.071 million bpd in the week to Friday August 23, according to data published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday August 28.
Across Canada’s top crop-growing regions, the province of Saskatchewan leads the way in harvest progress as of the past week, as reported in provincial reports collated by Fastmarkets.
Export inspections of US corn were down 26% to 894,295 tonnes during the week to Thursday August 22, within market estimates, according to USDA data released on Monday August 26.
The fourth and final day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, on Thursday August 22, revealed a record-high corn crop and a heavily podded soybean crop in Iowa.
US net sales of corn totaled 119,100 tonnes for the 2023/24 crop year during the week to August 15, a new marketing-year low, data released by the USDA showed on Thursday August 22.
On the third day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour in the US Midwest, the Illinois corn crop yield marked a crop tour record, while the soybean crop reached the third-highest pod count in the tour’s history.
On the second day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour in the US Midwest, Nebraska and Indiana showed improved crop conditions compared with last year, when drought significantly reduced yields. This year, all tour figures from day two were higher across the board.
Drought in Ohio has impacted corn more than soybeans, while in South Dakota, despite early season heavy rains and flooding, corn yields have remained consistent, making the USDA's record yield forecast achievable, according to the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Harvest progress across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba — Canada’s top crop-growing regions — continued under way in the week to August 13, with concerns for crop conditions because of hot and dry weather, as reported in provincial reports collated by Fastmarkets.
US corn, soybean and barley crop conditions were unchanged in the week to Sunday August 18, while spring wheat conditions improved week on week, the USDA’s weekly crop progress report showed on Monday August 19.
Export inspections of US corn increased by 18% to 1,166,090 tonnes during the week to Thursday August 15, within market estimates, according to USDA data released on Monday August 19.
Corn harvest in Argentina reached 97.8% of the planted area of 7.6 million hectares in the week to August 14, while wheat conditions declined, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange (BAGE) said in its weekly crop report update on Thursday August 15.
US net sales of corn totaled 120,500 tonnes for the 2023/24 crop year during the week to August 8, down by 75% from the previous week and a new marketing-year low, data released by the USDA showed on Thursday August 15.