FAO Trade Expert Sees Strong Price Increases for Salmon Coming Worldwide
Global salmon trade has been steadily increasing with total global salmon exports growing from 1.25 million tons in 2000 to 2.7 million tons by 2013. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts a continuation of this trend and foresees growing global demand for farmed salmon in the coming years, however not without ce
Read moreGAI Insight: Saudi Arabia Facing Food Security Issues Head On
How Saudia Arabia is Facing Food Security Issues Head On By Shahnaz Mahmud By 2050, the world will need 60% more food to feed a population that will exceed nine billion by that time, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Countries will continue to compete for land, water and food, which may r
Read moreU.S. Timberland Unusually Outperforms Farmland
In an unusual occurrence U.S. timberland investments outperformed farmland investments in the July – September quarter as improving global economics drive up demand for wood. U.S. timber investments had their best performance in seven years in the third quarter returning 1.47% - besting farmland investment returns for the quarter of 1.45%
Read more2014 California Winegrape Harvest: Earliest and Third in a String of Great Vintages This Decade
Despite an earthquake hitting in August and ongoing severe drought, California’s wine grape production for 2014 is forecast to be 3.9 million tons – 8% below 2013’s record crop but still the third largest harvest on record according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pacific Regional Crop Production Report issued in August. This
Read moreU.S. Farmland Returns Fall to Lowest in Four Years
Returns on investment in U.S. farmland have fallen to a four-year low with investors receiving 1.45% for the July – September period due to weaker farm incomes for the summer than expected and a decline in land price appreciation to 0.48%. This marks the lowest returns since returns of 1.03% were posted for the same quarter in 2010. Land
Read moreMexico Dairy Industry Looking Toward Growth
Both Mexico’s dairy production and consumption are expected to increase in 2015 which will likely cause shifts in trade scenarios that will need to be dealt with by U.S. exporters according to the report “Mexico: Dairy and Products Annual” issued by the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service. Dairy production for the Mexican industry is for
Read moreFrench Winemakers Demand Action on ‘Incurable’ Grape Disease Devastating Vines
French winemakers who are already struggling financially are facing additional costs as the fungal disease, esca has damaged 13% of the country’s vines so far this year at a cost of €1 billion (US$1.26 billion). The airborne disease stunts vines, causes them to wither and die quickly, and has only one known cure – sodium arsonite, whic
Read moreRussian Grains in ‘Even Worse’ Condition Than 2009
Over the past 45 days regions of Russia and western Ukraine have received less than 20% of normal rainfall, creating conditions that are worse than the negative conditions experienced five years ago, and threatening fall-sown crops. The dry weather has allowed for rapid planting with 16.2 million hectares planted – 3 million hectares ahead
Read moreSevere Sowing Delays Prompt Brazil Soy Downgrade
Oil World has cut its estimate for Brazil’s increase in soybean output to less than 3 million tons for a harvest of 89 million tons for the 2014/15 season citing a critical lack of rainfall. Oil World’s estimate remains above last year’s production but is well below forecasts by other industry observers. Brazil’s official bureau, C
Read moreMexico Seeks 1 Million Sugar Export Floor in Trade Dispute with the U.S.
Just days before the U.S. will decide if it will issue dumping penalties on Mexican sugar, Mexico has stated that it is seeking a floor on sugar exports of at least 1 million tons per year. The proposed floor of 1 million tons is roughly equivalent to the amount of fructose imported from the U.S. by Mexico. Earlier in the month the head of M
Read more
