Ag Trends and Outlook

Australia is working toward persuading China to open its market to imports of Australian live cattle.

Fonterra expected that demand for mozzarella cheese in China will increase by 20% in this year and 2015.

Australia is working toward persuading China to open its market to imports of Australian live cattle.

Fonterra expected that demand for mozzarella cheese in China will increase by 20% in this year and 2015.

Some U.S. industry observers suspect that ChinaÍs GMO corn concerns are covering commercial motives.

China Shengmu Organic Milk Ltd and Beijing Sunlon are planning to raise $1.3 billion through Hong Kong IPOs this year.

The EU plans to give Ukrainian exports open access to its market prior to the planned free trade accord later this year.

Chinese importers have defaulted on 500,000 tons of U.S. and Brazilian soybean cargoes worth approximately $300 million.

A new reports states that between 20% and 30% of IndiaÍs annual foodgrain harvest is lost because of poor storage.

EU rapeseed production will reach 21.4 million tons this year _ just under the 21.8 million tons achieved in 2009.