The new law would make it obligatory for companies to verify that goods sold in the EU have not been produced on deforested or degraded land anywhere in the world.
While recovery of oilseeds and protein crops is expected, according to Copa-Cogeca’s experts the cereal production will be reduced in 2022.
Latest statistics from ePURE members include significant production of feed, confirming the importance of domestic ethanol biorefineries to food security and energy independence.
The newly opened crop-export corridor in Ukraine shows initial success with a significant increase in agriculture commodities exports in August.
The project team has begun an initial feasibility trial to assess the impact of hemp protein on fish health and wellbeing, looking at factors such as digestibility and nutritional value.
The 2022/23 season-average soybean price forecast is lowered to $14.35 per bushel by USDA, despite traders questioning the forecast.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 forecasts a slower growth of aquaculture production, a reduction in fishmeal and fish oil prices and an increase in cereal and soybean production in the next decade.
The Peruvian Ministry of Production (Produce) reported that the first 2022 anchovy fishing season in the North-Central region ended with 2,340,000 tons caught.
Russia and Ukraine signed a deal for the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea backed by the United Nations and Turkey.
During the first half of the year, soybean exports from Ukraine reached the level of the previous year, with around 500,000 tons exported to Western Europe by land and via inland shipping.
COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC are concerned that no significant changes have been put forward on traceability, cooperation with third countries, and chain of custody.
Six of the world’s largest food and agribusiness companies have developed a new method to disclose deforestation- and conversion-free soy purchases from Brazil’s biodiversity-rich Cerrado region.
The production of bioethanol in Europe led to more animal feed co-products than renewable ethanol in 2021.
The European Commission plans to gather monthly data on levels of stocks in the EU of cereals, oilseeds and rice and publish the notifications to ensure market transparency.
COCERAL forecasts the total grain crop in the EU-27+UK at 309.5 million tonnes, down from the 312.0 million tonnes harvested in 2021.
The raw material used in March 2022 by the countries considered in this report was 6% lower when compared to the same month in 2021.
The White House sent a funding request to Congress that included $500 million in incentives for U.S. farmers to boost the production of crops like soybeans and wheat.
The Ukraine government aims to harvest at least 70% of last year’s volumes in 2022, despite the war.
The Peruvian Ministry of Production established a quota of 2.792 million tons for the first anchovy season in the north-central zone, 11% more than in 2021.
During the first two months of 2022, the total cumulative production of fishmeal was down year-on-year by 11%, while the production of fish oil was higher by 12%, IFFO reported.
