Corn, palm oil, sugarcane and other crops are being used for the ethanol and biodisel, two important alternatives to oil. India, a food exporting country, has now turned into a food importing country. In US alone, 30 per cent of grain harvest will be used for the production of ethanol and biodisel. In China steady shrinkage of arable lands due to excessive demands of lands for industrial complexes has resulted in decline for farm products. India and China, the WSJ report said, are...

Adams is so keen on corn he's converting acreage from different crops. Corn prices have almost doubled in the last year thanks to the growing demand for ethanol -- the alternative cleaner fuel made by distilling corn mostly. He's talking about the fact that as ethanol demand pushes corn prices up, the costs to those who depend on the crop go up too. Good news for corn farmers is bad news for dairy farmers, consumers. In the last year, Kyle's cost for corn feed doubled. Milk will cost more...

Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News - Thursday, April 05, 2007 @ 12:00 The return to production of a second canola seed crushing operation in Ontario increases planting options for area farmers, Ontario Canola Growers Association president Brian Wiley says. Canola primed for a comeback; Rising prices, renewed buying competition gives farmers another planting option JIM ALGIE Local News -...

According to Ken Bailey an associate professor of agricultural economics at Penn State who specializes in dairy policy and price analysis increases were spurred in part by increasing fuel and feed costs incurred by dairy farmers and a growing global demand for milk products. He doesn t twist off the top of an Oreo, nor does he sop up the milk with what s left of the cookie after the all cream filling is licked off. According to Ken Bailey an associate professor of agricultural economics at...

Domestic corn and soybean stocks were up from March, while wheat stocks had a larger than expected decline. Before the report, analysts were expecting stocks to be around 449 million bushels, so this does indicate better than expected usage. Domestic corn ending stocks were reported at 877 million bushels, compared to the March total of 752 million. wheat ending stocks came out at 422 million bushels, compared to 472 million in March. USDA left its production estimate for major exporters...