This will likely be the largest seeded acres estimate of 2007 as in 10 of the last 11 years the final plantings number will come in under the March USDA estimate. If the month of April is wet and hampers producers planting efforts, look for December corn to rally in an effort to entice producers to plant corn later, rather than switch acres to soybeans. Soybeans cannot lose too many acres in 2007 or risk ending stocks falling substantially and in turn putting the soybean market in a tight...

Though the domestic prices may not come down as the international prices are high, they are likely to stabilise. We are looking at countries where there is an exportable surplus of pulses. However, low oilseeds production coupled with higher prices this year is affecting mustard buying. How do you plan to bring in more pulses after the government s decision for large-scale imports? Moreover, there is no buffer or public distribution requirements to be met in mustard as in the case of...

Soybean and wheat export inspections inside expectations Monday, April 16, 2007, 10:51 AM by John Perkins The United States Department of Agriculture reports that soybean and wheat export inspections, for the week ending April 12, 2007, were within expectations. Soybean and wheat export inspections inside expectations Monday, April 16, 2007, 10:51 AM by John Perkins The United States Department of Agriculture reports that soybean and wheat export inspections, for the week ending April 12,...

As outsiders in this ongoing conflict, what is the role that Ontario farmers can play if they are concerned about the fate of the Wheat Board? In response to this question, proactive farmers in the Grey-Bruce region recently decided they wanted to learn more. As outsiders in this ongoing conflict, what is the role that Ontario farmers can play if they are concerned about the fate of the Wheat Board? In response to this question, proactive farmers in the Grey-Bruce region recently decided...

OUR OPINIONS Weather is hard on local farms Every county in state may have been hurt It's a fact of farmers' livelihoods that the weather can be the deciding factor for the success of that season's crops. Crop losses may be as much as 50 percent to 100 percent for fruit and vegetable growers and winter wheat producers across the state, according to the governor's office. Phil Bredesen has asked for an agricultural disaster designation from the federal government to help farmers in all 95...