With the oil price back above $70 a barrel, biofuel looks increasingly attractive, and as more corn is grown to fill fuel tanks, the prices of other food crops are also being pushed up. Drought in Australia has added to the food prices spike, which is feeding through to world inflation. Countries are devoting an increasing amount of their land to fuel. Battle for biofuels drives world food prices higher. Heather Stewart Sunday May 27, 2007 The Observer America's thirst for environmentally...

Even though cash markets are starting out good this week the market was weighed down by expectations that cash sales would decline amid easing demand after Memorial Day. In addition, slower pork exports and a seasonal slowing of pork demand held prices back even as market-ready hog supplies remain tight. Weather is always a factor after the crop gets in the ground. The major concern right now is a dry growing season with topsoil moisture running as much as 50% short to very short in many...

Nevertheless, Sudkamp said the news isn't all bad -- there are many pros to this type of situation concerning crops and critters both, from a conservationist's point of view. As of Tuesday, floodwaters continued to rise across southwest Missouri, with rain falling in bursts of showers and thunderstorms during early morning hours. Though many roads, such as Pump House, just west of Nevada, have become once again passable, there is a chance that, with current weather conditions, the waters...

Natural Products Industry Insider - Natural Products Industry Insider-Soy Protein Protects Bone Scientific Excellence Awards. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized 61 postmenopausal women, 43 of whom completed the nine-month double blind intervention, to receive soy protein isolate (SPI) or milk protein isolate (MPI), with or without moderate-intensity exercise, in a 2x2 design. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign randomized...

However if you want to take that next step to actually find the grain one step closer to leaving the US, today's inspections are bearish to corn and wheat and bullish to soybeans, as the actual amounts inspected for the week ended May 17th corn and wheat could not exceed the amount needed on a per week basis in order to achieve USDA 2006-07 targets. We remain hedged in the July and will continue to keep watch on the cash carry and Allendale July futures top side target of $4 for signals to...