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The Des Moines facility, responsible for processing about 12% of Iowa’s monthly soybean crush, will be idle from mid-October through November for maintenance. The closure is expected to tighten soymeal supplies, causing prices to reach a decade high and impacting revenue for farmers amid low crop prices.
When we need to compare the costs of fertilizers with the prices of the finished agricultural product, the best solution is to look at affordability indexes. As we know, numbers don’t lie.
The age-old question of the egg and the chicken: do fertilizers react to agricultural commodities prices or vice versa? I am certain that there are two sides to the same coin, and let’s try to follow this trend.
Many Indonesians, who rely on rice as their primary food source, are facing difficulties due to the price surge. The government has responded by offering subsidized rice, importing rice, and implementing technology-based solutions such as drought-resistant seeds and infrastructure improvements.
Tensions remain high as tens of thousands of Indian farmers demand financial support from the government.
Thousands of Indian farmers have been marching on New Delhi from Haryana and Punjab, demanding guaranteed crop prices.
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Europe is falling behind in this field. The concerns 30 years ago was reasonable. Now not so much. We need crops that can survive in a more extreme future climate. Handle droughts and hot weather better. Crops that are less tasty to pests like hogs and deere.
Gene-edited crops set for groundbreaking European trials
