GLG News by Council Members Knowledgeable about Brazilian Sugar Industry

The record rains and flooding in Iowa will result in a further drop in corn and soybean production this year, with estimates of up to  3 million acres and 20% of the Iowa crops lost. This has already caused a run up in corn, soybeans and wheat prices and a drop in many companies' stocks, including...

The midwest has had exceptional amounts of rain since last December leading to major delays in the seeding and emergence of the corn and soybean crops. La Niña has been blamed for the cool wet weather, if it is disappearing what type of summer and crop will we have.

World sugar prices have dropped below the 10 cent/lb. level , even as energy prices and food demand increases. Why is this happening, will it end soon and what are the implications for ethanol, HFCS and alternative crops next year?

With corn prices climbing to record new highs everyday, there is additional incentive to accelerate the drive to switch from corn to cellulose as the raw material for ethanol in the U.S. The Department of Energy, Congress and private enterprize have their foot on the accelerator to find a commercially...

Argentine farmers are blocking highways and roads in their second strike of the year protesting increases on taxes. Major grain companies ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Corn Products and Dreyfus have major operations that are being impacted. Last month the strike caused major food shortages in Buenos Aires as...

The rapid increase in rice, wheat and vegetable oil prices has resulted in protests around the world as the poor are unable to feed themselves. The U.S. government is finally realizing that current model of sending U.S. farm products on U.S. flag ship vessels is a waste of money and neither helps the...

    The USDA crop report March 31, surprised analysts with a 7 million acre reduction in US corn plantings year on year. Prices have accordingly escalated for three consecutive days to nearly $6.10/bu. This may slow demand by ethanol plants and feeders as potential...

Plants breathe CO2, so it's natural to conclude that they do better in a high-CO2 environment. Weeds are plants. So it's really not news that greater CO2 would be a good environment for plants... but it would be just a good an environment for corn as it would be for ragweed; every bit as nice for...

Ug99 a wheat rust first found in Uganda in 1999 has been on the move. It first began spreading to neighboring countries in 2001, It is now as far away as the Middle East, with the likelihood that it will move east into some major wheat growing regions of Asia. With global wheat supplies already at 40+...

The USDA's most recent projections on planted area for corn, soy and wheat in the US for 2008 appear to be optimistic at best.