grain stockpiles
Smaller corn, soy supplies but big harvests on horizon
Stockpiles of U.S. corn and soybeans are smaller than expected, giving a boost to futures prices in the near term, although massive harvests of the two most widely planted crops in the nation are on the horizon.
World corn harvest to contract by 5 percent this year
In its first forecast of this year's crops, the International Grains Council sees "a sharp fall" in the global corn crop, to 941 million tonnes, down 49 million tonnes from last season.
World rice inventory to be smallest in five years
A surge in rice consumption will pull down stockpiles to a five-year low, a reduction of 8 percent that will be felt the most in major exporters Thailand and India, said the International Grains Council in its monthly Grain Market Report.
Sunny crop outlook, big stockpiles temper food prices
The world Food Price Index, on a downward path since last April, fell by 1.9 percent in January, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. "Lower prices reflect strong production expectations," said FAO.
World grain stockpile heads for 15-year high, food prices flat
Swollen by record wheat and corn harvests, the global inventory of cereal grains will be the largest in 15 years, up 8 percent this year, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Smallest soy inventory in four decades
The soybean stockpile was a bare-bones 92 million bushels at the start of this month, less than a week-and-a-half supply with the new crop still reaching maturity, said the quarterly Grain Stocks report.
World grain supplies will hit 13-year high, says FAO
Thanks to forecasts of large harvests, global grain supplies will rise again this year, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
USDA to revive soybean crush report in early fall
The Agriculture Department plans to begin monthly reports in September or October on soybean crush, corn mill grind and cotton mill use, a senior official told reporters on Monday.
World grain stocks to fall for sixth straight year, says IGC
With world corn production down 4 percent, the global stockpile of grain will shrink for the sixth year in a row, said the International Grains Council on Thursday. In a monthly report, the IGC said the 2022/23 global harvest would be 1 percent smaller than last season’s record output.