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CARGILL EUROPE PREPARES
TO CRUSH NON-GM SOYBEAN
Cargill's Dutch operations this summer will begin processing non- genetically modified soybeans from Brazil. The action is part of
a new identity preservation system that tracks the soybeans all the way from the farm through storage and shipping to processing, George Henni, manager protein europe, told Reuters. The non-GM
soybeans are currently bringing premiums of $12-17 per ton, or about 5- 10%, Henni said. Cargill also is developing another identity preservation system for animal feeds that uses soybeans from
countries that outlaw GM plantings. Follow the latest global agricultural news in @g Worldwide: http://email.agriculture.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=doYEBuEBgwmuAuu UNIVERSAL COMMODITY E-MERCHANDISING
With acceptance of e-commerce accelerating rapidly in the last couple of years, correspondent
Thayne Cozart says a great opportunity has presented itself to farmers. "Internet technology opens up an array of ways for independent ag producers to regain a well-deserved influence over the pricing
and contracting of their production," he says. "How? By ever-increasing participation in commodity e-merchandising via negotiated private-treaty sales, catalogs, or auctions." Under such
a system, farmers could lock in profits as buyers deal directly with farmers via the Internet. Read more about his ideas:
http://email.agriculture.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=doYEBuEBgwAAuAuuX VOTE ON PNTR IN THE HOUSE SET FOR MAY 22
After negotiations with the White House, House
Speaker Dennis Hastert announced the week of May 22 is now set as the "make-or-break" date for the House to vote on PNTR status for China, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Supporters of the
bill hope this will force fellow legislators off the fence. Sources indicate that many in Congress would prefer not to vote on the issue this election year, given the conflicting pressures from labor and
business. Officials from both parties say the real battle is for the votes of the Democrats. Democrats have suggested they are torn between their core labor support and the business interests whose help they
want in taking back control of the House. CORRECT SEEDING RATE CRITICAL FOR WHEAT GROWERS
April 6, 2000
Choosing the correct planting rate to establish stands that ensure
optimum yields is critical for hard red spring wheat producers. North Dakota State University research shows that in the high-yield environment (45 to 60 bushels per acre) of northeastern North Dakota, planting to
achieve plant populations of 34 plants per square foot produces optimum yields. Bryan Hanson, agronomist at the NDSU Langdon Research Extension Center, says that while 34 plants per square foot was found to be
optimum, there was really no significant difference in a range between 26 and 41 established plants per square foot. Read more at http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/. NDSU AG ECONOMISTS: AVERAGE N.D. CROPLAND PRICES DECLINE FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
April 6, 2000
Some Weakness Noted in Current Land Rental Survey.
The average value of North Dakota cropland declined 2 percent during the past year and now
stands at $425 an acre. Meanwhile, average cash rent dropped 0.5 percent, to $32.60 per acre. While the cash rent decline is minimal, pockets of weakness are beginning to show up in some areas of the state. Read more
at http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/newsrelease/2000/040600/01inde x.htm
THE MARKET ADVISOR: TIME TO SELL WHEAT
George Flaskerud,
Extension Crops Economist NDSU Extension Service
The wheat market bears watching. Wheat is in the midst of the time period when its price reaches a seasonal high, on average. Even if the price is not as high as we
would like it to be, it is time to consider completing old crop sales and making some new crop sales. Read more at
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/. |
