Sluggish corn demand in the U.S. has been a concern for months. This past week, demand got a big boost, with USDA reporting daily flash sales from China. Since March 9, those sales total 83.1 million bushels.
It’s becoming harder to know just what we should be worried about. So much so that it makes one long for simpler times when we could just make fun of folks for making a public display of their stupidity. Wait — we still have plenty of instances of old-fashioned dimwitted decisions. Greg Henderson discusses a few.
A new partnership between Corteva, Bunge and Chevron could turn canola into a valuable cover crop. The goal is to increase the availability of vegetable oil to fuel the domestic renewable diesel market and create a new revenue stream for farmers.