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A recently-released report looks at the market-distorting Brazilian government subsidies provided to its sugar sector....More

A new export facility at the Port of Baton Rouge in Louisiana could increase the amount of agricultural products shipped abroad....More

EU important as an export market for American soybeans and soy products. However, there has been a significant drop in recent exports as a result of EU policies....More

Immigration reform. Cut-off date for planting corn. Did weather zap seed treatments? Resistant barnyard grass. Calibrating spray tips....More

USDA report hits Southern corn growers. 20 seconds to death. Wheat and soybean fungicides. Tax scams. Tier 4 engines....More

Corn could be cheap this harvest....More

Did a brief runup in cotton prices in mid-March convince some producers to plant more cotton?...More

"This committee has heard from numerous market participants -- from agricultural producers to public power companies -- and all of them have the same concerns,” said Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the committee. “They fear some of these regulations will make using derivatives so expensive that businesses will be forced to scale back or stop using them to hedge against risk....More

If you want to understand China's agricultural policy, look no further than its people. Keeping them happy drives many of the government's economic decisions. For this reason, China is likely to keep its huge reserve of cotton off the market for the time being....More