In Kansas, KSNT reported that Kansas State University announced that its researchers and partners from international universities are developing an artificial intelligence-driven computer system aimed at helping soybean farmers. K-State researchers and partners from universities across Japan, India and Australia are developing an AI-driven computer vision system called Smart Scout as a way to detect […]
In Malaysia, The Star reported that Malaysia’s palm oil production is set for the steepest monthly decline in more than a year after floods across its major growing state, trimming inventories and likely underpinning higher prices. The report noted that output tumbled 16% in February to 1.33 million tons, according to the median of 12 […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Port reported that Indonesian palm oil exporters started 2026 with significant momentum as overseas shipments surged in January, according to the latest data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS). However, this robust growth was insufficient to prevent a sharp contraction in the nation’s overall trade surplus, according to the report. Indonesia’s exports of […]
In Brazil, DatamarNews reported that Brazil’s sorghum exports are likely to remain limited in the first half of the year due to tight supply, as exporters compete with feed and grain ethanol producers for the cereal, despite China recently opening its market to Brazilian shipments, according to a Chinese trading executive. However, trading company Hang […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgro Consult reported that soybean exporters in Brazil and the US may see a dip in exports over the next few weeks amid the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to traders based in the US and Brazil. “The overall volume is very small. But a long term war will impact some […]
In Argentina, World Grain reported that a timely February rainfall stabilized crop conditions in Argentina following a dry January, leaving the 2025-26 soybean production forecast for the country at 48 million tons, according to the latest report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. “Some second soy crop will likely […]
In Ukraine, Odessa Journal reported that In the 2025/26 marketing year, Ukraine will export 23.8 million tons of corn, which is 8.3% higher than in the previous marketing year. The report noted that there is a gradual recovery in corn production volumes following the occupation of parts of Ukraine by Russian forces. According to forecasts, […]
In China, Global Times reported that Jim Sutter, CEO of the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC), said that China is the largest and, in many ways, the most irreplaceable customer for U.S. soybeans. According to the latest data from the USSEC, in market year 2024/25, a total of 22.6 million metric tons of US soy […]
In Brazil, Forbes reported that Brazilian soybean exports are expected to reach 10.69 million tons in February, a cut of about 800,000 tons compared to the previous week’s projection according to data from the National Association of Cereal Exporters (Anec) Exports of the oilseed from the country, the world’s largest producer and exporter, would increase […]
In Brazil Noticias Agricolas reported that activities in the second corn crop fields continue to advance across Brazil. According to Conab’s crop monitoring data, as of February 21, 46.7% of the second crop areas had already been sown. So far, Mato Grosso has sown 70.4% of the area, […]
