Feed & Grain Staff From the Author Commodities USDA cuts production, yield forecasts in October WASDE Latest report sets corn harvest at 15.065 billion bushels and soybean harvest at 4.104 billion bushels. Grain Facility Renovations & Builds Epitome Energy $418M soybean crushing plant moves forward Construction on a new soybean crush plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, will start in spring 2024. Grain Trade & Export Ukraine grain routes to receive German air defenses Berlin will provide IRIS-T systems, Gepard anti-aircraft guns to protect agricultural shipments. Grain Trade & Export China buys large amount of US wheat Large U.S. wheat purchases by China have been rare, but not unprecdented. Grain Trade & Export Cargill faces criminal probe over Amazon port project Federal prosecutors in Brazil found "irregularities" in the acquisition of disputed land where Cargill plans to build a massive river port. Agriculture Technology Scientists create first complete corn genome map Historic breakthrough in understanding corn genetics, offering potential for sustainable crop advancements. Company News LDC reports 2023 half-year financial results LDC shows strong financials and strategic moves in turbulent markets. Commodities US grain stocks report reveals shifts in crop inventories The latest release from the USDA's NASS presents the Grain Stocks report for September 1, 2023. Initiatives SAI Platform gives USGC Protocol gold-level status U.S. Grains Council's Corn Sustainability Protocol sets the bar for sustainable farming. Grain Milling Didion Milling to pay victims' estates over $10M Company agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that they falsified records leading up to a 2017 grain dust explosion. Grain Facility Equipment Badger State Ethanol selling equipment via online auction Maas Companies Inc. Business & Markets U.S. hog and pig inventory shows steady growth Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows key trends, breeding intentions, and state-by-state variations shaping the nation's pork production landscape Page 1 of 48 Next Page
