Archive for March 21st, 2012

The Future of Ethanol – Brazilian and US Perspectives

A new report from Rabobank’s global Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory department on the future of ethanol provides a look at recent developments and current situations in both the Brazilian and United States markets, and perspectives for 2012 and beyond.

Current Landscape

In the report, Rabobank points out that the beginning of 2012 has seen significant changes in U.S. ethanol policy. The VEETC blending credit and a tax on ethanol imports both expired in December 2011 and U.S. ethanol industry groups ...

Continue Reading →
0

FAO revises statistics to show food, ag big picture

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on March 20 that it has revised the FAO Statistical Yearbook to make data on food and agriculture more accessible and meaningful.

The yearbook provides a snapshot of related economic, environmental and social trends and issues. It breaks down a myriad of numbers gathered from around the world into four broad thematic categories: the state of the agricultural resource base; hunger dimensions; feeding the world; and sustainability, FAO said.

Each section of the ...

Continue Reading →
0