Archive for May 4th, 2021

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — Increased demand in Asia and Africa and rising exports from the Americas and Black Sea region are anticipated to buoy global grains and oilseeds trade growth. Several issues are expected to change these trade patterns while sustainability, policy and consumer trends are anticipated to jumpstart growth of organic crops and diversify crop production to include more pulses, according to a recent report by food and agriculture investor Rabobank.

The report — “The World Grains & Oilseeds Map 2021” ...

WASHINGTON, DC, US — Flour production in January-March 2021 totaled 103.634 million cwts, down 4.543 million cwts, or 4.2%, from a revised 108.177 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to data issued May 1 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Flour production was down 3.353 million cwts, or 3.1%, from 106.987 million in October-December 2020.

The drop of 4.5 million cwts was the largest year-to-year drop in flour production in more than 18 ...