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28.10.2011
UK's rapeseed exports will rise to cover Germany's deficit
The EU crop of rapeseed is set to decline by 9% to 18.7-18.9 million tonnes in 2011 mainly due to the very poor harvest in Germany (-28% to 4.1 million tonnes). Only in France (+0.52 million tonnes) and in the United Kingdom (+0.28 million tonnes) this crop turned out better than expected.
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28.10.2011
Ample supplies make sun oil attractive substitute for rapeseed oil
The expected record crops in Russia, Ukraine and Romania and the very good harvest of sunflower seed in the European Union have significantly reduced sunflower seed prices during the past two months. The resulting excellent crush margins have stimulated purchases of sunflower seed by crushers, partly replacing rapeseed and soybeans.
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28.10.2011
Strong increase of Southeast Asian palm oil production
The global production of palm oil is forecast to increase by 8.5% to nearly 49.7 million tonnes in 2011. The projected growth is much higher compared to the small increase in 2010.
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28.10.2011
Slowdown in biodiesel production of Argentina and Brazil
An increasing share of Argentina's (to 33%) and Brazil's soybean oil production (to 26%) will be used for biodiesel manufacturing in 2011 but its growth is strongly flattening.
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28.10.2011
Canadian canola allowed for biodiesel production in US
The US Environmental Protection Agency 's (EPA) designation of Canadian crops such as canola and corn as a renewable biomass will allow US biofuel producers to collect tax credits when using them.
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28.10.2011
South America: increasing shift to corn at the expense of soy in 2011/2012
In 2011/2012 Brazil's and Argentina's corn production (and area) is forecast to increase by 9% and 12% respectively as farmers seek to take advantage of higher profit margins offered from planting corn versus soybeans.
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28.10.2011
EU Trade Review 2007-2010 published
Last week the Product Board has published the EU Trade Review. This publication gives a quick insight into the EU's import and export developments of vegetable oils (including hydrogenated or inter-esterified ones), margarine, and edible mixtures / preparations of fats and oils over the period 2007-2010.
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19.04.2011
Chinese demand for soybeans will increase by 6% in 2011/2012
Driven by growth in disposable income the Chinese consumption of animal protein products and vegetable oils continues its upward trend. To meet this increasing demand China's oilseed crushing will increase by 7% to just over 92.6 million tonnes in 2011/2012, in particular soybeans (61.5 million tonnes) and rapeseed (14.5 million tonnes). The additional volume of 6 million tonnes will be mainly covered by more imports of soybeans (+5.5% to 58 million tonnes).
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19.04.2011
High probability of price setback for vegetable oils in 2011
In several developing countries, like India, consumers have responded to the recent high prices of vegetable oils by cutting down on their purchases.
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19.04.2011
Report 'Dutch trade and biodiversity' published by WUR
The Dutch imports of palm oil, soy and tropical timber have an impact on the biodiversity in major production regions. The Dutch government supports initiatives which improve the sustainability of production, trade and consumption of agricultural commodities and mitigate the negative socio-economic effects of large-scale production on local communities.
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19.04.2011
Booming biodiesel production in Brazil and Argentina but decline in the U.S.A.
The manufacturing of biodiesel in Brazil (+46%) and Argentina (+70%) increased sharply to volumes of approximately 2 million tonnes in 2010. The production in the U.S.A. showed an opposite development: -42% to almost 1.1 million tonnes.
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19.04.2011
More African Countries seen growing GM Crops
An increasing number of African countries are likely to start growing genetically modified crops, with Kenya leading the way, after years in which the continent has lagged in the global adoption of this technology.
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19.04.2011
Biomass-SP: an EU-Malaysia Biomass Sustainable Production initiative
Biomass-SP is a cooperation initiative funded by the European Union under the SWITCH-Asia program. The aim of this program is to switch from unsustainable to sustainable production and consumption patterns in Asian countries.
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21.03.2011
Report 'Food, biodiversity and climate change' published by PBL
Food supply security, conservation of biodiversity and minimization of climate change are big issues worldwide. Awareness increases that these three issues are interrelated. The former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has requested the Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL) to make this interdependence visible and to outline the policy options which the Dutch government has to anticipate on it.
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21.03.2011
New Ukrainian measures restricting export of oilseeds and grain
As of February 1, 2011 the Ukrainian government implemented a mandatory registration of export contracts for a variety of agricultural commodities including sunflower seed, rapeseed, soybeans, wheat and corn (source: United States Department of Agriculture).
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21.03.2011
Projected global consumption of soybean meal will increase by 9% in 2011
According to ISTA Mielke the estimated world consumption of soybean meal will increase by 15 million tonnes to just over 178 million tonnes in the season 2010/2011 (October - September).
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21.03.2011
Vigorous recovery in Dutch trade of animal fats and oils in 2010
In February 2011 the Product Board MVO published a hand-out (excel) including Dutch trade statistics of major MVO products. In 2010 the Dutch import and export volumes of animal fats and oils showed a sharp increase. The most striking developments in the Dutch trade of specific animal fats and oils have been reproduced in a presentation.
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21.03.2011
Projected 31% increase of Tunisia's soybean imports in 2011
According to projections of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tunisian imports of soybeans will increase to 420,000 tonnes in 2011 (+31%).
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21.03.2011
BRIC's in top five of food retail markets by 2015
Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called BRIC countries, will develop to become the five most important food retail markets in value by 2015 according to ICD Research (Insight, Consultancy and Delivery).
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23.02.2011
Downward projection for the Argentinian soybean harvest in 2011
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published an update about the oilseeds production in Argentina. The USDA expects a lower soybean production in 2011 resulting in a diminishing export supply.
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23.02.2011
WBG publishes draft report about sustainability of the palm oil sector
During 2010 the World Bank Group (WBG) undertook a review of the global significance of the palm oil sector including impacts on employment, income generation, export earnings and poverty reduction on the one hand and environmental impacts on the other. The WBG arranged extensive multi-stakeholder consultations to bring in practical expertise and additional analysis to assess the benefits and risks of the palm oil sector.
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23.02.2011
Reduced global availability of vegetable oils continues to support soybean oil prices
Rabobank expects that due to strong global demand and tighter global inventories soybean oil prices will continue to outperform in coming months. In this report attention is also paid to global balance sheets of corn, wheat and cotton.
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23.02.2011
Preview 2007-2010 trade figures of the Netherlands published
In February 2011 the Product Board MVO published a hand-out (Excel) including Dutch trade statistics of oilseeds, vegetable oils and fats (including hydrogenated or inter-esterified oils), margarine and edible mixtures / preparations of fats and oil in 2010. The most striking developments in the Dutch trade of major MVO products have been reproduced in a presentation.
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23.02.2011
Indonesia divided over forest moratorium
Indonesia's government aim is to finalize the two-year moratorium in a short term but different views exist about the type of forest and size of the area which have to be included in the ban (Reuters). According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the disagreement between central and local governments is expected to slow down Indonesian palm oil expansion in the next few years.
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23.02.2011
Henk Bleker sent a letter about future Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
State Secretary of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Henk Bleker has sent a letter to the First Chamber of Parliament in response to questions posed by the permanent Commission for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. This Commission identified three weaknesses in the European Commission's Communication "The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future".
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