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The University of Lleida has published an article on the control of poor techniques in the cultivation of corn, which addresses the solutions and guidelines to end them.
The National Association of Corn Producers (NCGA) made public last December 18 the result of its production contest of 2017, proclaiming the victory of David Hula. With a harvest of 542 bushels per acre at 16% humidity (equivalent to 33,444 kg / ha at 14% humidity, according to European parameters) the farmer of the state of Virginia broke the record that he himself held since 2015.
The current trend in the grain market is characterized by price stability, after the first few months of the campaign in which the trend has been downward, according to statements for ECA of Secretary General of the Association of Commerce Grains and Oilseeds of Spain (ACCOE), Jose Manuel Alvarez. He has stated that the estimate for the rest of the campaign is that prices will not fall more than they have already done and are maintained stable, thanks to cyclical ups like that have been occurring at certain times.
Coinciding this year with its 90th anniversary, the firm Du Pont Pioneer has recently opened in La Rinconada (Sevilla) the most advanced Technology Centre Research in crops of Europe’s and the only of Spain, whose construction have invested about 9 million euros and it has the largest area of greenhouses in the world devoted to research sunflower (10,000 square meters).
Although Mexico is the center of origin, there are more than 400 breeds of corn scattered in the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
In the last ten years, the State of Jalisco -recognized worldwide for being the land of mariachi and tequila has become one of the major players in the agricultural sector in Mexico. Its share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the national agricultural sector, already reaches 12% and occupies the first places in the production of corn, milk, egg, pork and of course tequilana blue agave, with which it is made the famous tequila, one of the main agricultural exports of this country that has more than 42 existing trade agreements.
The Latin American country will produce 210 million tons of grain in the 2015-2016 period. In the previous period (2014-2015) Brazil set a new record with 209.5 million grains. Soybeans will again its flagship product.
The most professionalized exhibition of Argentine agroindustrial sector witnessed a historic landmark, no doubt testimonial. The presence of the president of the nation for the first time in Expoagro staged changing agricultural policy. The previous government had decided to interventionism and control of exports of agricultural products. Instead, Macri Administration is implementing and stimulating measures such as the reduction of withholding tax, currency devaluation and removes obstacles to sell more across borders. Obama’s visit to the country is another opportunity to reopen or improve access to the US market for some of its productions.
Data from the European Commission (EC) said the international prices of wheat exports become cheaper up to 40% over a year. The behavior of other commodities such as barley, corn and soybeans, also suffers falls.
The International Grains Council (IGC) expects world cereal production to decline by only 1% in 2015-2016 compared to last year’s record, thanks to the large stocks, is expected to total supply reaches a new high. Although the increase in supply will be absorbed largely by strong demand, it is expected that stocks reach their highest figure in 29 years.
The multinational biotechnology and seed the largest manufacturer in the world has announced it will eliminate about 2,600 jobs over the next two years, representing 12% of its workforce, to offset their losses from the decline in global prices commodity. Its benefits have fallen by 15.5% to 2,310 million.
