28 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Pressure mounted on the US meat sector last week as COVID spread through facilities, putting staff out of action.
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Pressure mounted on the US meat sector last week as COVID spread through facilities, putting staff out of action.
27 April 2020
Listen for insights from our experts that will help you navigate challenges across the agriculture supply chain and global food markets.
24 April 2020
Experts from the Agribusiness division at S&P Global explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
24 April 2020 Joan Murphy
Three dozen senators are asking Vice President Michael Pence, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other top officials for their plans to protect...
23 April 2020
The European Commission has bowed to pressure from EU policymakers and industry and has proposed further “exceptional” measures to help the agri-sector...
23 April 2020 Mark Astley Birgit Schulz
In the latest Fertecon Fertilizer Podcast, our nitrates analysts Birgit Schulz and Mark Astley sit down virtually to discuss the short and long-term...
23 April 2020 Neil Murray
S&P Global analysts in the UK, Germany and the US have been collaborating to examine the entire food supply chain from farm to plate, looking...
21 April 2020 Alberto Persona
Much discussion has been given in the past weeks about the potential impact of logistical bottlenecks on global fertilizer markets. With today’s...
21 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Policy moves in Europe and the US last week sort largely to ameliorate the effects of the continuing COVID-19 epidemic on food supplies and the...
20 April 2020 Joseph Harvey
US pet owners' expenditure continues to rise each year, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA).
20 April 2020
Do you ever think when you are driving your car that you are burning corn? Well, if you are driving in the US, you are, kind of.
17 April 2020 Sandra Boga
Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut admits that sales volumes for its Gourmet segment have been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, with the...
16 April 2020 Adam Speck
In 2018, the US entered a trade war with China, not satisfied with the imbalance, and implemented strong tariffs against Chinese products, targeting...
16 April 2020 Ken Eriksen
The Mississippi plays a critical role in moving huge volumes of agricultural and food commodities across inland US.
15 April 2020
COVID-19 shows how food systems have been “under-valued and under-protected” for years and should now change their focus on becoming a public...
15 April 2020
Also, US grocery workers demand better protection against COVID, Bulgaria drafts law to promote local food and Danish and Swedish spirits producers...
14 April 2020
The global panic-buying has boosted sales of staple foods including tomato products within the retail sector.
09 April 2020
This podcast focuses on carbon dioxide (CO2) as a by-product of ethanol production, and how reduced ethanol demand in the wake of COVID-19 is...
09 April 2020
EU policymakers and national governments are looking for ways to plug a severe shortfall in seasonal workers that is threatening the harvests...
08 April 2020
Changes in consumer behavior in the wake of the COVID-19 is seeing the poultry production side in both broilers and turkeys make shifts to account...
08 April 2020
There are a number of challenges faced by the spread of Covid-19 on the agricultural sector and ultimately on fertilizer consumption
08 April 2020
Adjuvants and additives are routinely used by farmers and growers worldwide, used to enhance the features and benefits associated with the basic...
08 April 2020
Numerous young companies are trail blazing through the animal health industry, with many newly emerging on the start-up scene.
08 April 2020
The coffee market has been defying overall weakness in commodities recently as arabica coffee futures have risen strongly in late March and even...
07 April 2020
The bioeconomy sectoroffers companies in the industry a great opportunity to diversify, particularly since the production of substitute petrochemicals...
07 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Also, Trump pledges continued access to vital guestworkers, FDA says food safety work continues despite pandemic and German and UK NGOs make...
07 April 2020
On Thursday 9 April, the USDA publishes its April WASDE report, projecting supply and demand expectations for US corn, soybean, wheat and other...
06 April 2020
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde
06 April 2020 Sian Lazell
Scientists carried out the study to investigate the vulnerability of cats, dogs and other domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2.
06 April 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is sending shockwaves through the global economy. The impact is particularly acute in oil product markets...
02 April 2020
The coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11. Over the course of March, a range of animal health companies witnessed...
31 March 2020 Tom Scott Kevin Lindemer
Agricultural economy sectors have had to accommodate increased feedstock usage of biofuels
31 March 2020
Many animal health businesses around the world are complying with local government recommendations for social distancing with flexible work arrangements....
31 March 2020 Peter Rixon
France looks to recruit “land army”, US reduces inspections
31 March 2020
COVID-19 was first identified during an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Investigations into the...
31 March 2020
Article: COVID-19 related impact on the staggering rise in unemployment (3.3 million people filing for benefits in the 4th week in March) plus...
31 March 2020 Max Green
Producers of pork, poultry and beef all having to adapt to new market demands and workforce pressures
30 March 2020
Russia became one of the latest countries to react to the Covid-19 pandemic’s rapid spread and its implications to the economy.
30 March 2020
Local sugar industries are not immune to Covid-19 from spillover impacts and have begun to be impacted by a variety of problems emanating from...
27 March 2020
Earlier disruption to food and drink supplies caused by port blockages has been exacerbated by border closures that hinder road transport and...
27 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
African swine fever (or ASF), is a highly contagious viral disease which affects domestic and wild pigs. The disease has become a global threat...
27 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
African swine fever (or ASF), is a highly contagious viral disease which affects domestic and wild pigs.
27 March 2020
In this year’s report, we take a look at the top 20 most innovative start-ups from the 2018 report, and update readers on the progress they have...
24 March 2020 Bill McCary
The USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board publish its key Prospective Planting Report on 31st March, which gives the market some direction at...
24 March 2020 Sarah Marlow
The world markets are currently reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that is sweeping the globe.
23 March 2020 Peter Rixon
“No food shortage” says US farm body, laws eased to let shops join forces, Portugal reduces child obesity
23 March 2020 IHS Markit Expert
The crop protection and seed industry has been relatively unaffected by COVID-19. However, as the virus continues to spread and impact global...
23 March 2020
World users of soybeans should benefit from a rebound in potential soybean production in 2020.
18 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
Gene-editing (also known as genome-editing or genome-engineering) is a set of novel techniques that are used for manipulating the genome of an...
16 March 2020
Adam Speck - IEG Vantage's Senior Hogs and Pork Analysts - discusses the key issues impacting market fundamentals and the long-term market outlook....
05 March 2020 Alan Bullion
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
04 March 2020
Adjuvants and additives are routinely used by farmers and growers worldwide to improve biological performance and effective use of crop protection...
01 March 2020
Chief Agricultural Economist, Paul Hughes, runs through what IEG Vantage’s projections are ahead of this WASDE report publishing next week, talking...
28 February 2020
ASF is currently the most important threat to the pig industry worldwide. At present, there is no effective vaccine or treatment for ASF, and...
24 February 2020 Darren Stobbart
AgriFutura is a monthly report published by Phillips McDougall, providing topical insight and analysis of trends impacting the crop protection...
18 February 2020
Fertecon already routinely tracks developments in the feed phosphate market, and against the backdrop of the global debate on climate change...
17 February 2020
The outbreak of novel coronavirus in China is having a critical impact across the markets, affecting the movement of both fertilizers and raw...
14 February 2020
In our latest podcast Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey discusses key insights from his latest report, Animal Pharm Top 60.
13 February 2020 Joseph Harvey
Animal Health analyst Joseph Harvey recently travelled to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) headquarters in Rome, where he got...
13 February 2020
On November 6, 2018, California voters approved a ballot proposition requiring all eggs sold in the state originate from cage-free layers by...
13 February 2020
Brazil is a major driver of global soybean supply but what production growth is expected this year and what impact has this had on other crop...
12 February 2020
African Swine Fever (ASF) is currently the most important threat to the pig industry worldwide. ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic...
11 February 2020
This report offers an in-depth review of ruminant production, assessing its direction of travel and highlighting key innovations, growth markets...
10 February 2020
The best and most comprehensive overview of the agri-industrial sectors covered by IEG Vu. Once again, we are making our own forecasts for individual...
10 February 2020
There were hints that the expansion phase of this most recent cattle cycle was ending. Into the beginning of 2019, the US cattle herd had grown...
10 February 2020
Gene-editing (also known as genome-editing or genome-engineering) is a set of novel techniques that are used for manipulating the genome of an...
07 February 2020
Phosphorus is an essential element for the biological development of both plants and animals.
03 February 2020
Pure fruit juice consumption is falling in the major markets. Growth elsewhere has not compensated for this.
01 February 2020 Neil Murray
As January closed, there was little change in the global fruit juice market and global trading. The whole industry is in a sort of stasis, immobile...
01 February 2020
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
27 January 2020 Jonathan Shoham Dr. Edward Oliver
Phillips McDougall’s consultancy team recently partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), to provide...
27 January 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
The United Nations, as part of its sustainable development goals, has placed a spotlight on the livestock industry, not least the conflict between...
17 January 2020
Genetic advantage, healthy microbiomes and improved vaccines are the key pillars of the DNA revoltion at the heart of maximising productivity...
17 January 2020
In this Animal Pharm report, we chart the evolution of healthcare in intensive aquaculture from its inception to the present day and give our...
13 January 2020
The coronavirus epidemic in China is making global headlines, and there is huge uncertainty about what the potential scale of the crisis could...
10 January 2020
Production has far less of an impact on human-grade food production than its critics make out, with almost 90% of feed for beef production made...
18 November 2019
This month our analysts review some of the drivers behind the fluctuations in fertilizer market trade flows.
08 October 2019 Jonathan Pegg
Congress did give the agency a nudge with new funding for research and a call for the agency to develop an enforcement discretion policy, but...
08 October 2019
At the end of October, the European Commission published the draft rules to extend the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2014-2020...