India's cotton production has almost doubled in the past five years and its cotton exports have also risen sharply in the past few years, the report added. In contrast, US cotton exports are expected to decline by 28 per cent to 13 million bales this year from 18 million bales last year with less demand overseas. The large exportable surpluses and low prices have turned India into a major exporter, the report said. With stocks estimated to jump by whopping 62 per cent to 9.8 million...

Ninety-eight percent of the soybean acreage has emerged compared with 92 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Stress to major crops and pastures was becoming serious in many fields until last weeks rain. Soybean condition is rated 43 percent good to excellent compared to 59% last year at this time. Corn condition is rated 49 percent good to excellent compared with 57 percent last year at this time. By area, 2 percent of the winter wheat crop has been harvested in the north,...

The impact of the ethanol driven rise in corn prices continues to generate the attention of everyone from members of Congress, to academics, to the end users of these crops, to farmers who are trying to find the mix of crops that will best serve them in the coming year. The impact of the ethanol driven rise in corn prices continues to generate the attention of everyone from members of Congress, to academics, to the end users of these crops, to farmers who are trying to find the mix of...

USDA forecasts an average soybean farm price - for the crop currently in the soil - of $6. Despite good supplies, soybean prices have again moved higher following expected short supplies of corn and now wheat. At the same time, USDA warns that soybean oil use could shrink if vegetable oil prices get too high. In addition to the influence of wheat and corn demand, higher prices are due to stronger demand for soybean oil used to make biodiesel. Compared with two weeks earlier, that price was...

For these and other reasons, organizations represent ing taxpayers, consumers, environmentalists, inter national trade, Third World countries, and even farmers themselves have united around the shared conclusion that the current farm subsidy system is failing and in dire need of reform during this year's reauthorization. For these and other reasons, organizations represent ing taxpayers, consumers, environmentalists, inter national trade, Third World countries, and even farmers themselves...

But his biggest challenge these days is the glut of honey imported annually from countries such as China, Vietnam and Argentina, where it can be mass-produced faster and cheaper than Grose could ever dream of doing in this rural, southwestern Oklahoma community of 840. But his biggest challenge these days is the glut of honey imported annually from countries such as China, Vietnam and Argentina, where it can be mass-produced faster and cheaper than Grose could ever dream of doing in this...