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Climate changes threatens Americas king corn
2014-06-13 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The days of "king corn" could be numbered as climate change brings higher temperatures and water shortages to America`s farmland, a new report warned on Wednesday. Nearly one third of U.S. farmland is devoted to raising corn and the country produces about 40 percent of the world`s corn crop. But the $1.7 trillion industry - the equivalent of Australia`s GDP - is under threat from water shortages, heat waves, and unpredictable rainfall caused by climate change. "Corn is an essential input to...
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One third of corn grown in water-stressed areas
2014-06-12 17:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: One third of the worlds corn is grown in highly water-stressed regions, raising questions over the sustainability of global food supply, experts have warned. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the World Resources Institute, competition for water is tight in agricultural areas across each of the top six corn producing nations the US, China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and India. Corn is a vital crop. It is one of the worlds largest sources of food calories, and also feeds livestock....
Edeniq validates ethanol yield increases of 3-6% with cellulosic ethanol inside corn ethanol plants
2014-06-11 11:30:19| Green Car Congress
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June 9 Crop Progress: Corn crop emerged, condition holds strong; soybean crop emerging quickly, in good condition
2014-06-10 21:36:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
The majority of the overall corn crop has emerged, and is slightly ahead of average pace. Corn in good condition dropped slightly, but gained in excellent condition. Soybean planting and emergence are ahead of average pace, and beans are in mostly good and excellent condition. read more
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Corn, soybean prices more challenging
2014-06-10 17:50:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
It appears the days of $6 corn prices, and maybe even $5 corn, are behind us for the foreseeable future. Projected significant increases in corn carryover inventories, along with fairly good 2014 crop conditions in many areas of the Midwest, will likely continue to put pressure on both cash corn prices, as well as new-crop prices. The outlook for soybean prices is a bit more optimistic, but new-crop soybean prices could also be challenged, if better-than-expected average U.S. soybean yields are achieved in 2014. Focus on Ag read more
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