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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
February 24, 2014
Brazil, the biggest sugar and coffee grower, had the driest January in six decades, scorching crops. Arctic-like cold is projected for the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. at the end of the month, boosting demand for natural gas.
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By Phoebe Sedgman, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2014
Australia reduced its cotton production estimate to the lowest in three years after a drought scorched crops.
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By Shawn Hackett |
February 3, 2014
Coffee is the market with the greatest potential production shortfall impact with orange juice second and sugar a distant third.
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By Bloomberg News |
November 6, 2013
China’s corn harvest is poised to decline for the first time in four years after flooding in its biggest-producing province and drought in its fifth largest cut yields, easing a global glut as the U.S. reaps a record crop.
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By Rich Nelson |
October 21, 2013
Plentiful bounty may mean lower prices in many grains, but tight carry over and potential weather and transport issues globally could mean volatility. And then there’s the government shutdown.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
June 11, 2013
U.S. soybean farmers are planting a record crop that’s poised to double domestic reserves and expand a global surplus after last year’s drought drove prices to an all-time high.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
May 24, 2013
Although droughts are seasonal events, their effects are longer-term. With tight supplies, will this year be the bumper crop we need?
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Drought may persist from California to Texas while improving slightly in the Great Plains as temperatures soar above normal across most of the U.S. from April through June, the Climate Prediction Center said.
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
Above-average rainfall is needed in the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains to replenish soil parched from last year’s drought and ensure adequate harvests, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center said.
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By Sholom Sanik |
March 18, 2013
Last year’s drought resulted in a U.S. corn crop that was 25% smaller than farmers’ planting intentions. Which means there is no room for anything but a picture-perfect U.S. crop this year.
