By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
A recent Congressional Budget Office study projected that carbon offsets could be a $60 billion market in 2012, on a par with U.S. corn and wheat markets, and “as it grows beyond that, it will make forestry mitigation opportunities more important,” says Jeffrey O’Hara, senior economist, Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)....
By David Bennett, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Following a lengthy dispute, the WTO Arbitration Panel has issued a ruling in favor of Brazilian claims that U.S. government payments to cotton farmers have been excessive....
By Roy Roberson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
When Edgar Woods talks most farmers pay attention. Woods is one of the top grain marketing experts in the Southeast, and he says the outlook is especially good for soybeans, but there appears to be good demand for corn and wheat for 2009 and on into 2010....
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has removed a provision allowing certain speculators to exceed federal speculative position limits on agricultural commodities....
Last year was a record year for Virginia with agricultural exports of $2.2 billion for the 12 month period. ...
The United States is more than able to continue supplying domestic and international customers with necessary feed grains, according to the U.S Grains Council, the leading organization for developing export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their co-products. ...
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Farmers will benefit from completion of trade agreements, including pending bi-lateral agreements as well as the Doha Round of WTO....
By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
The cotton industry faces a double handful of trade issues in the near future, including an announcement of damages in the Brazil WTO case that could affect the economic well-being of cotton farmers, ginners and others....
By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Uncertainty over the size of the cotton crop in drought-stressed Texas, where over half of the U.S. crop is planted this season, will likely continue well into October, and perhaps November, according to experts speaking at the Ag Market Network August teleconference....
By Hembree Brandon, Farm Press Editorial Staff
Declining stocks and a (hopefully) recovering economy could bring an uptick in demand for cotton in the new marketing year that began Aug. 1, says Gary Adams, vice-president for economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council....
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