Consumers Increasingly Prioritize Sustainable Food in Social Media
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Compared to a year ago, 23% more consumers in the... Full Story
IFIC Foundation Lists Five Trends for 2020
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - People this year will show more concern for the... Full Story
Limited Food Sector Profit Growth Expected in 2020
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Very modest growth in sales and operating profit is expected in 2020 for the U.S... Full Story
Vanilla Prices Well Off From Recent Peak Levels
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Current vanilla bean prices in Madagascar, which provides most of the world’s supply, are about one-third lower than a recent peak price of $600 per kilogram... Full Story
Fermentation Facility Opens to Produce Steviol Glycoside Ingredients
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Avansya, a joint venture between Cargill... Full Story
Quarterly Whole Wheat Flour Production Down Sharply
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Production of whole wheat flour in the third quarter of 2019 was 4,924,000 cwts, down 791,000 cwts, or 14%, from 5,715,000 cwts in the third quarter of 2018, according to data issued Nov. 1 by the National Agricultural Statistics... Full Story
Hemp Production Rules Set Up by U.S.D.A.
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has... Full Story
Chickpeas, Carob Among Future Food Trends
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Copaiba may be the next cannabidiol — without the regulatory baggage, said food trends forecaster Elizabeth Moskow. Derived from the resin of the Copaifera tree and featuring an earthy, woodsy flavor... Full Story
F.D.A. to Delay Enforcement Actions on New Nutrition Facts Label
Category: FDA
(Baking Business) - The Food and Drug Administration will not focus... Full Story
Growing C.B.D. Market Awaits F.D.A. Law
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The potential of cannabidiol (C.B.D.) as an... Full Story
Global Breakfast Cereal Dynamics Shifting
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - While North America may have the largest share... Full Story
U.S. Estimates 2019 Wheat Crop At 1,962 Million Bus
Category: Grains
The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Small Grains Summary... Full Story
Spring Wheat Harvest Plods Along While Fall Crop Harvests Inch Northward
Category: Weather
The tortuously slow spring wheat harvest continued to plod along this week while the fall crop harvest was beginning to expand into the key Central states and central Plains. Inclement weather that dropped up to six times the normal September... Full Story
When Consumers Say One Thing and Do Another
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Is it possible to create food and beverage products... Full Story
Four Factors Influencing Snacking’s Growth
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - It’s no secret that snacking is here to stay. Consumers snack more often throughout the day... Full Story
Fresh Bread Sales Tracking Toward $17 Billion
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Retail dollar sales in the U.S. fresh bread market... Full Story
Asia on Track to Dominate Global Bakery Market
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The tides of the global baking industry are shifting as the North American and European... Full Story
Under Secretary Says U.S.D.A. to Maintain Sugar Stocks-to-Use at 13.5% to 15.5%
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to... Full Story
Wheat to be Focal Point of International Conference
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The International Wheat Conference will gather July 21-26 in Saskatoon, Canada, with... Full Story
Confusion Around What is Clean Label is Growing
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - How consumers perceive clean label food and beverage products is becoming more... Full Story
How to formulate for Gen Z
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - “Nobody cares about millennials anymore,” said... Full Story
New Joint Venture to Produce Plant Protein Ingredients
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Burcon NutraScience Corp. and an investor group have formed a joint venture and will provide funding to build a C$65 million ($48.4 million) facility in western... Full Story
F.D.A. Allulose Comments Please Tate & Lyle, Ingredion
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Food and Drug Administration comments on... Full Story
Handling Specialty Ingredients With Care
Category: Food Safety
(Baking Business) - For Rob Sarlls, president and chief executive officer of Wyandot Foods... Full Story
Revisiting Sanitation and Food Safety’s Golden Rules
Category: Food Safety
(Baking Business) - In 2011, I penned a column for Baking & Snack called the “Golden Millisecond of Food Safety.” I still get feedback on that article. The question for today... Full Story
How Generational Traits Impact Food Trends
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Declining meal occasions, clean eating, digital... Full Story
Ingredion Sees Opportunity in Emerging Businesses
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - A key growth platform for Ingredion, Inc. is emerging businesses. Like other major food and beverage companies, the ingredient supplier sees a strategic... Full Story
Food Ingredient Start-Up Upcycling Way to Functional Flour
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - A byproduct of vegetable oil extraction, defatted sunflower seeds may be upcycled into... Full Story
Millers Panel Forecasts Soft Red Winter Wheat Crop at 270 Million Bus
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - A panel of flour millers and wheat merchandisers addressing the annual spring conference of the North American Millers’ Association in Marco Island... Full Story
Massive Subsidies Encourage India’s Sugar Over Production
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Continued over production of sugar cane in... Full Story
The Pros and Cons of Pea Protein in Bakery Products
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Consumers are constantly searching for healthier food options, especially those... Full Story
Hershey to Establish New Environmental Policy
Category: Cocoa
(Baking Business) - The Hershey Co. will establish a new environmental... Full Story
Planting Survey Shows Less Wheat, More Corn
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - A producer survey conducted by Farm Futures... Full Story
Sustainable Product Market Picks Up Momentum in United States
Category: Retail
(Baking Business) - Consumers in the United States by Oct. 20 had... Full Story
I.G.C. Lowers World Flour Trade Outlook
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - World wheat flour trade for 2018-19 was revised... Full Story
New F.D.A. Guidance to be ‘as Robust and Transparent as Possible’
Category: FDA
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 5... Full Story
Kellogg’s Co-Packing Costs Cut into Operating Profit
(Baking Business) - The Kellogg Co. continues to see sales growth opportunity in single-serve, on-the-go... Full Story
Study Links Organic Intake to Reduced Risk of Cancer
Category: Organic
(Baking Business) - A study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine associated... Full Story
Organic Grain Prices Lower in Latest Period
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Prices for organic food-grade grain and soybeans... Full Story
Niacet Nets Jungbunzlauer’s Sodium Diacetate Unit
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Niacet Corp., a producer of propionates and acetates, has expanded its presence in the... Full Story
U.S.D.A. Holds Russian Wheat Export Forecast at 35 Million Tonnes
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Despite recurring rumors suggesting that... Full Story
Ingredient Suppliers Evolve to Satisfy Artisan Demand
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - As artisan bread becomes more and more popular, ingredient suppliers are... Full Story
New Breakfast Brand Debuts from Kellogg at NACS Show
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Vibrant, nutritious and customizable, smoothie bowls have surged in popularity on menus and... Full Story
New Breakfast Brand Debuts from Kellogg at NACS Show
Category: Trends
(Baking Business) - Vibrant, nutritious and customizable, smoothie bowls... Full Story
Local Grain Movement Takes Shape
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Wheat is wheat. Or is it? Following the progression of wine, beer, cheese and other craft... Full Story
I.G.C. Raises Outlook for Global Grains Production
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The International Grains Council on Sept. 27... Full Story
McDonald’s Removes Calcium Propionate from Buns
Category: Trade
(Baking Business) - McDonald's Corp. has eliminated all artificial... Full Story
Cocoa Powder Prices Mixed as Futures Fluctuate
Category: Cocoa
(Baking Business) - As the United States’ top chocolate consuming... Full Story
Switching from Corn Syrup to Sugar Presents Production Issues
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Often at the request of food service and retail... Full Story
Danone Thinking Local to Drive Global Growth
(Baking Business) - The rapid pace of change taking place in consumer food and beverage purchasing and consumption patterns is forcing companies to embrace... Full Story
Association Setting Up Voluntary Organic Check-Off Program
Category: Organic
(Baking Business) - The Organic Trade Association on Sept. 6 said it is... Full Story
Dispute Settlement, Dairy at Heart of U.S.-Canada NAFTA Talks
Category: Dairy
(Baking Business) - While the United States and Mexico appear to have resolved issues to “modernize” their portion... Full Story
Nestle, Starbucks Finalize Global Licensing Agreement
Category: Retail
(Baking Business) - Nestle S.A. and Starbucks Corp. on Aug. 28... Full Story
K.S.U. Researchers Unveil Wheat Genome Resource
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - After a long-term study evaluating information from the wheat genome, Kansas State... Full Story
Standing Out on the Digital Shelf
Category: Retail
(Baking Business) - Following the consumer’s path to purchase... Full Story
Whole Wheat Flour Production Up Slightly
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Production of whole wheat flour in the second... Full Story
Weaker Domestic Sugar Prices Forecast for 2018-19
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Frank Jenkins, president of JSG Commodities... Full Story
Kraft Heinz Broadens Environmental Stewardship Strategy
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The Kraft Heinz Co. has unveiled plans to expand... Full Story
Hershey’s Shift into Broader Snack Segment Propels Earnings
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The Hershey Co. benefited from its acquisition... Full Story
IFT18: Experts Weigh in on the Problem of Sugar
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - In light of the introduction of the “added sugars” line... Full Story
Bunge Loders Croklaan Introducing New Ingredients at IFT18
Category: Oilseeds
(Baking Business) - New clean label solutions from Bunge Loders Croklaan will be on display at IFT18 being held July... Full Story
House Ag Chairman Expects Timely Farm Bill
Category: Farm Bill
(Baking Business) - House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway said Aug. 8 he expected the 2018... Full Story
Sugar users urge D.O.C. to revise trade agreement with Mexico
(Baking Business) - The Sweetener Users Association (S.U.A.) has requested the U.S. Department of Commerce... Full Story
Corn, soybeans harvests lag average pace
(Baking Business) - Even though crop development was slightly ahead of average, corn and soybean harvests... Full Story
Food companies applaud bipartisan agreement on G.M.O. labeling legislation
Category: Policy
(BakingBusiness) - Nestle USA, General Mills, Inc., Campbell Soup Co. and ConAgra Foods, Inc. are among major food companies applauding a U.S. Senate agreement on June 23 to establish a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods. Full Story
Brexit may affect U.S. companies with euro exposure
Category: Policy
(BakingBusiness.com) - U.S. packaged food stocks should hold up better than the broader market due to their Full Story
Inspector general: F.D.A. lacks ‘efficient and effective’ recall process
Category: Food Safety, Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The Food and Drug Administration does not have “an efficient and effective food recall Full Story
Wheat harvest in southern Kansas gets under way
(Baking Business) - Harvest is officially under way in Kansas, the top hard red winter wheat producing state, said Full Story
Organic market reaching new heights
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Sales of organic products in the United States rose 11% to a record $43.3 billion in 2015, outpacing the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%, according to a recent report from the Organic Trade Association. Full Story
U.S.D.A. forecast winter wheat production up 4% from 2015
(Baking Business) - The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Full Story
U.S. 2017 sugar carryover seen down 5%
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on May 10 projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2017, at 1,657,000 short tons, raw value, down 86,000 tons, or 4%, from an Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises specialty sugar quota
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on May 4 raised the 2015-16 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota Full Story
Per capita flour use dips to 133 lbs
(Baking Business) - Per capita disappearance of wheat flour in the United States dipped in 2015 to the Full Story
G.M.O. labeling: Back to the drawing board?
(Baking Business) - A cloture vote to advance the Biotechnology Labeling Solutions bill introduced by Full Story
Soft red winter wheat crop seen up 1%
(Food Business News) - A survey of millers at division meetings of the North American Millers’ Association Full Story
Research assesses agriculture without G.M.O.s
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(Baking Business) - Researchers at Purdue University have completed a study that assesses the benefits of Full Story
Global flour exports in ’15-16 likely to reach record due to conflicts
(Baking Business) - In a newly issued quarterly update on global trade in wheat flour, the International Grains Council raised the 2015-16 prospects to a new record. This new Full Story
Flour production in 2015 falls just shy of records
(Baking Business) - Wheat flour production (including durum semolina) by U.S. flour mills in 2015 aggregated 424,894,000 cwts, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service Full Story
U.S. sugar carryover down for this year and next
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Full Story
U.S. 2016 wheat carryover up 3% from August
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Sept. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Full Story
Global trade in wheat flour holding in total but major country changes
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - In its August quarterly update on global trade in wheat flour, the International Grains Full Story
U.S. 2016 wheat carryover up 1% from July
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Aug. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Full Story
U.S. sugar carryover up for this year and next
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Aug. 12 forecast U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015, at 1,821,000 short tons, raw value, up 92,000 tons, or 5%, from Full Story
I.G.C. raises forecast for 2015-16 world wheat production
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The International Grains Council on May 28 projected 2015-16 world wheat production at 715 million tonnes, up 10 million tonnes from its April projection but down Full Story
China agricultural imports seen growing after pause
(Baking Business) - While exports of agricultural products, including grains, to China have grown dramatically over Full Story
U.S. 2016 sugar carryover seen down 4%
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on May 12 projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2016, at Full Story
World wheat ending stocks forecast to increase
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its May 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Full Story
Flour exports near lowest level in recent years
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Exports of wheat flour from the United States in 2014 totaled 5,372,000 cwts, up 100,000 from Full Story
Food industry coalition seeks balanced dietary guidance
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(Baking Business) - A coalition of 18 food organizations, including the Grocery Manufacturers Association Full Story
A.B.A. again voices opposition to U.S., Mexico sugar agreement
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - A few weeks after saying it was still reviewing the specifics of the agreement, the American Bakers Full Story
U.S.D.A. lowers wheat carryover forecast to 644 million bus
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov. 10 forecast the Full Story
Corn harvest 65% complete but still lags average
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Crop Progress report said the corn harvest in the Full Story
Strong dollar a bearish signal to wheat, soybeans
(Baking Business) - While the value of the dollar eased from four-year highs against the Euro in early trading Oct. 6 Full Story
U.S.D.A. sets 2014-15 domestic sugar allotment
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 26 set the initial 2014-15 domestic overall sugar marketing allotment at 9,987,500 short tons, raw value, equal to Full Story
Corn harvest under way; ‘15 wheat planting begins
(Baking Business) - The 2014 corn harvest was under way in 9 of the 18 major states as of Sept. 14, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its most recent Crop Progress report. Full Story
U.S.D.A. again cuts sugar ending stocks
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Aug. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reduced its forecast of 2013-14 U.S. sugar ending stocks Full Story
Per capita flour disappearance steady at 135 lbs
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - For the third year in the past five, per capita disappearance of wheat flour in the United States Full Story
U.S. wheat carryover up 4% from March
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its April 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
Trade expects higher wheat carryover
Category: Grains
(BakingBusiness.com)- Traders expect 2014 carryover forecasts to be raised for wheat but lowered for corn Full Story
Spring wheat planting outlook favorable
Category: Grains
(BakingBusiness) - As agricultural commodity market participants awaited the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Full Story
Winter wheat condition declines in Southwest
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Winter wheat condition ratings across the Southwest declined in the week ended March 16 and Full Story
Big gains reported for high-stability canola oil
(Baking Business) - For a food oil not well used among American food processors in the past, canola today enjoys a high Full Story
Soybean prices fall on talk of China cancellations
(Baking Business) - A nearly 3% decline this week in May soybean futures prices has mostly factored in any Full Story
U.S. wheat carryover unchanged from February
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its March 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
U.S.D.A. cuts U.S. sugar carryover forecast
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its March 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2014, at 1,683,000 short tons, raw value, down 142,000 tons, or 8%, from its February projection Full Story
U.S.D.A. projects smallest wheat supply since 2007-08
(Baking Business) - U.S. wheat supplies in the 2014-15 marketing year beginning June 1 will be the smallest since 2007-08, Full Story
World sugar surplus shrinking, U.S. less clear
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Although the global sugar supply remains in excess, the surplus is shrinking, while the U.S. supply picture appears less clear, according to speakers at the International Sweetener Colloquium in Dana Point on Feb. 24. Full Story
U.S.D.A. sees ample sugar supply in 2014-15
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2015, was projected at 2,188,000 short tons, raw value, up 20% from the February forecast of 1,825,000 tons for carryover on Oct. 1, 2014, according to data released at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 21. Full Story
Number of recalled food units jumps 52% in quarter
Category: Food Safety
(Baking Business) - An increase in nationwide recalls in the fourth quarter of 2013 led to a 52% bump in Full Story
Unica trims 2014-15 Brazil sugar cane forecast
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - Recent dry weather in Brazil has resulted in a lower sugar cane production forecast for the Full Story
U.S.D.A. cuts U.S., Mexican sugar forecasts
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its Feb. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
Late surge lifts annual flour output to new high
Category: Grains
(Baking Business) - Lifted by a stunning jump in fourth-quarter output, U.S. flour production in 2013 reached a new record, Full Story
Record soybean crush adds to oilseed bullishness
(Baking Business) - December’s record high soybean crush of 165.38 million bus, reported by the National Oilseed Processors Association, helped feed the bull that has been running hard through most of the soy complex this week, said Jerry Gidel, chief feed grain analyst at Rice Dairy, L.L.C. Full Story
U.S. ag trade balance up 14% in fiscal 2013
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported a 14% larger agricultural trade surplus in Full Story
F.D.A. extends comment period on trans fats measure
Category: Policy
(Baking Business) - The Food and Drug Administration has extended by an additional 60 days the comment period on Full Story
U.S. seen gaining share of world wheat production
(Baking Business) - The United States in 2018-19 will account for a larger proportion of world wheat production than in 2013-14 but will have a smaller share of world wheat exports, according to forecasts issued Dec. 10 by the International Grains Council. Full Story
World 2013-14 wheat ending stocks up 2.4% from November
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in its Dec. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises forecast value of fiscal 2014 ag exports
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Dec. 2 forecast the value of U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal Full Story
U.S. milk production up 1% in October
Category: Dairy
(Baking Business) - U.S. milk production totaled 16,425 million lbs in October, up 1% from October 2012, the U.S. Full Story
Quarterly flour output down; year to date still record
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - Flour production by U.S. mills in the third quarter of 2013 totaled 106,598,000 cwts, down 2% from 108,754,000 cwts in the same quarter of 2012. Even with the decrease, year-to-date production held at the record first established at the six-month mark. Full Story
C.C.C. offers to sell sugar for bio-energy production
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Nov. 14 that it was soliciting offers to sell Full Story
Corn 84%, soybeans 91% harvested as of Nov. 10
(Baking Business) - The 2013 corn harvest pulled well ahead of its five-year average as of Nov. 10, while the soybean Full Story
Soybean group seeks time to phase out artificial trans fat
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds, Policy
(Baking Business) - The Food and Drug Administration should consider how long it will take a new soybean oil Full Story
Corn, soybean harvests beat average pace
(Baking Business) - Corn harvest in the 18 major states was 73% completed and the soybean crop was 86% combined Full Story
Corn, soybean harvests closing in on five-year averages
(Baking Business) - Despite a cool, wet planting season that included delays, the pace of the 2013 soybean Full Story
Shutdown hobbles but does not close F.D.A.
Category: Policy
(Baking Business) - The shutdown of the federal government will severely restrict but not close down the U.S. Food Full Story
Corn harvest lagging as crop speeds to maturity
(Baking Business) - The 2013 corn harvest remained well behind the five-year average in the week ended Sept. 29, while the maturity of the crop, though still behind average, moved decisively forward. Full Story
U.S.D.A. exchanges rest of forfeited sugar
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sept. 26 it had exchanged 26,003 tonnes (28,663 tons) of sugar obtained through sugar loan forfeitures at the end of August for 65,836 tonnes (72,572 tons) of refined sugar Full Story
Corn harvest 4% complete, down from five-year average of 10%
(Baking Business) - The 2013 corn harvest was 4% complete as of Sept. 15 in the 18 major states, below the Full Story
U.S.D.A. sets 2013-14 sugar import quotas
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 12 set 2013-14 raw and refined sugar import Full Story
Brazil emerges as major market for U.S. wheat
Category: Grains
(BakingBusiness.com) - Brazil has emerged as the second-largest market (after China) for U.S. wheat thus far in the 2013-14 Full Story
Corn condition deteriorated in latest week
Category: Oilseeds
(Baking Business) - The portion of the corn crop in the 18 major states rated good to excellent as of Aug. 18 deteriorated Full Story
Near-record 2013 soybean crop will be a recovery year
(Baking Business) - This year’s soybean crop looks a bit like an also-ran compared to the expected record corn crop of close Full Story
Sugar processors repay federal loans
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said sugar processors repaid $16.3 million in federal loans Full Story
Cocoa bean grindings up globally
Category: Cocoa
(Baking Business) - Cocoa grindings in the second quarter in all the major markets were reported higher last week, Full Story
House rejects farm bill
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy, Sugar
(Baking Business) - As growth in demand for biofuels begins to slow and Chinese grain demand remains uncertain, U.S. corn prices could be pressured to below breakeven levels, according to a new report from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness (FAR) Research and Advisory group. Full Story
U.S.D.A. takes action to reduce sugar surplus
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 17 announced additional actions to reduce Full Story
Key crops coming closer to five-year U.S.D.A. averages
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - The effects of rain-related delays in planting key crops such as corn, soybeans and spring wheat Full Story
May all-wheat price down 20c from April
(Baking Business) - The preliminary national average price received by farmers for all wheat in May was $7.51 per bu, Full Story
Winter wheat harvest inches forward
(Baking Business) - The 2013 winter wheat harvest advanced at a snail’s pace in the last week, according to crop progress Full Story
Corn planting has at most two weeks left, analysts say
(Baking Business) - The 2013 corn crop has little more than two weeks left to plant the final 14% before mid-June, Full Story
Senate rejects food labeling amendment
Category: Food Safety, Miscellaneous, Policy
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Senate on May 23 rejected by a vote of 71 to 27 an amendment put forth by Full Story
Sugar reform effort voted down in Senate
(Baking Business) - In a vote of 54 to 45 the Senate voted down an amendment to the farm bill seeking Full Story
Drought fades as wet weather dominates
Category: Miscellaneous
(Baking Business) - It is official: From late spring through the first month of summer, 2013, the United States is expected to be drought-free as far west as eastern Oklahoma and to experience improving conditions in much of the High Plains, Full Story
Planting near standstill, wheat ratings slip
(Baking Business) - The effects of cool, wet weather were evident with minimal gains in planting during the latest Full Story
Spring wheat plantings mostly lag 2012, five-year averages
(Baking Business) - Spring wheat plantings in the Upper Midwest were lagging both the previous year’s pace Full Story
President’s proposed budget includes substantial increase for food safety
Category: Food Safety, Policy
(Baking Business) - President Barack Obama submitted his administration’s budget proposal for fiscal 2014 Full Story
U.S.D.A. reduces 2012-13 sugar carryover projection by 9%
Category: Sugar
(Baking Business) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates projected U.S. sugar carryover on Oct. 1, 2013, at 2,136,000 short tons, raw value, down 222,000 tons, or 9%, from 2,358,000 tons Full Story
In a tough decade, 2012 flour figure especially positive
(Baking Business) - As a rule, for decades, U.S. flour production in the United States has risen in Full Story
U.S. soybean exports seen dropping to near zero by mid-May
(Baking Business) - Despite reports Tuesday morning of large export sales of soybeans to China, Full Story
U.S.D.A. raises refined sugar import quota
Category: Sugar
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 30 increased the 2010-11 tariff rate quota (T.R.Q.) for imported refined sugar Full Story
