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The U.S. EPA has greatly increased the blending mandate for biodiesel and renewable diesel for 2026 and 2027.
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New U.S. biofuel rules please canola industry
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets the blending mandate for biodiesel and renewable diesel for 2026 and 2027
U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks
The Trump administration on Friday finalized new biofuel blending volumes mandates for the U.S. oil refiners, requiring more of the fuels made from corn and other agricultural products than initially proposed,in an apparent win for U.S. farmers.
Farm chemicals go off patent
Prices for crop protection products are dropping as patents expire and generics proliferate
Fertilizer prices are high but crop protection prices have been falling as more and more products come off patent, says an industry official.
U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say
The Iran war has upended the planting intentions of U.S. farmers, resulting in fewer acres of corn and the lowest quantity of spring wheat planted since 1970 as rising fertilizer and fuel costs and low grain prices dim the outlook for profits.
Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects
Manitoba pulses could be affected by the ongoing war in Iran as well as spring weather, said the former executive director of Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers.
Brazil soybean planting outlook hinges on Middle East war, says Agroconsult
Brazil’s soybean planting area is expected to remain stable in the upcoming 2026/27 season, but the scenario depends heavily on how long the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran lasts, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Wednesday.
U.S. farmers suggest fertilizer export restrictions
A strategic reserve is one of the possible solutions suggested to solve the American agriculture sector’s financial troubles
The American Farm Bureau Federation is floating the idea of building a strategic fertilizer reserve, which would restrict exports to Canada and other places.
ICE Canada Weekly: More behind canola, soyoil than crude oil prices
There’s more to canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange than crude oil and vegetable oils prices, said David Derwin, commodity futures advisor for Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.
Hormuz-driven fertilizer shortage could raise grain prices, Goldman Sachs says
Disruptions to nitrogen fertilizer supply through the Strait of Hormuz could reduce global grain yields and shift planting decisions, potentially lifting grain prices, Goldman Sachs said in a report on Tuesday.
Animal protein sales boom as food trends pivot
Three years ago, it wasn’t clear the sector would survive the plant-based protein assault; the situation has since changed
Industry leaders say protein is “having a moment” and they don’t think it is a fad.
