Tag: Germany
Wheat: How Does U.S. Production Stack Up Globally? May 13, 2022
Examining the competitiveness of wheat production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and agreement regarding what needs to be measured. To […]
Livestock: Record Chinese Pork Imports, Swine Fever Limits German Exports Apr 20, 2021
Bloomberg News reported on Monday that, “China’s pork imports jumped to an all-time high in March on supply concerns following a resurgence of African swine fever in the world’s biggest consumer and producer. “Inbound […]
Ag Trade: China’s Ban of German Pork Could Impact U.S. Exports Sep 22, 2020
Bloomberg News reported last week that, “China’s ban on German pork is set to cement the U.S. as the top overseas supplier of the nation’s staple meat. “An outbreak of African swine fever in […]
Ag Trade: China, South Korea Ban German Pork Due to African Swine Fever Sep 14, 2020
Late last week, Bloomberg writers Megan Durisin, Brian Parkin, and Isis Almeida reported that, “A deadly pig disease has materialized in Germany for the first time, threatening to hammer exports from Europe’s […]
Global Wheat Production: 7 Countries Compared – Yield, Gross Revenue, Cost Jul 10, 2018
Examining the competitiveness of wheat production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and consensus regarding what needs to be measured. To […]
Farm Equipment: A Black John Deere? German Factory Tour – DTN Nov 16, 2017
I met Saskatchewan farmers Fred Butuk and Eduard Bomers last Friday at the entry to the John Deere tractor factory in Mannheim, Germany. We were there for a factory tour: […]
Grain Markets: International Benchmarks for Wheat Production Sep 23, 2016
Examining the competitiveness of wheat production in different regions of the world is often difficult due to lack of comparable data and consensus regarding what needs to be measured. To […]
Keith Good: Farmers’ Confidence About 2015 Grows (Sorta), Survey Finds Jan 7, 2015
Economic Matters Katie Micik reported yesterday at DTN (link requires subscription) that, “Farmers are ready to put 2014 in the books and move on, according to the latest results of the […]