US Fisheries Are Showing Sustainability Efforts are Working
May 12, 2010
In a recently released report on the state of the USA fisheries, our combined efforts are showing great results. NOAA's report card for 2009 is in and we have received good marks, not great but far better that one thought possible not but a short time ago. Now the efforts need to continue as well as we must get the other world fisheries regulators and industry leaders to follow our example.
Corn Ethanol and High Fructose Corn Syrup
May 6, 2010
Corn use for HFCS is trending less but ethanol demand continues to grow.There are those which know how to do it and those which do not.Adjustments are being made to both ethanol and HFCS companies.
BP Disaster Illustrates Our Need for More Aquaculture Facilities
May 4, 2010
This may be a stretch, but how better to illustrate our tenuous grip on our ocean food supply than the latest disaster in the Gulf. The severity and cost is yet to be determined, as is the disruption that we are already starting to see in our seafood supply. The price of seafood just went up.
El Nino off Peru and Chilean Earthquake Push Fishmeal to Record High
April 27, 2010
Fishmeal prices at all-time high after supply squeeze | www.ft.com
Fishmeal prices have surged in the past year to a record high of $1937 a metric ton, or over 85% in the last year, impacting aquaculture and piglet feeds around the world. The increase in fishmeal prices also supports the price of soybean meal and corn gluten meal.
April 21, 2010
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Icelandic Volcano Could Impact European Crops- Repeat of 1783 Famine
April 16, 2010
Iceland volcano unlikely to slow global warming: Scientists | www.vancouversun.com
The eruption of the volcano system at the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier in Iceland has been impacting flights in northern Europe. The eruption to date is not enough to impact the outlook for crops in Europe, but if it were to continue to blow for the next few months, European supplies of wheat and oilseeds could be seriously impacted effecting world prices and major companies' results.
Farmed Salmon Faces Difficult Years Ahead
April 7, 2010
The farmed salmon industry faces many challenges in the next 2 years, 2010 being the most critical. With diseases still yet to be controlled in Chile, and the sea lice problems in Norway and Scotland now appearing, not to mention the government of Chile's insistence on become more involved, 2010 may be the year that either sees the industry coming through these difficult times or loosing much of its production in the years ahead.
April 7, 2010
Who benefits from potentially larger corn acres in 2010?Can acres increase from March "prospective" to June "planted acres"?
Scarce Fish Are Much More Profitable
March 25, 2010
Bluefin tuna loses out simply because scarce fish make a profit | www.guardian.co.uk
We are truly in trouble if this becomes the accepted way of preserving the habitat in our oceans. In the recent action regarding bluefin tuna, we see money is king. We know that to be true in most all things, but we should be living with checks and balances that at least attempt to insure some sustainability in our oceans. I thought we were.
Fat Lady Singing As CF Industires Finally Set To Acquire Terra Industires
March 12, 2010
CF Industries, Terra strike $4.7B deal | www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com
For the past year there has been a war going on with bids in the fertilizer sector. CF Industries was after Terra, while Agrium made a hostile bid for CF Industries. Neither Terra nor CF Industries were interested in being acquired, unti...
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