Steve Nicholson

U.S. Soy Supply at 48-Year Low as Brazil Ships Held: Commodities

Dry weather and shipping delays in South America are boosting demand for soybeans from the U.S., the world’s largest grower and exporter, and producing the tightest inventories in almost five decades.

Food Inflation Rising as Cooking Oil to Catch Grain

Cooking oils, left behind in this year’s surge in agriculture prices, are poised to catch up with grains as record demand cuts stockpiles by the most in 17 years.

World Feeding Itself Spurs Search for Answers: Eric Pooley and Phil Revzin

As the Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali discovered in January, there is no surer route to political oblivion than to deny people access to affordable food.

Corn Stocks Plunging to 1974 Low as China Adds Brazil-Sized Crop to Demand

Even a fifth consecutive year of record global corn harvests will fail to meet demand for food, fuel and livestock feed, reducing world stockpiles to the lowest in two generations.

Corn, Wheat, Soy Rise, Renewing Food-Inflation Concern

Corn prices surged the most since June 2010, wheat had its biggest gain in five months, and soybeans rallied after government forecasts signaled tighter U.S. crop supplies, renewing concerns that food inflation will quicken.

Palm Oil Advancing 23% Hurting Unilever as Stockpiles Decline to 1974 Low

At a time when consumers are focused on food costs that are within about 3 percent of a record, stockpiles of edible oils needed to make everything from noodles to fish sticks are dropping to a three-decade low.

Grain Prices Rally Toward 2008 Records on Shrinking World Supply

Corn, wheat and soybean futures jumped to the highest since 2008 after a U.S. government report showed smaller crops and rising demand are eroding global inventories as food prices surge.

Soybean Crop May Gain 2.2% on More Planting, Ample Rain, U.S. Agency Says

The U.S. soybean crop will be 2.2 percent larger than a year ago after farmers planted more and warm weather and ample rainfall helped boost yield potential, the government said.

U.S. Commodities: Grains, Soybeans Surge to Highest Since 2008

Corn, wheat and soybean futures jumped to the highest since 2008 after a U.S. government report showed smaller crops and rising demand are eroding global inventories as food prices surge.

May Cow Case May Pose No Threat to U.S. Feed-Crop Demand

The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years may not disrupt the nation’s corn and soybean exports because global demand for crops used as livestock feed is surging, said Roy Huckabay, an executive vice president at Chicago agriculture broker Linn Group.

"The Argentina inflation and currency problems may be a bigger hindrance to exports than just the dry weather."

- Steve Nicholson on Feb 06, 2013

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