(09/10/2008) Plunging palm oil prices are increasing its attractiveness as a biofuel feedstock and thereby helping buoy demand
for the oilseed, reports Reuters.
In addition, Ed has made significant contributions to plant lipid biotechnology and championed the translation of these basic discoveries
for oilseed enhancement and crop biofortification.
«Drilling [planting] has got earlier for wheat but a bit later
for the oilseed rape,» he said.
If you look at production forecasts
for oilseeds — where exports could exceed 3.5 million barrels per day by 2020 — as well as U.S. production in the Bakken — watch this animation to get a feel for how fast that's growing — then there's definitely a market for significant new pipeline capacity.
Not exact matches
That has long been the burning issue
for growers of pulses and
oilseeds, and now it's the case
for wheat and barley producers too.
Farmers are earning huge profits on their wheat, soybeans, cotton and other crops; strong demand
for (and relatively tight supplies of) grain,
oilseeds and other key food inputs encouraged them to use large volumes of fertilizer (notably potash, phosphate and nitrogen) to boost their crop yields.
We've seen how supply management
for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking
for more international trade access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of Canadian farmers (over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains,
oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.
Currently, China is our second - largest market
for Canadian agricultural exports (e.g.
oilseed products and seafood), having quintupled in value since 2006 to reach C$ 5.6 billion in 2014.
We value our retail partnerships, and we are happy to offer a variety of package sizes
for our fairDeal, organic grains, legumes and
oilseeds to meet your needs.
The Solae Company, an alliance between two global leaders; Dupont, known worldwide
for innovative research and technology and Bunge Limited, the leading
oilseed processor in North, South and Central America, was formed in April 2003.
GrainCorp chief executive Alison Watkins deserves enormous credit
for making acquisitions in
oilseeds and malt in a bid to diversify the earnings of the company.
Regina, SK, Canada (May 10, 2016)-- Farmer Direct Co-op — producers of organic bulk grains, beans, lentils and
oilseeds for organic food manufacturers and retail bulk aisles, and the first 100 % Farmer - Owned, 100 % Domestic Fair Trade, 100 % Organic Business in North America — is making a major expansion this week into U.S. grocery aisles with the debut of five new 16 - oz.
The NutriMill Plus isn't suitable
for spices, herbs,
oilseeds such as flax, chopped chestnuts, flaked oats or fibrous materials.
Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert
oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products
for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses.
The results of all the Field Scale Evaluations, except
for those involving winter
oilseed rape, were published in October 2003.
Researchers at the University of York mapped population data
for 62 wild bee species sprinkled across the United Kingdom along with neonicotinoid treatment in local
oilseed rape (Brassica napus) fields over 18 years.
That goes
for both wild bees that forage on
oilseed rape, and those that don't — though populations of known foragers were three times as likely to disappear.
Estimates of total US soya bean production are also down by 4.2 million tonnes to 83 million tonnes compared with June, contributing to a sizeable overall drop in predicted US
oilseed production
for 2012 — 13.
They can also answer questions by referring to information given in earlier applications or to recognised databases containing details of similar experiments, such as exist
for experiments with
oilseed rape.
«New non-GM technology platform
for genetic improvement of sunflower
oilseed crop.»
Sunflower and other
oilseed crops are the source of the vast majority of vegetable oil used
for cooking and food processing.
The introduction of this
oilseed preparation into the diet of ruminants also improves efficiency in the use of digestible organic matter by between 4.4 % and 10.1 % and cuts the fermentation of the diet by between 6.2 % and 11.8 %, without adversely affecting its digestibility
for this reason.
Straw from crops such as wheat, barley, oats and
oilseed rape is seen as a potential source of biomass
for second generation biofuel production.
Canola and camelina also provide
oilseed meal by - products, used
for livestock feed.
«Even the undercutter method is too much tillage
for fallow after
oilseeds in the dry region,» say the researchers.
Consequently I chose plant biochemistry as my area of study
for my PhD, investigating carbon partitioning in
oilseed rape embryos at the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich.
«Traits currently being investigated that might benefit Scotland's farmers, consumers and environment include potatoes that can reduce fungicide use and omega - 3 — enriched
oilseeds that could provide a more sustainable source of feed
for salmon farming,» the letter states.
The margins of GM
oilseed rape plots,
for example, had 24 % fewer butterflies.
We value our retail partnerships, and we are happy to offer a variety of package sizes
for our fairDeal, organic grains, legumes and
oilseeds to meet your needs.
Starches account
for 22 — 45 % of pulse grain weight depending on the source, whereas starch content is low in the
oilseeds (30).
According to the CRS report, «
For centuries, the plant species Cannabis sativa has been a source of fiber and
oilseed used worldwide to produce a variety of industrial and consumer products.
Crop rotations including pulse crops and
oilseeds are being recommended
for zero tillage cropping systems and are being adopted by farmers in western Canada.
Grown
for its versatile fiber and
oilseed, which can be used to make rope, paper, building materials, bio-fuels, cosmetics, healthy food and body care products, textiles, plastic composites, and much more hemp was once a paramount crop of Kentucky cultivated in the state as recently as the 1950's, but was permanently banned in 1970 as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
Industrial hemp is the
oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis sativa L., which are intended
for agricultural and industrial purposes.
However, growing
oilseeds requires optimal soil conditions, which may lead to forest clearance to make room
for suitable agricultural fields.
Originally introduced by Representatives Jared Polis (D - CO), Thomas Massie (R - KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D - OR), the amendment allows State Agriculture Departments, colleges and universities to grow hemp, defined as the non-drug
oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis,
for academic or agricultural research purposes, but it applies only to states where industrial hemp farming is already legal under state law.
As the world's highest yielding
oilseed, the crop generates substantially more vegetable oil per acre than soy, canola (rapeseed), or corn, meaning that palm oil can help meet future demand
for vegetable oil with less land, a point palm growers are quick to mention in any discussion over the environmental impacts of palm oil.
Sugar cane is the most economically attractive agricultural feedstock
for liquid biofuel, while maize and other cereal and
oilseed crops from the Northern Hemisphere are less competitive under market conditions (Figure 16).
«Accelerated soil erosion is going to affect production of 27 major crops, resulting in a loss of production of 16 per cent, which is roughly about 13.4 million tonnes, with
oilseeds accounting
for 66 per cent,» Rathore said.
Grown
for its versatile fiber and
oilseed, which can be used to make rope, paper, building materials, bio-fuels, cosmetics, healthy food, body care products, textiles, plastic composites, and much more, hemp was once a paramount crop of Kentucky cultivated in the state as recently as the 1950's, but was permanently banned in 1970 as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
4-41-01, 02 NDCC; 4-09-01 NDCC 1999): Authorizes the production of industrial hemp; recognizes industrial hemp as an
oilseed; requires any person desiring to grow industrial hemp to apply
for a license; allows
for the supervision of the industrial hemp during its growth and harvest.
[answer below the fold] Top ten nations
for per capita oil seed production (Numbers are Land area under Total
Oilseed, hectares, 2003/2004, per person)
Back when the bright yellow flowers were still known as Rape or
Oilseed rape, Brassica napus produced a bitter oil, unsuitable
for human consumption and used mainly to lubricate machines.
The report predicts that world demand
for crops — whether
for food, livestock feed or biofuels — will double in the next 50 years, while natural resources necessary to agriculture are becoming scarce or degraded due to the impacts of global climate change.According to the report, areas of focus include sub-Saharan Africa, with the report indicating that farm subsidies
for commodities such as cotton and
oilseeds in wealthier countries need to be changed as they force prices down
for small farmers in developing nations.
The Panel ruled in favour of the U.S. NVNI claim, finding that, ``... the United States may be assumed not to have anticipated the introduction of subsidies which protect Community producers of
oilseeds completely from the movement of prices
for imports and thereby prevent tariff concessions from having any impact on the competitive relationship between domestic and imported
oilseeds.»
For example, the EEC —
Oilseeds panel, in describing its findings, stated that it had «found... that the subsidies concerned had impaired the tariff concession because they upset the competitive relationship between domestic and imported
oilseeds, not because of any effect on trade flows»..
Acting
for the owners of an
oilseed crushing plant in Eastern Europe in relation to their multi-million dollar dispute with the company engaged to design the plant.
With news that soybeans from the Midwest are now part of «tit
for tat» trade dispute, Bloomberg reported April 4, while about a third of U.S. production goes to the Asian country annually, China, last year bought more of the
oilseed from Brazil.