Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has outlined its strategy to be the global leader in BioEnergy while expanding its premier position in the agricultural processing value chain.

Soybean grower Kip Cullers from Purdy in the state of Missouri has established a new world soybean production record. For his 2006 crop he managed to harvest an average of 139.39 bushels per acre (9,373 kg per hectare).

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) will be approaching the Government to provide assistance for poultry farmers who are facing increased feed costs.

The Philippines may stop importing corn next year as it hits corn production at a self-sufficiency level of 6.1 million metric tons (MT).

Soybean meal shipments from India have slowed as arrival of imported wheat and fertilizer has caused congestion at two of the country's biggest ports, said exporters and port officials. 

Ghana's Dormaa Poultry Farmers Association (DPFA) has denied rumours among maize producers that the government allowed corn imports last year to cause a maize surplus to kick maize farmers out of business.

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released a report, "Achieving Sustainable Production of Agricultural Biomass for Biorefinery Feedstock," that addresses the question "Can American farmers feed the growing biofuel industry?"

China is becoming a net corn importer as a result of robust domestic demand from the corn deep processing sector.

Kentucky Specialty Grains has engaged CoBank, Business Advisory Services to evaluate the feasibility of specialty soybean processing in the West Kentucky area. Their work shows KSG will add value for farmers by vertically integrating the producer into the processing of specialty trait soybean for human food and livestock feed use.