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Peak Trading ResearchWhat a year! 🎉 #Cocoa 🍫 and #Coffee ☕ prices rocketed higher due to weather and production concerns ... while the larger #Grain 🌾 and #Oilseed 🌱 markets contended with great weather and the strong dollar. 💵
Michael DmitrievImport of edible oils during Oil Year 2023-24, as predicted earlier, reduced to 159.6 lakh tons from 164.7 lakh tons compared to previous year, thanks to larger domestic oilseed crops and higher price squeezed the demand to some extent. India needs annually about an additional 1.0 mln tons (10.0 lakh tons) of edible oils to meet the growing population and increase in per capita consumption.
#asia #india #oil #vegetableoil #food #foodingredients #oilseed #edibleoil
Import of edible oil in India likely to be lower by a Million Tons in 2024-25
Import of edible oils during Oil Year 2023-24, as predicted earlier, reduced to 159.6 lakh tons from 164.7 lakh tons compared to previous year, thanks to larger domestic oilseed crops and higher price squeezed the demand
Alexander J. Stein(7/x) Fact III.4 & I.2, II.2: Of the #protein used as #feed in the EU #livestock sector, 27% is from #oilseed meals, 23% from #grass (also grown on land suitable for crops), 21% from #cereals, 10% from silage #maize, 16% from other plant sources, and... https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/crop-productions-and-plant-based-products/cereals/reducing-plan-protein-deficit-eu_en
Agriculture plays a significant role in the Tunisian economy, forming 9.8% of GDP and providing 14.0% of total employment. Agricultural production is mainly concentrated in the northern coastal regions, while the southern part of the country, covered by the Sahara Desert, is poorly suited for agriculture.
https://globaltribune.net/tunisian-agriculture-production-imports-exports
#africa #tunisia #agriculture #food #crops #livestock #grain #oilseed #fish #milk
CelloMom On Cars"In temperate zones lie most of the world’s richest countries, which have also been up till now the world’s major #breadbaskets, in meeting international #grain, #oilseed and #livestock product needs.
As the #climate warms up, agricultural pests and diseases are advancing northwards and becoming more widespread."
Climate Change Brings New Pest & Disease Pressures Previously Unimaginable
In temperate zones lie most of the world’s richest countries, which have also been up till now the world’s major breadbaskets, in meeting international grain, oilseed and livestock product needs. However, climate change is threatening to change the course of history, allowing some native pests to breed more frequently and longer, while invasive insects and …
Increasing the oil content & modifying the fatty acids profile of #oilseed crops is an important #plantbreeding objective. Benefits of #CRISPR are obvious and #geneediting may be further utilized to enhance seed oil content: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2023.2243041
Dr. Traci Birge#Oilseed rape (#OSR, Canola oil) is an important oil crop, but cultivation is #pesticide
intensive.
We inoculated plants with beneficial fungus Beauveria bassiana to see if it can protect them from pests.
Short answer: We had c. 30% success with endophytic colonisation and the colonised plants showed interesting metabolite developments but they still got eaten by the pests.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ps.7672
#SustainableAgriculture #BiologicalPestControl #Entomopathogens
Ruth Mottram
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