exports

The local-global food connection

Amy Mayer — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:21:00 +0000

The United States is the world’s leading producer and exporter of corn, which is used as livestock feed to support the increasing demand for meat in China, India and other countries with growing middle classes.

Drought spells tough times for US corn exporters

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:11:51 +0000

While the U.S. remains the world’s biggest supplier of corn, American farmers will lose a portion of the global corn market this year.

The Midwest drought devastated the normally robust corn harvest, which has led to higher corn prices and plummeting corn stocks. In a normal year, the U.S. exports more than 1 billion bushels of corn to markets worldwide, but with low domestic supply it’s a tough year for corn exporters – the USDA predicts U.S. corn exports will be at a 40-year low this year.

South American farmers may benefit from US drought

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Corn prices hit record highs this past August when they soared to over $8 a bushel, in large part because the drought hammering U.S. farms decimated corn stocks. Such prices were a windfall for Midwest farmers who actually had corn to sell. But could high corn prices hurt farmers if they drive buyers looking for cheaper grain and feed to South American farms?

Nixon says Missouri exports increase from 2011

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:24:29 +0000

State officials say exports by Missouri businesses rose by 6 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2011.

Missouri's China connection

Rehman Tungekar — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:02:04 +0000

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Nixon to travel to Brazil on trade mission

Jennifer Moore — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:22:01 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon will travel to Brazil this month on a trade mission. The trip comes on the heels of the news that Missouri saw its strongest year ever for exports in 2011. The governor will travel with a delegation of business leaders hoping to expand their exports to the South American nation. According to the governor’s office, several Missouri businesses are expected to negotiate contracts with Brazilian customers during the trip.