Entries from The Big Biofuels Blog tagged with 'soya'
ICIS has broadened the scope of its biofuel price reports.
ICIS has broadened the scope of its biofuel price reports. In Europe, adding to the comprehensive biodiesel coverage of rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME -5 & -0 CFPP), the report will now also reflect biodiesel...
US almost out of corns stocks by harvest 09
The US will be almost out of corn stocks by harvest 09, according to Phil Brasher in the Des Moines Register. You must read the article it points up the complete failure of corn to ethanol as a sensible economic...
EU Parliament's decison to change its biofuel approach worries Malaysians
The European Parliament's decision to change its approach to biofuels has worried the Malaysian government, accroding to a report in Bernama.com.The Euroepan parliament decided on 11 September that there would be a binding 5% quota on the use of biofuels...
Biofuels drive up food prices: Bodman and Scafer
There's been a definitive piece of work on biofuels and food prices presented to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on 11 June chaired by Jeff Bingaman. Two secretaries of state Samuel W. Bodman (energy) and Edward T....
Al Jazeera on Biofuels
Check this from Al Jazeera on biofuels. Balanced interview with UK Special Rapporteur for food and European Biofuel proponent....
Brazil wants to be a biodiesel superpower too
Brazil wants to be a biodiesel super power as it jockeys for biodisel market share, but may be derailed by the high price of soy, according to, John Waggoner, on ICIS news. (Disclosure: I work for ICIS: About ICIS) John's...
Subsituting soy for corn leads to deforestation in Brazil
Subsituting soy for wheat leads to deforestation in Brazil, according to story in Science just before Christmas. According to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute' many American soy farmers are shifting to corn to qualify for the government subsidies. Since 2006,...
If you've not got your corn position sorted for 2008 by now you could be in trouble
If you've not got your corn position sorted for 2008 by now you could be in trouble, according to the last couple of graphs from US Wheat, the group sees marginal growth in global corn production, but shortages in wheat...
The linkages between oil and soy prices
The linkages between oil and soya prices, and, more broadly, the link between food and fuel prices is investigated in this report by Judith Taylor, on ICIS News (Disclosure: I work for ICIS: About ICIS) Quoting from Judith's report for...
Farmland prices are rising
Farmland prices are rising because of biofuels, according to the New York Times. DEKALB, Ill. — While much of the nation worries about a slumping real estate market, people in Midwestern farm country are experiencing exactly the opposite. Take, for...
High price of edible oils slows Asian biofuel production
The high price of edible oils slows Asian biofuel production, according to a report from ICIS news by my pal Anu Agarwal in Singapore (Disclosure: I work for ICIS: About ICIS) “No more than 10 biodiesel plants are running in...
Chicago board of trade offers monthly agricutlural updates
The Chicago Board of Trade is offering monthly global agricultural market up dates, from 15th of each month....
Veg oil was a fine choice for Bob Teixeira
Veg oil was a fine choice for Bob Teixeira, a guitar teacher from Charlotte North Carolina. He converted his Mercedes, bought some soya bean oil and set off down the road only to be fined $1000 last month for not...
Just how politically sustainable is using food for fuel in the US?
Just how politically sustainable is using food for fuel in the US. There's an interesting post over on dtn Ag Policy Blog (limited trial, and limited access, I had to pretend to be Canadian) about the sustainability of the US'...
The US Food Bill farming and fuel
Dan Imhoff, he explains how the farm bill links the US farming, food and by extension biofuels through state aid for crops like corn, cotton, wheat, soya and rice....
Flavoured biofuels
In the light of Tyson's proposed entry into biofuels, and Tyson's interest in Chicken, Pork and Beef which 'flavour' of exhaust gas would you prefer from your Tyson-Brand biofuel? a) Southern fried Chicken b) BBQ Beef c) Roast Pork and...
Brazilian dilemmas
Two interesting and contrasting views on how biofuels could affect the Brazilian ecosystem are outlined in Ethablog and biopact. Ethablog looks at the common interests between Archer Daniels Midland and the governor of Matto Grosso state. Biopact wonders whether Brazil...
American Biodiesel plans East Toledo plant
American Biodiesel is planning a biodiesel plant in East Toledo, Ohio that will refine soya bean oil and employ 25 people, according to Toledoblade.com. ....
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