There are more and more measures implemented within the European Union aiming at reducing the environmental impact of production. However, that risks to reduce the competitiveness of local production compared to those in other countries with less stringent environmental restrictions. Therefore, it…
By: Marika De Vincenzi, Elisa Donegatti, Mirco De Vincenzi, Ester Venturelli The slowdown of the Chinese economy has reached such a level that it has prompted the Chinese Central Bank to decide to lower interest rates with the aim of…
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India, with an agricultural area that barely surpasses that of EU-27, faced the challenge of feeding over one billion four hundred thousand people by increasing its agri-food production. During this process, India became the World Largest producer of Milk (cow…
By: Elisa Donegatti and Ester Venturelli Since September 2023, China has accelerated its purchases in the grain markets (+26.3% from January to April 2024). Although this growth involves various products, two stand out in particular: Barley and Sorghum. Imports of…
By: Marika De Vincenzi, Elisa Donegatti, and Ester Venturelli In the last two agricultural years, Brazil has produced high quantities of Cereals and Oilseeds, especially Corn and Soybeans. The abundance of these products has kept Brazilian prices competitive compared to…
By: Elisa Donegatti and Ester Venturelli In 2022, the EU produced 54.4 million tonnes of fertilisers, down by -7% compared to 2021, due to the high cost of Natural Gas. According to Eurostat estimates, in 2023, production has further decreased…
di: Elisa Donegatti, Mirco De Vincenzi, Ester Venturelli During the first trimester of 2024, China increased imports of Cereals by 25,9% compared to the same period of 2023, recording the record over the last four years. Barley demand, that changed…
Authors: Mirco De Vincenzi, Elisa Donegatti, Ester Venturelli For US dairy exports, February 2024 marked the first month with a positive change compared to the same month in 2023, after a year of negative variations. The recovery has been led…
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By: Elisa Donegatti and Ester Venturelli India is the second world producer of Rice, following China, with 132 Mio Ton in the 2023-24 season, according to USDA estimates. With a self-sufficiency of 112%, it is the first world Rice exporter…
By: Ester Venturelli and Elisa Donegatti For years Corn and Soy global export has been mainly led by two countries: the US and Brazil. The perspectives of these two countries, however, are different: while the US are close to their…
