Foreword
As the end of the harvests
are being brought in around the UK, we begin with a couple of harvest- and
yield-related stories. Last month we reported on the adverse effects the global
weather has been having on crop yields, with hot, dry weather affecting key
producers such as Chinese maize and US Soybean. Wheat in particular was a cause
for concern, as the majority of stocks, which would be used to fill the gap
caused by low production, are held in China. However, there has been good news
this month coming out of Eastern Europe, with Russia and Ukraine reporting
strong wheat harvests, with forecasts looking like yields will surpass the
countries’ current record by over 5Mt. This would go some way to ameliorating
the dent in global wheat stocks that was predicted last month and now the US
Department of agriculture are predicting that the world will once again have
record wheat stocks. This just goes to show that...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- WRA seeks wood-boiler clarification
- EU reintroduces import duty on maize
Markets
- Hemp needs new markets to deal with yield
increases
- Report predicts future pellet demand from
Japan & Korea
- US report discusses EU wood pellet
production
- Macquarie completes Green Investment Bank
acquisition
Research & Development
- UK Government report on farm GHG mitigation
- AD Digestate as Biofertiliser
- Australian research partnership for better
food crop yields
- Wood demand stimulates forest growth in US
South
- New Growth System may increase profitability
of algae growth
- Potato waste as ethanol feedstock
- Metsä commissions new bioproduct plant
Wood & Crop
- High Eastern European harvests offset dent
in wheat stocks
- Corn stover to be pelletised
- North American pellet prices hit new low
- Update on Enviva's Wood Sourcing
- Enviva announces second quarter results
Other Feedstocks
- UK Environment Agency looks to crack down on
illegal waste exports
- Orange Peel as Feedstock for Plastics
Events
Feedstock Prices