Playing Russian roulette with fertilizers
Russian fertilizer exports are booming, largely driven by soaring sales to European customers. This trend sparks fierce debates in Europe on whether to restrict fertilizer flowing from the east, which could fuel food inflation in the European Union (EU). However, an alternative might be much worse, as the risk of fertilizer imports eventually being weaponized...
Biofuels preparing to take flight
After soaring in the early 2000s only to see more modest growth in recent years, the biofuels industry might be on the verge of flying high again … about 35,000 feet high to be exact. A push by “green” energy proponents for a more environmentally friendly airline fuel has led to the development of sustainable...
Rain improves US Plains wheat conditions
Recent rainfall has quickly changed the direction of winter wheat crop conditions in the US central and southern Plains. Growers hope additional rain in forecasts signals a pattern change to pull those regions out of drought, promote emergence before the hard red winter wheat crop goes dormant, and lessen the burden on spring precipitation to...
Renewables, Trade segments boost The Andersons earnings
Strong renewables production and improved results in the Trade segment boosted The Andersons net income attributable to the company to $27 million, equal to 80¢ per share on the common stock, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $9.7 million, or 28¢ per share, in the same quarter a year earlier. “Overall, we...