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Kansas and Chinese researchers make breakthrough with wheat straw ethanol production

November 22, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In Kansas, thanks to an international and interdisciplinary collaboration, faculty at Kansas State University’s Institute of Computational and Comparative Medicine and bioenergy researchers at Yangzhou University in China have marked a significant milestone for the production of ethanol fuel from wheat straw. Their study, “Predictive temperature modeling and experimental investigation of ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelleting of […]

Poor UK wheat harvest may see next imports for second year running

July 20, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, this year’s wheat harvest looks to be similar to last year’s of around 14.4 million metric tons that not only was the lowest in three years but also prompted wheat imports despite being the EU’s third-largest grower. That was only the fourth time the UK was a net importer during the past […]

Dry US wheat crop pushing up European prices to weigh on ethanol margins

July 5, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In France, milling wheat prices hit a 20-month high that in turn have pushed down the theoretical crush spread margin for T2 ethanol to the lowest in six months at $97.2/mt. Dry weather in the US has the market expecting a smaller crop this fall which is helping to support European wheat prices despite expectations of a normal […]

Ethanol demand turns UK into net wheat importer for fourth time in 25 years

June 22, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, wheat demand to supply CropEnergies’ Ensus ethanol plant brought back online last year has turned the country into a net importer of wheat for only the fourth time in the past 25 years. Last year’s smaller-than-normal crop has contributed to the shift to net importation with stocks seen closing the current season […]

Rapeseed comes out as winner of price comparison with wheat

May 7, 2017 | Jim Lane

In Germany, UFOP reports that the current price gap between German farm prices of wheat and new-crop rapeseed amounts to around EUR 202 per tonne. In other words, the price advantage of rapeseed has increased further. Although pre-contract prices of rapeseed have declined slightly in Germany over the past few weeks, they are still attractive compared […]

Rapeseed prices are well above those of wheat

April 2, 2017 | Jim Lane

In Germany, UFOP reports that the ratio of futures market quotations of rapeseed to wheat increased continually over the 2016/17 marketing year. The figure temporarily rose to 2.3. Paris futures market quotations of wheat and rapeseed from the new 2017 harvest show very different curves. Whereas wheat prices have been very stable at a low […]

UK ethanol plants to support wheat prices through June

March 2, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, wheat demand by ethanol plants is expected to remain strong for the next few months, at least through June, supporting wheat prices despite a decline in exports based on smaller stocks than expected. Spot ethanol prices in Europe continue to support the bottom lines of major producers Vivergo and CropEnergies, meaning the […]

Rapeseed enjoys competitive price edge over wheat: report

February 26, 2017 | Jim Lane

In Germany, the trade assocaitino UFOP reports forward-contract price gap between wheat and rapeseed currently amounts to around EUR 220 per tonne, virtually reaching the seasonal high. “The gap between forward-contract prices of soft wheat and rapeseed from the 2017 crop has increasingly widened in eastern Germany over the past several months,” the association noted. “Whereas […]

Midwest researchers find wheat diseases can crossover to switchgrass

January 17, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In Michigan, in the current issue of the Journal of Ecology, researchers from Michigan State University, University of Kansas and University of Virginia show that farmers and scientists need to think about how best to protect native plants from diseases emanating from crops. “Crop fields were once considered tiny islands in a sea of wild […]

Global Bioenergies and Clariant announce first isobutene production from wheat straw hydrolysate

September 28, 2016 | Meghan Sapp

In France, Global Bioenergies and Clariant are proud to announce the first isobutene production from a wheat straw hydrolysate, in the industrial pilot of Pomacle Bazancourt. This success is the result of a collaboration initiated more than 18 months ago, and has been made possible by combining Clariant’s proprietary process, allowing for the conversion of […]