The agribusiness chain is already highly complex, but various drivers are conspiring to make it even more so. There are many different crops and food types, each with its own distinctive and often fragmented supply chain.

Prospects for biofuels which use food crops as a feedstock are not as bright as they used to be. In recent years the case for biofuels has been questioned on grounds of both food security and environmental impact.

he impact of global warming on agriculture is the subject of much research and debate. The current conventional wisdom is that crop production will move towards the poles with countries such as Canada and Russia benefiting from the combined impact of increased temperatures, greater precipitation and the carbon fertilization effect. Meanwhile, countries closer to the equator, such as India and Africa, could be hit the worst as higher temperatures reduce crop yields

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran are the largest consumers of barley in the MENA region, using it largely for animal feed. And while Saudi Arabia currently imports nearly all the barley it consumes, projections indicate declining usage as the government encourages livestock producers to use more efficient mixes, including processed feeds

By far the largest field crop by area in the MENA, wheat is currently cultivated on about 26 million hectares. This area is projected to rise about 0.4 percent annually through 2024. Combined with somewhat slow growth in yields, production is expected to grow at a relatively low 1.3 percent annually over the projection period.

Any analysis of the MENA region must acknowledge the large variation of incomes, political conditions, and economic activities among the different countries. Each of these factors carries significant implications for food demand and imports.

If you thought the paper industry was going to disappear, think again. Graphic papers are being squeezed by digitization, but the paper and forest-products industry overall has major changes in store and exciting prospects for new growth.

Russia currently forecasts 118mn tonnes of grains to be harvested, up by 5% year-on-year. Russia is projected to have a solid harvest of wheat of over 77mn tonnes and 38.4mn tonnes of feed grain (corn, sorghum, barley, rye, oats, millet), making a total harvest of 115.4mn tonnes in 2019, Vedomosti daily reported on May 13 citing the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The new oil field has a depth of 80 meters and extends over 2400 square km between Bostan District in Dasht-e Azadegan County and Omidiyeh County in the oil-rich province.
Rouhani’s announcement would mean Iran’s proven crude oil reserves would be boosted by a 3rd, since the country’s proven crude oil reserves are estimated to be about 150 billion barrels.
Mentioning the need for new technologies for developing the country’s oil fields and for increasing their recovery factor, Rouhani said “Only 1% increase in the recovery from this oil field adds $32 billion to the country's oil revenues and we need world-class technologies to develop the oil industry.”

In early September UPM announced plans to permanently close paper machine 2 in Rauma, Finland. The employee consultation processes have now been completed. Paper machine 2 in Rauma will be permanently closed on 6 November 2019. The reduction of personnel is 179 (159 permanent and 20 temporary contracts not prolonged). Following the closure, SC paper production capacity will be reduced by 265.000 tonnes annually.

KEY POINTS

• In its closely-watched annual World Oil Outlook (WOO), the Middle East-dominated producer group said Tuesday that the last 12 months had been “challenging” for energy markets once again.

• OPEC has lowered its outlook numbers for global oil demand growth, to 104.8 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2024, and 110.6 million b/d by 2040.

• “At the global level, growth is forecast to slow from a level of 1.4 million b/d in 2018 to around 0.5 million b/d towards the end of the next decade,” OPEC said in the report.

Abu Dhabi will begin trading futures contracts of its flagship oil grade in what could eventually become a new price benchmark for a fifth of the world’s crude.

Trading in Murban crude futures aims at “strengthening Abu Dhabi’s position as a global energy player,” Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said Monday in a Tweet. Government-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. also reported a 7% increase in its oil reserves, expanding the size of commercial deposits in the United Arab Emirates to 105 Bbbl.

As part of the planned futures contract, Adnoc would lift destination restrictions on sales of Murban, enabling buyers to trade or ship it anywhere. Customers are currently obliged to use Adnoc’s crude only at their own refineries.

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A Forest Products Weekend: We began research into sustainable yield forestry in 1937 to ensure harvesting doesn't diminish a forest's ability to provide the same volume in the future. Pictured is our Clemons Tree Farm, which was established in Washington state as the nation’s first certified tree farm four years later. #NationalForestProductsWeek #forestproud #sustainability #forestry

Few in our target markets are unfamiliar with placing used newspapers, copy paper or corrugated packaging into those ubiquitous blue bins. In fact, paper recycling is deeply rooted in human history — people have been doing it for hundreds of years.

Since the 1970s, recycling methods and culture have advanced to the point that, by 2018, as much as 68 percent of paper and 96 percent of corrugated packaging consumed in the U.S. is recycled. But traditional notions of recycling are still rooted in the “take-make-waste” model centered around “doing less bad.”.