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State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa,
S USA, tel + 1 417 451 6004, www.worldpork.org.
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June 16-19: Feed Industry Institute,
Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare,
Rosemont, Ill., American Feed Industry
Association, Tel: + 1 703 524 0810.
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June 16-19: International Fuel
Ethanol Workshop & Expo, Gaylord
Opryland Resort & Convention Center,
Nashville, Tenn., USA. Contact: BBI
International, www.fuelethanolwork-
shop.com.
June 18-21: BIO Annual Internation-
al Convention, Sand Diego Convention
Center, San Diego, Calif., USA. Contact:
Biotechnology Industry Organization,
Tel: + 1 202 962 9200, www.bio.org.
June 22-25: Congress of the
International Pig Veterinary Soci-
ety, International Convention Centre,
Durban, South Africa. Contact: Turners
Conference & Conventions, Tel: + 27 31
332 1451, www.ipvs2008.org.za.
June 29-July 4: XXIII World’s
Poultry Congress, Brisbane Convention
& Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Aus-
tralia. Contact: Intermedia Convention
& Event Management, Stephanie Gurr
or Rebecca Girle, +61 07 3858 5594,
www.wpsa.info.
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& Summit/China ’08. Harbin, Interna-
S tional Conference & Exhibition & Sorts
Center, Heilongjiang, China. Contact:
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dairyexpo.com.
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September 9-12: SPACE 2008,
Exhibition Centre, Rennes-Airport, Tel:
+33 223 48 90, m.lemoigne@space.fr,
www.spacefr.com
September 10-12: AFIA Liquid
Feed Symposium, Doubletree Hotel,
Austin, Texas, USA. Contact: Leanne
Nail, AFIA, + 1 703 524 0810, www.
afi a.org.
Please send trade show,
meeting and technical
symposium information
well in advance to: Lori
Weaver, FEED MANAGEMENT,
303 N. Main Street, Suite 500,
Rockford, IL, 81101-1018, USA,
e-mail LWeaver@wattnet.net, fax
+ 1 815 734 5649. Please include
the dates and location of the event
along with the name, address,
telephone and fax numbers, and ad-
dress of the contact person. Please
note that, while all submissions
will appear on our website, www.
feedindustrynetwork.com, space
constraints may limit the number of
events that appear in print.
WATCH
On the heels of last year’s record-high corn
production, U.S. farmers intend to plant 8 percent fewer corn
acres in 2008, according to the Prospective Plantings report
released recently by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers plan to plant 86
million acres of corn this year. While 7. 6 million acres less than
2007, this would still be the second-largest area since 1949.
USDA also forecasts 153.8 bushels per acre yield, which is based
on trend-line yields. The estimate projects production of 12. 1
billion bushels, 7 percent lower than last year’s record crop.
Chief economist predicts
ethanol impact on corn
to continue
MARKET
The outlook for corn prices remains strong, due to
increasing ethanol production and other factors. Still, favorable
prices for other crops, along with crop rotation considerations
and high corn input costs, are motivating some farmers to
switch from corn. The USDA average price for corn next year is
estimated at $5.50 per bushel, up from the current $4.25.
USDA’s all-wheat crop forecast is the largest in a
decade. The soft red winter wheat crop is up 54 percent
compared to last year. Hard red winter wheat production is up 5
percent, while the white wheat crop is 9 percent above levels a
year ago. USDA forecasts a record world wheat crop this year, up
8 percent from last year and 5 percent above the previous record.
The amount of wheat still in storage in Canada at
the end of March was down almost one-third from a year ago.
According to Statistics Canada, that’s mainly the result of a 25
percent drop in wheat production last year. Durum stocks fell 35
percent, to 2. 1 million metric tons. Total stocks of canola stored
in Canada are 22 percent below a year ago, while barley stocks
are down about 2. 5 percent. Corn stocks are at record levels,
according to the agency.
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief
economist Joseph Glauber told Congress
that demand from the ethanol industry will
keep corn and soybean prices at high levels
for years to come, depressing livestock pro-
duction and in-
creasing con-
sumer prices.
Glauber told
lawmakers
that corn
prices are ex-
pected to rise
again in 2008-
09. Numerous
witnesses also
attested that
other crops
and food products are being affected by
growth of the ethanol industry, including
wheat and baked goods. Not so fast, says
the leadership of the National Corn Growers
Association (NCGA). NCGA lobbyist Jon
Doggett said critics are misinformedl. “Corn
does not disappear in the ethanol process.
We’re only taking the starch out of the corn
when we make ethanol; everything else is
available. There are plants online now com-
mercially producing grits for snacks, corn
oil for human consumption, and feed for
USDA’s chief economist says
ethanol is impacting grain
prices and depressing livestock
production, but the National
Corn Growers Association say
some criticism is misinformed.
