Sustainable Corn for China and Dairy Renewable Natural Gas
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**U.S. Grains Council met with key Chinese stakeholders to discuss the eco-friendly benefits of U.S. corn and how the Corn Sustainability Assurance Protocol helps importers qualify their products.
China’s new corporate sustainability framework is set to begin in 2027.
USGC’s director in China, Mauel Sanchez says this was the perfect time to introduce the CSAP to the Chinese market and leverage the great work U.S. farmers are already doing to enhance their market share in China.
**Amp Americas, a dairy renewable natural gas company has completed a project that converts dairy waste into RNG.
There are 12 operating digesters in Wisconsin, Indiana, Idaho, and Minnesota.
The project utilizes continuously stirred tank reactor anaerobic digesters to convert 90,000 gallons of dairy cow waste per day into renewable energy.
The project captures methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, purifies it, and then injects it into the Alliant Energy natural gas pipeline.
**After four years of highly disruptive conditions, global poultry markets are moving toward more “normal” market conditions.
Rabobank says most of the global growth was driven by strong local market conditions rather than trade.
The U.S. and EU are performing well this year, with relatively strong demand, controlled producer growth, and rising prices.
Overly aggressive growth rates in China and Japan have increased supply and reduced profitability.
