Commodities Market

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has approved hempseed meal, a byproduct of hemp oil production, as a feedstock for laying hens. This decision was reached during AAFCO’s annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, following a yearslong effort by U.S. hemp industry...

Hunter Hillcoat of Investec is expecting the commodity market to remain "subdued" for "several years to come" with a "modest" recovery not expected until at least 2018. Hillcoat added that many mining companies "gorged themselves" with "cheap debt" to finance activities in the period of 2010 and...