Sustainable Corn Farming for China and Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

**United States Grains Council met with key Chinese stakeholders to discuss the environmental benefits of using U.S. corn and how the Corn Sustainability Assurance Protocol helps importers qualify their products.

China’s new corporate sustainability framework is set to take effect in 2027.

USGC Director in China, Mauel Sanchez, believes this is the perfect time to introduce the CSAP program to the Chinese market and leverage the great work that American farmers are doing to increase their share of the Chinese market.

**Amp Americas, a renewable dairy company gas company has completed a project to convert dairy waste into RNG.

There are 12 bioreactors operating in Wisconsin, Indiana, Idaho and Minnesota.

The project uses anaerobic, continuous stirred tank reactors to process 90,000 gallons per day of dairy cow manure into renewable energy.

The project involves capturing methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, cleaning it and then injecting it into the Alliant Energy pipeline.

**After four years In the face of very unfavourable conditions, global poultry markets are moving towards more “normal” market conditions.

Rabobank says most of the global economic growth was driven by strong local markets rather than trade.

The United States and the European Union have been doing 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.