Commodities
Employee Spotlight: Natalja Skuratovic
Describe your professional background. My professional background is in commodity trading, and I see the real benefits of agriculture-specific remote sensing for the P/L accounts of traders. Commodity trading is about managing the price risk in selling and buying of underlying commodities, based on supply and demand, while hedging or locking in all variables. Anticipating…
Read More$1 Million Grant to Fund New EASY4Ag Program From EarthDaily Agro
Earlier this year, the prestigious I-NOV competition for French creative businesses and industry disruptors awarded EarthDaily Agro a significant grant of $1 million to address pressing agriculture challenges. With existing analytics capabilities and an upcoming next-generation satellite constellation, EarthDaily Agro has been recognized for major contributions to agricultural sustainability. EarthDaily Agro’s overall goal is to…
Read MoreSatellite – Scaling Up Carbon Farming
In recent years, many studies on carbon farming practices have been done. Optimizing carbon capture on working landscapes is expanding in the United States and in other major production areas around the world. In coordination with these efforts, a framework is being structured that encompasses political and financial incentives, regulatory frameworks, contracted production, and debate…
Read MoreIf You’re Looking for Agribusiness Solutions, Look to the Sky
There are more than 8,000 satellites orbiting the Earth today — and almost as many different jobs they’re doing up there. Satellites have been helping humans solve problems for years. From capturing solar power to enabling global communications to viewing the deep reaches of space, satellites have been behind some of the biggest technological advancements…
Read More5 Takeaways on 2022 Global Crop Production Powered by Earth Observation
Every year comes with its own crop production challenges, but few years in recent memory compare with the disruptions of 2022. From the war in Ukraine to extreme weather patterns to rising population and more, a host of challenges tested the resilience of the entire agricultural supply chain. All year long, expert agronomists at EarthDaily…
Read MoreHelping Food and Beverage Manufacturer Take Control Over Supply and Demand
A global refiner and processor in the food and beverage industry minimizes financial risk by proactively adjusting sourcing and pricing strategies. Earth observation data from EarthDaily Agro equips growers, producers and processors with the intelligence to help make more informed, confident business decisions. Food and beverage manufacturers source crops worldwide—corn, wheat, barley, coffee, sugarcane, oilseeds,…
Read MoreUS Virtual Crop Tour
Our team of crop analysts constantly monitor the world’s major growing regions. To understand what’s happening on the ground, we look to the sky by using scientific-grade satellite data to power industry-leading analytics. This virtual crop tour is for the purpose to check the current conditions in the Corn Belt area in the US and…
Read MoreHow Ag Commodity Traders Can Stay Ahead of the Market
When you’re an agricultural commodity trader, every decision has a direct and immediate impact to your profitability. That’s a big risk to take on — at least, it is if you’re relying on traditional crop monitoring. With government agencies such as the USDA and Eurostat publishing their crop yield projections on a monthly basis, data…
Read MoreWater-Use Efficiency Is Key to Addressing North Africa’s Food Production Challenges
With countries around the world stepping up domestic agricultural production in an attempt to make up for decreased agricultural imports amidst the Russia-Ukraine war, nations need to make the most of their resources in order to maximize yields. In some countries, it will be especially important to optimize use of one resource in particular —…
Read MoreGlobal Crop Reports Identify Sunflower Production Progress and Identify Areas of Concern
Ukraine and Russia are the world’s top producers and exporters of sunflower seed and oil, together accounting for more than 50 percent of world production, according to the United Nations. The war in Ukraine will most likely disrupt not only the current season’s production but also the supply chain due to lack of access to…
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