Almost a third of the US corn harvest will be diverted into ethanol for motors this year, or 12pc of the global crop.
今年美国收获的玉米将有近三分之一,也就是世界产量的12%,会分流到机动车用乙醇生产中。
No one will be allowed to control more than 25% of deliverable US supply for these commodities, which include oil, corn and gold, unless they are hedging for "bona fide" commercial purposes.
不允许任何人掌控超过25%的美国对这些商品的交付物,这些商品包括石油,谷物,还有黄金,除非它们出于“真正的”商业目的变成套期保值。
Yet, the smaller than expected US corn crop could still push wholesale prices higher.
然而,美国玉米产量小于预期,仍可能推高批发价格。
The US Department of Agriculture data shows that global corn inventories are at a 37-year low as producers are unable to grow enough grain to keep pace with consumption.
美国农业部数据显示,由于生产商无法种植足够的谷物以紧跟消耗步伐,全球谷物库存量目前处于37年来最低水平。
Sort of a purple haze over the Corn Belt. Makes us sneeze, as well.
紫色的雾霭笼罩在谷堆上方,偶尔会使我们打个喷嚏。
Since 2005, a growing number of US farmers have switched to corn and soybeans from other crops.
从2005年开始,越来越多的美国农民转而种植玉米和大豆等农作物。
The US department of agriculture reported earlier this month that US ethanol refiners were for the first time consuming more corn than livestock and poultry farmers.
美国农业部本月早些时候的报告称,美国乙醇精炼厂的玉米的消耗量首次超过了畜牧场的消耗量。
The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.
这件事告诉我们每个人,如果想要种植出好玉米,我们就必须帮助我们的邻居种植出好玉米。
These more abstract thoughts might lead us to contemplate other, less common uses for corn, such as a source for ethanol, or to use the plant to create mazes for children.
这些更抽象的思维可能允许我们细想玉米的其他的不怎么常见的用法,比如做酒精的原料,或用作物给儿童做个迷宫。
The US is the world's largest producer and exporter of corn, giving it the power to dictate global market responses.
美国是世界上最大的玉米生产和出口国,它对世界粮食市场有重大影响。
An important test case may come in the form of a new GM crop, a drought-tolerant corn variety being developed by the Monsanto Company for use in the us.
一个新的转基因作物品种已经接受了一项重要的测试,这是一个耐旱的玉米品种,由美国孟山都公司开发选育,在美国进行种植推广。
The report warned that US corn and soybean stocks were also dangerously low, with the department of agriculture projecting supplies at about half typical levels.
报告同时警告美国的玉米和大豆库存已经降到了危险的程度,在参考了农业部计划供应量的因素后,也就是正常库存水平的一半的样子。
Corn prices, which had risen after reports of poor crops elsewhere around the world, shot up further when a US agricultural report forecast that corn crops would be 3% down on last year.
在世界其他地方毂物欠收的报道陆续传出后,玉米价格就开始上涨。去年美国农业报告预测玉米收成将减少3%又让价格更往上涨。
By last year, nearly 40% of US corn was going to produce ethanol.
去年美国有近40%的玉米用于生产乙醇。
The study shows that corn-based bioethanol, which is produced extensively in the US, has a higher combined environmental and health burden than conventional fuels.
研究表明,现已在美国广泛生产的玉米基生物乙醇,对比传统燃料而言,给环境和健康带来更大的负担。
DS357: US Subsidies and other domestic support for corn and other agricultural products.
DS357:美国——对玉米和其他农产品的补贴和其他国内支持。
The barn is full of corn and moves toward us now.
谷仓装满了玉米,向我们走来。
The introduction of corn benefits us a lot.
玉米的引进使我们受惠不少。
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
我听见埃及有粮,你们可以下去,从那里为我们籴些来,使我们可以存活,不至于死。
And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.
我听见埃及有粮,你们可以下去,从那里为我们籴些来,使我们可以存活,不至于死。
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