Crop Trust, which works to preserve crop bio-diversity, needs to more than double its $300 million endowment fund to be able to support seed banks across the world, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz said.
Crop Trust seeks more funding to protect global seed diversity
Climate change, surge of conflict makes crop seed preservation more urgent, organization says
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures rally on bargain buying, geopolitical tensions
U.S. corn and soybean prices rose on Friday as heightened geopolitical tensions spurred a round of bargain buying after the benchmark contracts in both markets fell to their lowest levels in more than six weeks, traders said.
China cancels large Ukrainian corn purchases
It’s the latest cancellation, as China lowers imports in face of low prices
Chinese buyers have cancelled shipments of Ukrainian-origin animal feed corn totalling several hundred thousand tonnes, traders said April 11. The precise volumes were unclear, but some traders spoke of about 300,000 tonnes cancelled in up to five Panamax shiploads that had previously been bought for April/May shipment. Most of the cancellations were in the last
Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists
Municipalities and irrigation districts in Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday.
China set for bumper harvests of grains and oilseeds, ministry says
China is set for another year of bumper harvest of grains and oilseeds, helped by expanded planting of winter wheat and rapeseed and healthy growth of seedlings, the country's agriculture ministry said on Friday.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle end higher ahead of monthly USDA data
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended modestly higher on Thursday as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly feedlot report due on Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on South American supply, dry weather supports wheat
U.S. soybean and corn futures closed lower on Thursday after touching six-week lows, with both markets facing pressure from hefty South American supplies, traders said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans edge higher as Brazilian market firms
U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, bouncing on a round of bargain buying after the most-active July contract SN24 hit a six-week low, buoyed in part by firming Brazilian soy markets, analysts said.
Argentina corn harvest faces more deep cuts from stunt disease spread
Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due a stunt disease spread by leafhopper insects, was "likely" to be slashed significantly further, a Rosario grains exchange analyst said on Wednesday, a blow to the embattled South American country.
U.S. livestock: Live cattle extend recovery
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher for a second consecutive session on Tuesday as the market extended a recovery from oversold conditions, analysts said.