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U.S. farmers set for huge government payouts despite bumper harvest

By Christine Stebbins, GFM Network News, Ros Krasny November 19, 2014

Washington/Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. farmers are about to reap a bumper harvest not just in corn and soybeans but also in new subsidies that could soar to US$10 billion, blowing a hole in the government’s promise that its new five-year farm bill would save taxpayers money. If payments for 2014, the first year the

Crops, Markets

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny November 10, 2014

Washington | Reuters –– The 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to government data released Monday, giving a boost to beaten-down corn prices, while soybean production continues to rise. CBOT corn futures closed up 0.5 per cent on the bullishly construed data, with wheat futures

Crops

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny November 7, 2014

CORRECTED, Nov. 10, 2014 — Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States in more than a decade, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called Innate potato, developed by the

Crops, Markets

USDA raises record U.S. corn, soybean crops again

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny October 10, 2014

Washington | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean production in 2014 will be even higher than the record forecast a month ago, but somewhat below market expectations, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday. USDA made surprise cuts to U.S. and global wheat ending stocks for 2014-15, pushing wheat futures up 1.2 per cent,

Crops

Non-allergic peanut closer to commercial reality

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny August 26, 2014

Washington | Reuters — A new method for removing allergens from peanuts means help could soon be on the way for the roughly 2.8 million Americans with a potentially life-threatening allergy to the popular food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. In a blog post, the agency said researchers at North Carolina A+T State

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. sets new ground beef procedures to stop E. coli outbreaks

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny August 13, 2014

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced new procedures for detecting and removing unsafe ground beef from grocery stores and suppliers, as part of efforts to prevent potentially deadly illnesses caused by contaminated meat. The move “will allow the agency to trace contaminated ground beef back to its source more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny August 12, 2014

Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop fell short of trade estimates

Livestock, Markets

U.S. proposes allowing more pork imports from Mexican states

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny July 29, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a change in regulations that would relax restrictions on pork imports from certain areas of Mexico, potentially allowing for increased U.S. imports at a time of a supply shortage. The proposal would permit pork to be imported from certain parts of Mexico defined as having a

Crops

U.S. goes into battle against deadly orange disease

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny June 12, 2014

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a total of US$31.5 million in funding to combat a plant disease that threatens to devastate Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry and has driven up the cost of a glass of orange juice. As many as 70 per cent of Florida’s citrus trees

Crops, Markets

Abundant grain, soybean supplies on the way: USDA

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny June 11, 2014

Washington | Reuters — The United States is a month closer to bumper supplies of corn and soybeans, its major field crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday in a second look at the 2014-15 U.S. and world grain outlook. Meanwhile, although the U.S. wheat crop is struggling, global supplies are on the

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle down as slaughter recovers, beef prices sag

U.S. grains: Wheat falls as dollar bounces

GFM Network News

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Author Archives Ros Krasny

U.S. farmers set for huge government payouts despite bumper harvest

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

USDA raises record U.S. corn, soybean crops again

Non-allergic peanut closer to commercial reality

U.S. sets new ground beef procedures to stop E. coli outbreaks

USDA projects record U.S. corn, soybean production

U.S. proposes allowing more pork imports from Mexican states

U.S. goes into battle against deadly orange disease

Abundant grain, soybean supplies on the way: USDA

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