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Russia Grain Crop Down 33.2 Per Cent

MOSCOW/REUTERS Drought-devastated Russia harvested 60.96 million tonnes of grain by bunker weight as of Oct. 5, down 33.2 per cent from a year ago, according to Agriculture Ministry data seen by Reuters Oct. 11. Russia’s worst drought in more than a century sparked a rally in global grain markets, pushing wheat prices to their highest
Grain Markets

Winter Sowing Conditions Still Difficult In Russia – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Rains in some parts of central Russia have made conditions favourable for winter grain sowing, although problems remain in other areas, the director of the Hydrometcentre weather-forecasting service said Aug. 31. Roman Vilfand also told reporters that mid-September would be the final deadline for sowing winter grains in Russia after the worst drought in more
Country Crossroads

Food Strategy Off To A Promising Start – for Aug. 26, 2010

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Buoyed by positive responses from agriculture ministers and the food industry, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is plowing ahead with the development of its National Food Strategy. The idea for the strategy was first presented to the federal and provincial agriculture ministers during the 2009 CFA round table meeting, says Garnet Etsell, the organization’s first
Opinion

Carbon Credit Market In Doubt

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With almost no fanfare, Saskatchewan has passed a new greenhouse gas bill that should theoretically provide a mechanism for farmers to be paid for carbon credits. However, the devil will be in the details and the regulations for the bill have yet to be established. Observers worry that when the dust clears, farmers will not
Livestock

Cuba Frees Farmers To Sell To Havana Markets

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Cuba, yielding to public complaints, said June 11 it would allow farmers to sell more food directly to Havana’s often sparse produce markets, and also replaced the country’s agriculture minister. Farmers have long said the state failed to adequately move their produce to market, while consumers have complained food is often scarce and of poor
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Thailand’s Sacred Oxen Forecast Bountiful Crops

Sacred Thai oxen predicted good fortunes for the coming year on May 13 with abundant rains and healthy crops, in stark contrast to other forecasts calling for crops to shrink during a ravaging drought. The ancient plowing ceremony in Buddhist Thailand, overseen by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, marks the end of the dry season and
Hogs, Livestock

Ag Minister Blocks Ontario Pork Ruling For Review

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Ontario’s agriculture minister has intervened against a provincial tribunal’s ruling that allowed hog farmers a “negative option” to sell hogs through a single marketing desk. Provincial legislation gives Agriculture Minister Carol Mitchell the authority to “confirm, vary or rescind” a decision made by her ministry’s appeal tribunal or send it back for a new hearing,
News, Oilseeds

Harvest Problems With Argentine Soy

Heavy rain last week in Argentina improved the condition of some 2009-10 soybeans, but flooded fields mean other crops will be lost, the Agriculture Ministry said in a crop report Feb. 19. Argentina is the world’s No. 3 soy exporter and the top global supplier of its oil and meal. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange
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Egypt Looks To Lease Land For Agro-Business In 2010

Egypt plans to lease farmland for agro-business projects during 2010 but is waiting for the Agriculture Ministry to allocate suitable plots, the trade minister said Feb. 1. The head of Egypt’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) had told Reuters in April last year that Egypt would start up its agro-industrial zones project in June 2009. “The
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Russia To Boost Grain Exports

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Russia should try to export at least 20 million tonnes of grain in the 2009-10 season to match record volumes achieved in the previous season, a senior government official said Feb. 8. “Despite an unfavourable price situation on the world markets, the volume of exports of grain last year exceeded 22.5 million tonnes,” First Deputy

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