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U.K. on drought watch

By Reuters March 14, 2012

Large parts of Britain are facing a drought this year after groundwater reached levels not seen for more than 35 years, which could spell restrictions for farmers and households. Rivers, canals and reservoirs are running low after a second dry winter in a row, with some areas receiving less than 70 per cent of normal

International news, News, Weather

Drought adds to Portugal’s economic woes

By Andrei Khalip March 14, 2012

After Portugal’s driest February in 80 years, farmers are praying for a miracle as drought ravages pastures and sparks forest fires, exacerbating the country’s economic crisis. Worse still, official forecasters expect the freak weather pattern to prevail at least through the end of March, which would worsen a drought now classified as severe and extreme

News, Weather

Warm weather threatens to extend U.S. drought

January 24, 2012

A New Year’s Eve “heat wave” melted away welcomed winter snow that had brought some drought relief to the U.S. Plains, reviving fears that harmfully warm and dry conditions will persist into 2012, U.S. climatologists said in a report issued Jan. 5. “The return of warm, dry weather to the nation’s southern tier could be

International news, News

World briefs Jan. 12

January 24, 2012

La Nina threatens South American, U.S. crops Reuters / The U.S. government forecaster warned Jan. 5 that La Nia, the weather phenomenon widely blamed for withering drought in the southern United States and South America, may persist longer than expected, into the Northern Hemisphere spring. The prolonged La Nia, although weaker than it was a

News, Other, Weather

Kraft Foods condemns commodity speculation

Strengthening La Nia to grip U.S.

By Reuters November 3, 2011

Hamburg | Reuters – U.S. giant Kraft Foods supports moves to regulate speculation in commodity markets, says a senior executive of its European unit. We hope very much that politicians will make concrete decisions for more transparency and regulation in commodity markets in the G20 s finance ministers group up to the next summit meeting

News

Devastating Drought Expands In Texas

October 13, 2011

news reuters A devastating drought continues to have Texas in its grip, but some rain is falling on neighbouring states. Texas so far has suffered more than $5 billion in agricultural losses, and wildfires have scorched millions of acres as the state suffers its longest dry period on record. About 97 per cent of the

Cereals, Livestock, Opinion

OUR HISTORY: October 5, 1961

October 6, 2011

Cattle marketings up& Drought was responsible for a sharp increase in the number of grazing livestock delivered to the Western Livestock Co-operative (Western) Ltd. Crop estimates revised& The wheat crop for all of Canada was estimated at 260 million bushels. Egg price support hiked& In the pre-supply management era, farmers were receiving federal deficiency payments

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Dry Weather Remains A Concern

October 6, 2011

REUTERS / The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop progress report on Sept. 26 said 15 per cent of the U.S. corn crop had been harvested, up from 10 per cent a week ago and slightly behind the five-year average of 16 per cent. Sixty-three per cent of the corn crop was mature

Cereals, Crops, News

Drought Keeps Stranglehold On U.S. Plains Wheat

By Sam Nelson September 29, 2011

Drought cont inues to plague the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and there is no relief in sight from the dryness until at least October, an agricultural meteorologist said Sept. 23. It remains quite dry and it will remain that way for at least three weeks, on into October, said Don Keeney, meteorologist

News

Drought Intensifies In U.S. South, No End In Sight

By Carey Gillam September 15, 2011

Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said last Thursday. Just when you thought it couldn t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue to persist and

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week low as Brazilian harvest looms; corn, wheat sag

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end lower, hogs mostly lower

CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

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