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Brazil Turns And Backs French Commodity Proposal

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Brazil has come around to back France’s proposal for increased regulation of commodity markets which have bumped food prices to record highs this year, the agricultural giant’s farm minister said April 7. France is seeking the support of the G20 group of wealthy and developing economies for a series of reforms intended to help stabilize
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U.S. Budget May Cut Farm Subsidies

Farm subsidies could be cut as part of efforts to reduce federal spending, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid March 8, pointing to high grain, soybean and cotton prices. Reid was the latest congressional leader to say farm subsidies could be a target for budget cuts. House Speaker John Boehner said last week he was
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Canada’s Food System Needs An Overhaul

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The federal and provincial governments should encourage farmers to ramp up production this year to take advantage of strong prices but also help ease tight world stocks of grain and other commodities, says the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. They issued reports in early February urging gover nments
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U.S. Remains Big-Time Farm Subsidizer

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The United States’ budgetar y deficit hasn’t restrained its support for American farmers, according to trade analyst Peter Clark. In a study funded by the Dairy Farmers of Canada, Clark found programs offered by Washington, as well as by state and local governments, poured more than US$180 billion into farmers’ pockets in 2009. That’s “well
Cereals, Crops

Viterra To Take Over AWB Grain Business?

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Agrium Inc. is considering whether to keep or sell the grain-handling and marketing unit of takeover target AWB Ltd., a top Agrium official said Sept. 15. Agrium, North America’s leading retailer of fertilizer and chemicals and other farm products, is in the process of buying AWB for A$1.2 billion (C$1.15 billion). AWB, formerly the Australian
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Election Talk May Derail Correction To Food Labels – for Sep. 16, 2010

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The growing talk of a federal election this fall may derail efforts to get Product of Canada labelling shifted to a more realistic basis, industry observers say. Last spring, Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the minister of state for agriculture, launched an initiative to try to save the Product of Canada label from falling into complete disuse. In
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Province’s First-Ever Open Farm Day To Take Place Sept. 19

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Manitobans will have the opportunity to visit one of many Manitoba farms taking part in the province’s first Open Farm Day on Sept. 19, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) Minister Stan Struthers announced June 17. “Open Farm Day will be a great opportunity for farmers and visitors to connect with each other,” said Struthers.
Livestock

Focus On What Customers Want

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“Those people who were laughing about Jersey-Dexter crosses, aren’t laughing now.” Edmonton-area entrepreneur Bruno Wiskel has tried a lot of enterprises on his tiny half section of farmland – and some of them have failed. “But the point is, we tried,” he told participants in the Mani toba Grazing School recently. “The thing about farming
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WTO Panel To Hear COOL Dispute

The World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel last Thursday to hear a complaint from Canada and Mexico that a recent U. S. food-labelling law is unfair. Washington’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) requires U. S. packers to notify customers of the country of origin of meat and other farm products at each major
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Salmonella Cuts Into Canola Crushing

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Canada’s oilseed processors are crushing less canola, the first tangible sign that the rapidly expanding industry has run into a rut because of a dispute over salmonella with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. Crushing has decreased even as processors are boosting capacity. If the trend continues, more seed could shift to export and

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