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Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Record-high U.S. beef and cattle prices seen in 2013

January 4, 2013

Argentina and Brazil beef production will rise this year Reuters — Smaller U.S. beef and cattle supplies in 2013 should push prices for both commodities to record highs then, with slaughter-ready cattle likely to trade at $140 to $145 per cwt next spring, Rabobank said in its December quarterly beef report. A drought and record-high

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Heat-damaged canola crop creates supply shortages

By Rod Nickel November 9, 2012

Reuters / Supply worries about Canada’s disappointingly small canola harvest this year are compounded by the oilseed’s reduced oil content, crimping profits for crushers and leaving food companies to scramble for other vegetable oils. Expectations were high early in the crop year that a record-large canola crop in Canada would compensate for some of the

News

Food crisis strengthens EU biofuel critics

By Barbara Lewis, Ivana Sekularac September 18, 2012

Drought-stricken crops and record-high grain prices have strengthened critics of the European Union biofuel industry, adding fears of a food crisis to their claims that it does not ultimately reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The renewed anxiety adds to pressure on the EU’s executive commission to forge a deal this year to help ensure that EU

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Global dairy companies offer China “safe” alternatives

By Lucy Hornand jane Lanhee Lee June 30, 2012

Reuters – Global food and dairy companies are making another round of big bets on China’s fast-growing dairy sector, hoping to position themselves as safe alternatives even after a lethal baby formula scandal burned many of them the first time around. They are lured by a projected 10 per cent annual growth and by Chinese

Hogs, International news, Livestock, News

China faces tight pork supply on disease, high costs

By Naveen Thukral June 8, 2012

China is likely to face tighter pork supply in the second half of the year as a disease among piglets reduces the number of animals for slaughter and higher feed grain costs force small farmers in the world’s most populous nation to curb production. A squeeze in China’s pork supply during the high-consumption winter months

News

Companies See Role In Food Security

By Nigel Hunt November 3, 2011

Food security concerns as the world s population surpasses seven billion have prompted global companies to become more actively involved in ensuring future supplies, participants at an agricultural conference said on Oct. 31. The increased role has come at a time government involvement is hampered by the global financial crisis and led to fears a

News, Oilseeds

China’s Corn Rush To Redraw Global Food Landscape

By Naveen Thukral October 13, 2011

When China abandoned its soybean self-sufficiency quest almost 20 years ago and started importing the oilseed feeding its hunger for livestock, it almost single- handedly transformed the industry. Today, it s poised to do the same for corn. The world s most populous nation is expected to triple corn purchases next crop year and, by

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Australia Wheat Quality Slumps In Bittersweet Harvest

By Bruce Hextall January 4, 2011

Up to half of Australia’s current wheat harvest could be downgraded to animal feed or low-grade milling grain, raising concerns for a severe global shortage of higher-quality wheat and marring the nation’s biggest crop in eight years. Crop analysts and farmers told Reuters that up to 50 per cent of the 2010-11 crop would be

Cereals, Crops, News

Australian Wheat Area Seen Down

By Bruce Hextall March 11, 2010

Australia could harvest nearly seven per cent less of the grain in 2010-11 than the previous season, analysts said Mar. 4, making their first estimates for the year. “We expect Australian wheat area to fall by five per cent in 2010 and production to decline by 1.5 million to 2.0 million tonnes, said Luke Mathews,

Cereals, Crops, News

Australian Dollar Strength Knocks Wheat Sales

By Bruce Hextall November 12, 2009

Australia’s strong dollar has made grain from the world’s fourth-largest wheat exporter costly for foreign buyers just as a new harvest begins, boosting the risk of overflowing silos and falling prices. Indonesia, Australia’s largest wheat customer, is shunning Australian wheat in favour of more competitively priced Black Sea-origin grain. “The Australian dollar’s strength is going

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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