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Brits Jump The Gun On Wheat Genome – for Sep. 9, 2010

September 9, 2010

Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said Aug. 31. British researchers last month released the first version of the wheat genome, a step toward a fully analyzed map that should help wheat breeders

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Reuters September 9, 2010

Contractor dies in fall at greenhouse:An electrical contractor has died of injuries in a fall at Vanderveens’ Greenhouses, a major bedding plant and potted plant operation west of Carman, RCMP reported. The contractor, a 58-year-old man, was on a ladder propped up against a pole where he was unhooking hydro lines on the morning of

News

New Forecasting System Needed – for Sep. 9, 2010

September 9, 2010

Asia’s heavy monsoons, a record heat wave in Russia and severe droughts in Africa show the need for new yardsticks to rate extreme weather to guide everybody from road builders to insurance companies, a UN expert said Aug. 13. Scales exist to measure the power of hurricanes or air quality, but there are none to

News

Farmers Rattled By $39-Billion Bid For Potash Corp. – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

The possible creation of a fertilizer giant between BHP Billiton’s and Potash Corp. has rattled U. S. and Canadian farmers who fear higher input costs if the $38.6-billion deal goes through. BHP Billiton’s acquisition offer was rejected by Canada’s Potash Corp. but the world’s largest fertilizer company said it might consider a more attractive proposition.

Grain Markets

Cargill Still Keen On Russia – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

CHICAGO/REUTERS U. S. agribusiness trading giant and exporter Cargill Inc. is not changing its long-term investment strategy for Russia and the Black Sea region despite the area’s devastating drought that slashed grain output, Cargill’s CFO said Aug. 17. “It does not impact our enthusiasm or our investment strategy for that region,” Cargill chief financial officer

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Market’s Focus Has Shifted — And That’s Good For Prices – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Gavin Maguire August 19, 2010

The USDA’s latest batch of numbers suggests that U. S. producers look set to churn out record amounts of corn and soybeans this fall – as well as the third-largest wheat crop since 2000. But overseas production hiccups matched with blossoming global demand should counteract the impact of mammoth fresh domestic supplies – and continue

Grain Markets

Australia’s GrainCorp To Buy Rival AWB – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

SYDNEY/REUTERS Australia’s GrainCorp has agreed to take over smaller rival AWB in an A$855 million (US$769.6 million) all-share deal that will create the country’s top grain exporter and the world’s fourth-largest commercial malt producer. GrainCorp said July 30 its offer would create a combined group with a market capitalization of more than A$2 billion that

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Wheat Ownership War Brews Outside Chicago – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Gavin Maguire July 29, 2010

Wheat is wheat for most people, and judging by the recent buying action in Chicago futures everyone wants to own it lately as worries emerge about the heat-stressed crops of Europe. However, for commercial users of wheat there is an important difference between the low-quality wheat traded in the Windy City and the protein-rich wheat

Livestock

EU Bans Sale Of Food From Cloned Animals

July 15, 2010

BRUSSELS/REUTERS European Union lawmakers have rejected a proposal to allow the sale in Europe of food derived from cloned animals or their offspring, citing ethical concerns over the industrial production of cloned meat. The European Parliament was voting on legislation to regulate the sale of “novel foods” – defined as food made with new production

Hogs, Livestock

Small Hog Farmers Blamed For Destabilizing China Market

July 8, 2010

Small hog farmers have helped destabilize pork prices and played havoc with feed demand forecasts, according to the chairman of China’s top corn buyer New Hope Group. “Individual farmers, small in scale, have no plans in their breeding scale. Whenever the prices are good, they increase breeding and when prices are lower, they reduce pig

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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