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Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

By Christopher Doering April 16, 2009

The U. S. livestock industry could soon be facing a mandatory tracking system for animals, but the proposal is being vigorously opposed by beef producers. A voluntary animal-tracking system, known as traceback, has been in place since shortly after the country’s first case of mad cow disease in December 2003, but some members of Congress

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Symptomless Egypt Bird Flu Cases Studied

By Cynthia Johnston April 16, 2009

The World Health Organization is concerned some Egyptians may carry the highly pathogenic bird flu virus with-o ut showing symptoms, which could give it more of a chance to mutate to a strain that spreads easily among humans. Whether such cases exist still has to be put to the test and will be the focus

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

U. S. Farmers To Plant More Soybeans, Less Corn

April 9, 2009

U. S. farmers are aiming for a record soybean crop this year but high costs for fertilizer and other supplies will mean less corn, wheat and cotton, U. S. government data showed March 31. After two years of booming returns, farmers are more cautious about their planting this year as the global recession hits exports,

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China Asks To Plant Jatropha In Zambia

By Muchena Zigomo April 9, 2009

China has asked Zambia to plant two million hectares of jatropha in the Southern African country for production of biofuels, the Biofuels Association of Zambia (BAZ) said March 31. If agreed, the deal could become one of the biggest farming land ventures by an Asian or Middle Eastern country in Africa. “China has approached the

Cereals, Crops, News

Indians Call For Wheat Exports

By Mayank Bhardwaj April 9, 2009

Wheat purchases by Indian state agencies have started strongly in the new season, further boosting government stocks and leading to industry calls to allow exports after a two-year ban. Farmers in the key wheat-surplus states of Punjab and Haryana were expected to begin selling in early April as recent showers have delayed the harvest, but

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Danish Farmers Hit By Credit Crunch, Low Food Prices

April 9, 2009

Danish farmers, already hit by lower food and land prices and higher production costs, are struggling to get new credit from banks after years of investing heavily in production facilities, land and technology. “We have calculated that as many as nine to 10 per cent of the farmers are in acute financial problems,” Lone Saaby,

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Thousands Of French Farmers Stage EU Aid Protest

By Sybille De La Hamaide April 9, 2009

Thousands of farmers from France’s largest grain-growing regions took to the streets of Paris March 25 to protest against government plans to change the way EU farm aid is allocated. The police said 4,000 people were taking part in the protest while organizers put the number at between 5,000 and 8,000 participants. The farmers, largely

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WTO Head Says Trade Restrictions Mounting

By Jonathan Lynn April 9, 2009

International commerce risks being strangled by a gradual buildup of restrictions that could undermine policies to revive the world economy, the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said March 26. WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said there were no signs of an imminent descent into intense tit-for-tat protectionism. “The danger today is of an

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russians Shun Red Meat, Turn To Fowl

By Aleksandras Budrys April 9, 2009

Russia will consume 20 per cent less pork and beef this year and cut imports substantially as the global economic crisis drives consumers to buy cheaper poultry meat, the head of the National Meat Association said. Meat processors are also adding more offal to their sausages as consumers cut spending on food products to weather

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Project To Bind Prairie First Nations’ Farmland

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 2, 2009

AToronto investment firm plans to put up millions to consolidate farmland belonging to First Nations in Saskatchewan and Alberta as a “large-scale, fully integrated corporate farming entity.” The farming company, to be named One Earth Farms, would use this $27.5 million investment from Sprott Resource Corp. to “establish operations, fund working capital and support its

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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Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

Symptomless Egypt Bird Flu Cases Studied

U. S. Farmers To Plant More Soybeans, Less Corn

China Asks To Plant Jatropha In Zambia

Indians Call For Wheat Exports

Danish Farmers Hit By Credit Crunch, Low Food Prices

Thousands Of French Farmers Stage EU Aid Protest

Russians Shun Red Meat, Turn To Fowl

Project To Bind Prairie First Nations’ Farmland

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