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Tyson Foods ignoring subpoena for meat price gouging probe, NY attorney general says

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Stempel August 4, 2022

New York | Reuters – Tyson Foods Inc TSN.N, one of the largest U.S. meat producers, is refusing to comply with a subpoena for a civil probe into possible price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s attorney general said on Wednesday. Letitia James, the attorney general, asked a state judge in Manhattan to require

The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni leaves the sea port in Odesa after restarting grain export, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Ukraine August 1, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Serhii Smolientsev

Markets

‘Glimmer of hope’ as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa port

By GFM Network News, Natalia Zinets August 2, 2022

Kyiv | Reuters – The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago left the port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage deal described as a glimmer of hope in a worsening global food crisis. The sailing was made possible after Turkey and the

Military officers from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and members of delegations from both countries and U.N. attend the opening ceremony of a joint coordination centre that will oversee a U.N.-brokered deal to re-open Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 27, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Cereals

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

By GFM Network News July 27, 2022

Istanbul | Reuters – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark U.N. deal last week, with the first shipment expected to depart from Black Sea ports within days. Russia and Ukraine signed the deal, brokered by Ankara and the United

Cereals

As grain prices fall, food prices to ease first in developing world -U.S. official

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News July 26, 2022

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Seth Meyer, chief economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, said on Tuesday weaker commodities prices will take longer to ease food inflation in the United States than in the developing world. Some of the world’s poorest nations were hardest hit by a spike in corn and wheat prices after Russia’s

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks as Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez applaud during his first State of the Nation Address, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 25, 2022. Photo: Aaron Favila/Pool via Reuters

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Philippines’ Marcos lays out ambitious policy agenda with farm sector in focus

By GFM Network News July 25, 2022

Manila | Reuters – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday outlined ambitious plans for his six-year term in office that focus on fiscal management, infrastructure upgrades and turning the long-neglected farm sector into an engine of growth. The Philippines is beset with numerous challenges, from soaring prices, food shortages, poverty and inequities in education, but Marcos, the

An original proposal by Health Canada to label ground beef as high in saturated fat has been shelved. Photo: Jeff Haynes/Reuters

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs

Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

By GFM Network News June 30, 2022

Ottawa | Reuters – Foods high in sugars, sodium and saturated fat will come with clear warning labels in Canada starting in 2026, the federal government said on Thursday, in an effort to promote healthier eating choices and reduce chronic health risks. “We know that it’s not always easy to make healthy choices,” Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told

News, Other

China hit by rare convergence of rainfall, heat waves and a tornado

By Reuters June 28, 2022

China was hit the week of June 12 by a rare convergence of record rainfall, heat waves, and a tornado in the southern mega-city of Guangzhou, displacing millions of people, damaging properties and swamping farmland, with more storms and floods on the way at press time. Southern China is expected to see torrential rain until

News

France’s InVivo aims to become top world malt producer

Company aims to double size of malt business with help of new investors

By Sybille De La Hamaide December 31, 2021

Reuters – InVivo aims to become the world’s largest producer of malt within five years, supported by new investors after it completed the acquisition of agribusiness peer Soufflet, its chief executive said Dec. 9. The takeover, which values Soufflet at 2.2 billion euros (US$2.5 billion), will give rise to a group with nearly 10 billion euros in sales from

Corn growers in China are already illegally growing GMO corn, suggesting a robust market awaits seed companies.

News

China’s Monsanto

Little-known Beijing biotech firm banks on GM corn in race to be China’s market leader

By Dominique Patton December 20, 2021

Reuters – As China prepares to open its US$120-billion corn market to genetically modified (GM) seed, little-known Dabeinong Biotechnology hopes to reap the benefits of early biotech investments and a law keeping foreign firms on the sidelines. The long-anticipated commercialization of GM corn in the world’s No. 2 producer is set to significantly boost yields,

News

Brazil’s BRF sees holiday food sales back to pre-pandemic level

By Roberto Samora December 15, 2021

Reuters – Brazilian pork and poultry processor BRF SA expects food sales to return to pre-pandemic levels during the holiday season as consumers and families gather again after almost two years of social distancing. In an interview with Reuters Dec. 1, Sidney Manzaro, who leads the company’s Brazilian operation, said he does not expect the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide under pressure from weak cash prices

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to remain rangebound

U.S. grains: Soybean futures ease from 17-month peak as traders gauge China buying pace

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Tyson Foods ignoring subpoena for meat price gouging probe, NY attorney general says

‘Glimmer of hope’ as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa port

Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

As grain prices fall, food prices to ease first in developing world -U.S. official

Philippines’ Marcos lays out ambitious policy agenda with farm sector in focus

Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

China hit by rare convergence of rainfall, heat waves and a tornado

France’s InVivo aims to become top world malt producer

China’s Monsanto

Brazil’s BRF sees holiday food sales back to pre-pandemic level

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