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China pledges $11B to support grain farmers

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 1, 2015

Beijing | Reuters –– China will give a total of 57.8 billion yuan (C$11.26 billion) to grain farmers as part of efforts to deepen rural reform, promote modern agriculture and raise incomes for farmers, state news agency Xinhua said. The total includes 14 billion yuan in direct subsidies, while 20.4 billion yuan will go to

Crops, International news

Conservatives call for big cut in U.S. crop insurance subsidy

By Charles Abbott March 25, 2013

A coalition of fiscal conservatives March 5 called for a steep cut in federal subsidies for crop insurance, setting up a clash with U.S. farm groups that see the program as their top priority in a new Farm Bill. Growers have collected more than $15 billion in payments for 2012 losses resulting from the worst

Crops, News

U.S. subsidy cap debate pits big versus small farmers

February 22, 2013

Reuters / U.S. farmers would be limited to $125,000 a year in crop subsidies in a significant tightening of farm support rules proposed by four senators from farm and ranch states. There is no effective limit on payments now. Large operators collect the lion’s share of subsidies because they are based on each bushel of

International news, News

Farm subsidies still get top share of EU austerity budget

By Charlie Dunmore February 15, 2013

France and other major farming nations thwarted  attempts to shift farm spending to growth and jobs

Farm subsidies will continue to gobble up the biggest share of the European Union’s budget to 2020, despite a 13 per cent drop in future agricultural spending, under a deal struck by EU leaders Feb. 8. Agriculture’s budget supremacy was secured after France and other major farming nations thwarted attempts by Britain and its northern

Livestock, News

U.S. fiscal plan averts steep rise in milk prices

By Charles Abbott January 17, 2013

Adeal approved by the U.S. Congress late New Year’s Day to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff” also includes measures to avert the “dairy cliff” — a steep increase in milk prices. The tax agreement contains a nine-month fix for expiring farm subsidy programs by extending a 2008

Cereals, Crops, News

Egypt to boost wheat storage, crack down on smuggling

October 26, 2012

Reuters / Egypt wants to double the capacity of its wheat silos in the next three or four years and is considering changing a bread-subsidy mechanism to prevent smuggling or illegal trade in subsidized grain. Egypt’s new government has been looking at ways to better target subsidies and reduce waste as it seeks to plug

Hogs, Livestock

Canada rejects U.S., Kiwi hog claims

By Alex Binkley August 21, 2012

Martin Rice says hog industry support programs aren’t subsidies Grumbling by the United States and New Zealand about subsidies for Canadian hog farmers doesn’t match the reality of a declining Canadian swine herd. Recent media reports quoted American and Kiwi farm or political spokesmen suggesting the upcoming Trans-Pacific Pact trade talks would be a good

Hogs, Livestock, News

TPP partners take aim at Canadian pork producers

July 20, 2012

Reuters / Pork producers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand urged their governments July 10 to push for an end to Canadian pork subsidies as Canada enters into talks on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement. “Canada needs to end its federal and provincial hog subsidy programs, which are distorting the North American and

News, Opinion

OUR HISTORY: February 11, 1982

June 5, 2012

Our Feb. 11, 1982 issue reported on Transport Minister Jean-Luc Pepin’s announcement that a process would be established to eliminate the 85-year-old Crowsnest Pass rate agreement. The railways would receive commercial rates and farmers would be compensated by a federal subsidy. University of Manitoba economist Dr. Clay Gilson was appointed to head a negotiating process

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy farmers shoot back at critics

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

With their system of revenue under renewed jabs from various angles, Canada’s dairy farmers have compiled their retorts into a new online campaign. Dairy Farmers of Canada on Feb. 1 launched a website dubbed YourMilk.ca, which organizes the case for the country’s dairy industry into three sections: one on the industry’s benefits to the public,

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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