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Cereals, Crops, International news, News

Dry Australia cuts wheat forecast

September 22, 2012

sydney / reuters / Australia has cut its forecast for wheat production in the 2012-13 crop-marketing year by about seven per cent from its previous forecast to 22.5 million tonnes. And it’s warning yields may fall further if rains don’t arrive soon in some areas. Australia had a record 29.5-million-tonne wheat harvest last year, but

Crops, News

Biggest U.S. farm lender says it will stand by drought-hit customers

By Christine Stebbins September 22, 2012

Reuters – The Farm Credit System, the largest single lender to U.S. agriculture, said on Sept. 12 it would meet the borrowing needs of rural America and stand by its customers challenged by the worst drought in more than half a century. “The Farm Credit System remains well positioned to meet the borrowing needs of

Crops, News, Oilseeds

USDA says drought losses not as bad as first feared

September 22, 2012

washington / reuters / The searing U.S. drought has done less damage than feared to the nation’s corn crop, and worldwide supplies of wheat, corn and soybeans are fairly stable despite harsh weather in North America and Europe, according to the USDA. The U.S. corn crop would be the smallest in six years and the

International news, News

Land battles inflame Kenya

September 22, 2012

nairobi / reuters / A government minister has pleaded innocent to charges of inciting violence in which over 100 people have been shot, hacked and burnt to death in strife over land and water in Kenya’s coastal region. The scale and sudden intensity of the unrest over the past month has led many Kenyans to

Crops, Grain Markets, News

Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

By Julie Ingwersen, Karl Plume August 21, 2012

Traders say the purchase is a sign of global anxiety Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades earlier this month, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No. 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

By Dwayne Klassen August 21, 2012

Pre-USDA report jitters dominated the North American oilseed markets during the week ended Aug. 10, with weather playing a secondary role in determining price direction of both the grain and oilseed sectors. ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures lost $1 per tonne in the nearby November future while gaining $7.60 in the far-deferred July future. Commodity

Crops, News

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

By Carey Gillam, Charles Abbott August 21, 2012

Efforts to write benefits for biotech seed companies into U.S. legislation, including the 2013 Farm Bill, are sparking a backlash from groups that say the multiple measures would severely limit U.S. oversight of genetically modified crops. From online petitions to face-to-face lobbying on Capitol Hill, an array of consumer and environmental organizations and individuals are

Opinion

Production destruction leads to demand destruction

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer August 21, 2012

Analyst/corn farmer Jerry Gulke recently talked about the impact of the drought that has now spread over more than half the country on this year’s corn crop. He characterized the situation faced by farmers as production destruction. No one can disagree with that description. A July 29, 2012 article written by Chris Lusvardi of the

Opinion

The value of natural capital

By Laura Rance-Unger August 10, 2012

It’s hard to imagine that just one year ago, many areas of the province still had too much moisture. True, some farmers, such as those along the Assiniboine River downstream of the Shellmouth Dam are still suffering from too much water. But the story for the rest of the province this year is all about

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Weather

U.S. ranchers cull cattle as drought shrivels crops, pasture

By Carey Gillam July 30, 2012

Ranchers are rushing to sell off some of their cattle as the worst drought in nearly 56 years dries up pastures, thins hay supplies and sends feed costs skyrocketing. The more desperate in the Midwest are hauling water into areas where creeks have run dry and are scrambling to secure scarce and high-priced hay to

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Tag Archives USDA

Dry Australia cuts wheat forecast

Biggest U.S. farm lender says it will stand by drought-hit customers

USDA says drought losses not as bad as first feared

Land battles inflame Kenya

Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

Strength in soybean futures supports canola values

U.S. plans to cut GMO crop oversight

Production destruction leads to demand destruction

The value of natural capital

U.S. ranchers cull cattle as drought shrivels crops, pasture

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