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Russia looks for return to normal harvests

March 16, 2013

Reuters / Russia, one of the world’s key wheat exporters, will be able to increase its 2013 grain harvest by 34 per cent, year on year, if the weather is favourable, the head of Russia’s grain union told reporters. Russia, historically the No. 3 global wheat exporter, was hit by drought last year which slashed

International news, Livestock, Oilseeds

South Korea offers loans to squeezed farmers

March 7, 2013

seoul / reuters / South Korea will offer $156 million in soft loans this year to farmers squeezed by record prices of feed grain and a weak domestic market for pork, the Agriculture Ministry said on Feb. 28. Livestock farmers in South Korea, the world’s third-largest importer of corn and a leading buyer of soybean

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Egypt bakers threaten strikes to protest missed payments

By Tom Perry March 7, 2013

Reuters / Egyptian bakers are threatening strike action unless the government meets demands including back payment of financial incentives, raising the prospect of fresh unrest in the crisis-ridden north African country. Abdullah Ghorab, head of the bakers’ association which represents 25,000 private bakeries across the country, said imminent strike action has been postponed following a

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IGC forecasts larger world wheat crop

By Nigel Hunt March 7, 2013

Most of the increased production will be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are expected to rise by only two million tonnes

World wheat production in 2013-14 is tentatively expected to rise by four per cent, the International Grains Council said Feb. 21, issuing its first forecast for next season’s supply-and-demand balance for the commodity. “Much (of the increase) is expected to be absorbed by higher demand and end-season stocks are likely to rise by just two

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Horsemeat found in lasagne dishes in Bulgaria

March 7, 2013

Reuters / Some 86 kilos of lasagne dishes will be destroyed in Bulgaria, after its food safety agency confirmed Feb. 21 the dishes taken from shelves recently contained horsemeat labelled as beef. Horsemeat has been found in beef products across Europe in recent weeks, damaging confidence in the continent’s vast and complex food industry. “This

Crops, Grain Markets, International news

Russia eyes recovery from drought and return to exports in 2013

By Polina Devitt March 7, 2013

There are concerns over Russia’s grain export volumes if the country harvests a modest crop this year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilya Shestakov said. Feb. 28. Russia’s officials are targeting an ambitious harvest of 95 million tonnes this year, after last year’s 71 million tonnes when the country was hit by drought. “If the harvest will

Crops, International news, Oilseeds

Rains bolster Paraguay soy crop

By Mariel Cristaldo February 28, 2013

Reuters / Paraguay’s soy farmers should gather a record 2012-13 crop of more than eight million tonnes after recent rains eased concerns that yields could take a last-minute pounding from dryness in the world’s No. 4 exporter. While the South American country’s harvests are small when compared with those of neighbouring soy giants Argentina and

International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Falling lamb prices make U.K., Irish sheep farmers fear for future

By Nigel Hunt March 1, 2013

Reuters / Sheep farmers in Britain and Ireland fear for their future as oversupply of lamb in Europe drags farm gate prices to three-year lows while production costs soar, giving efficient New Zealand exporters a vital edge. Most British sheep farmers have been selling at a loss since November because an influx of cheap imports

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, Other livestock

Britain’s food agency seeks stringent tests on beef products

February 23, 2013

reuters / Britain’s horsemeat scandal has prompted the Food Standards Agency to demand a more stringent meat-testing program from U.K.’s retailers. The agency has demanded that food retailers and suppliers test all beef products such as burgers, meatballs and lasagne and present their findings to the agency by February 15. Britain’s food industry has been

Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Horsemeat holds a place of honour in French cuisine, but few eat it now

By Catherine Bremer February 23, 2013

Consumption of horsemeat has fallen by 80 per cent in the last three decades as a more squeamish younger generation turns away

In a dingy Parisian back street, diners at a one-of-a-kind bistro tuck lustily into breaded horse brain, pan-fried heart of horse and broiled cheek, along with prime rump steaks the chef cuts from the bone himself. Seasoned aficionados queuing at one of the few horse butchers left in Paris say they prefer theirs raw as

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls after hitting six-week high on U.S., Russia crop worries

U.S. livestocK: CME cattle advance as brutal cold threatens herds

Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced

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