Sydney | Reuters — Exports of Australian beef are likely to fall faster than previously expected as slaughter rates drop off as a two-year drought eases, threatening to add fuel […] Read more
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Australia beef exports to fall on lower slaughter rate
Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices
Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, […] Read more
Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax
Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed to the government to cancel a tax on wheat exports from July 1 when the 2015-16 marketing year starts, a source […] Read more
U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat futures rose on Thursday while K.C. hard red winter wheat fell to multi-year lows on poor export demand and much-needed […] Read more
Nestle says taking action to keep top slot in food industry
London | Reuters — Nestle told shareholders Thursday it is taking steps to maintain its position at the head of the global food industry, where consolidation will create two big […] Read more
Fast-track avoids ‘mistakes from our past’ on trade: Obama
Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a bipartisan bill that would fast-track trade deals through Congress, urging lawmakers to pass it quickly so his administration […] Read more
Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases
Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Rural Society, a group representing large- and medium-scale farmers, filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to overturn restrictions on […] Read more
Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.
CNS Canada — Feed barley prices have shown some strength over the past month in Alberta, but are likely topping out for now as attention starts to turn to the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up for fourth straight day
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, again helped by their discounts to cash prices, traders said. […] Read more
G3 sees opportunities to expand in Canadian ag sector
Reuters — A joint venture of a state-owned Saudi Arabian investment firm and U.S. grain trader Bunge is interested in making further investments in Canada’s farm sector after striking a […] Read more
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