Rome | Reuters — Global food prices fell in April, led by a sharp drop in dairy prices due to reduced buying by China and Russia and an extended season […] Read more
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World food prices drop in April due to falling dairy
Vermont becomes first U.S. state to mandate GMO labeling
Reuters — Vermont on Thursday became the first U.S. state to mandate labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms as Governor Peter Shumlin signed a law that is widely […] Read more
Higher bacon prices still to come, analyst says
CNS Canada — Rising pork prices and shrinking bacon packages have made headlines across Canada recently — but consumers should prepare to spend even more for bacon over the next […] Read more
Feds won’t back national pullet marketing agency
The federal government has found the case for a national pullet marketing agency “not compelling” enough to grant the wish of a nationwide pullet producers’ group. A spokesperson for federal […] Read more
Guenther: Trade’s eyes on U.S. winter wheat in crop report
Drought in the southwestern U.S. Plains is expected to focus traders on hard red winter wheat numbers in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s next crop production report due out Friday. “The […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs end mixed as funds roll into new months
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed mixed on Thursday as funds sold, or rolled, the June contract and bought deferred months, traders said. Funds trading in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans jump from one-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from three days of losses on Thursday and rose more than one per cent in a technical and short-covering bounce and corn […] Read more
Ukraine maize crop outlook cut as crisis takes toll
Kiev | Reuters — Crisis-hit Ukraine’s maize crop is expected to slump almost 20 per cent this year, a Reuters poll showed Wednesday, as farmers from the major global exporter […] Read more
PED could cut U.S. output by seven per cent in 2014: Rabobank
Chicago | Reuters — A pig virus sweeping across farms in the U.S. could cut pork production as much as seven per cent this year, a far steeper decline than […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, watching weather
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, as the market retreated from nearby highs. However, canola is lacking any clear direction for […] Read more
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