Chicago | Reuters — Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto, to become the fourth state to take action as problems spread […] Read more
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Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread
Syngenta ordered to pay Kansas farmers in GM corn case
Reuters — A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Syngenta to pay US$217.7 million to more than 7,000 Kansas farmers over its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn bounce on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by lingering concerns about crop damage in the U.S. Plains following a snow storm at the weekend. Short-covering also […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat plunges, erasing most of Monday’s rally
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 3.7 per cent on Thursday, pressured by results from a crop tour that showed yield prospects in Kansas remained above-average despite a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the […] Read more
U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead
Austin | Reuters — Fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly two million acres of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches and left thousands of cattle and other […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat firm on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybeans firmed on Wednesday, reversing overnight losses, on technical buying and a mild round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures weakened, with buyers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps as colder weather threatens crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat jumped as much as one per cent on Monday, led by gains in K.C. hard red winter wheat as extremely cold weather threatened to […] Read more
Canada blocking poultry from Kansas, Arkansas
Canada has expanded its restrictions on imports of live poultry, uncooked poultry products and eggs to include those from Kansas and Arkansas, as avian flu has now appeared in birds in […] Read more
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