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Argentine government to allow beef imports

Jan. 21, 2016 at 6:12 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina will allow beef imports if the recent opening of the export market results in a domestic shortage of steaks and burgers, farm minister Ricardo Buryaile told local radio Thursday. The country lifted restrictions on beef exports after President Mauricio Macri, elected in November on […]

Pamela Anderson causes stir in French parliament over foie gras

Jan. 19, 2016 at 3:23 pm CST

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Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:28 pm CST

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FAO seeks help for drought-ravaged Ethiopia

Jan. 15, 2016 at 3:10 pm CST

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EU to review use of last-resort antibiotic on farms

Jan. 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm CST

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U.S. forecaster sees El Nino conditions weakening

Jan. 14, 2016 at 2:01 pm CST

Reuters — The El Nino phenomenon currently affecting weather is expected to weaken during the Northern Hemisphere spring and transition to normal conditions by late spring or early summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, was in […]

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Syngenta still looking at different tie-ups

Jan. 13, 2016 at 7:27 pm CST

Zug | Reuters — Syngenta is in talks about a possible merger and is weighing a number of options, the Swiss agrichemicals group’s chairman said Wednesday. Michel Demare said last month that the crop chemicals and seeds company was in talks with China’s state-owned ChemChina, U.S. seeds giant Monsanto and […]

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China and vessel glut drive Baltic index to fresh low

Jan. 12, 2016 at 7:45 pm CST

Reuters — The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, slid to a fifth consecutive record low on Monday on economic worries about China and a surplus of vessels. The overall index, gauging the cost of shipping dry bulk cargoes including grain, iron […]

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Korea finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth

Jan. 12, 2016 at 7:14 pm CST

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals are inoculated against in South Korea, with all 670 […]

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Switzerland asks voters not to ban farm derivatives trade

Jan. 12, 2016 at 6:16 pm CST

Zurich | Reuters –– Switzerland’s government on Tuesday urged voters to reject a campaign to ban trading in agricultural derivatives, saying the well-meaning attempt to alleviate world hunger would not succeed and only jeopardize Swiss jobs and tax revenue. The “No Speculation with Food” initiative is subject of a binding […]

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