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Jul. 19, 2011 at 2:20 pm CDT

Extreme heat and dryness this week as the crop is reproducing will trim U.S. corn prospects, and even more stress from dry weather will continue through next week, an agricultural meteorologist forecast Tuesday. “I would think the condition decline will be even more extreme this week. There is going to […]

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Jul. 18, 2011 at 2:08 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board has postponed its annual crop-year-end news conference by one month to late August, the latest it has ever been held, with grains developing more slowly than usual, a board spokeswoman said on Monday. The news conference normally occurs around the end of the crop marketing year […]

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May. 20, 2011 at 5:45 pm CDT

Canada’s oilseed crushers processed a record 4.812 million tonnes of canola so far in the current 2010-11 crop year, data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) showed Friday. The rapid pace reflects additional capacity from new plants in Saskatchewan opened by Richardson International and Louis Dreyfus Canada, as well […]

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Jan. 27, 2011 at 2:45 pm CST

(Reuters) –– Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday said U.S. farmers could proceed with planting genetically altered alfalfa, without the restrictions opponents say are needed to protect conventional and organic farm fields from contamination. USDA said the decision was made after analysis of various economic and environmental […]

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Jan. 7, 2011 at 4:05 pm CST

(Reuters) –– The Obama administration on Thursday proposed a new inspection and monitoring regime to permit long-haul trucks from Mexico on U.S. highways after years of delays over safety concerns and political wrangling. The Transportation Department’s compromise plan seeks to revive efforts to fulfill a key provision of the North […]

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