Insights and Stories of Ros Krasny

Aug. 13, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced new procedures for detecting and removing unsafe ground beef from grocery stores and suppliers, as part of efforts to prevent potentially deadly illnesses caused by contaminated meat. The move “will allow the agency to trace contaminated ground beef […]

By Ros Krasny

Aug. 12, 2014 at 11:42 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. corn production will crack the 14-billion-bushel mark for the first time in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, but the crop was slightly below trade expectations, potentially giving a bullish kick to the beaten-down corn futures market. At 14.03 billion bushels, the estimated crop […]

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Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:30 pm CDT

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a change in regulations that would relax restrictions on pork imports from certain areas of Mexico, potentially allowing for increased U.S. imports at a time of a supply shortage. The proposal would permit pork to be imported from certain parts of […]

By Ros Krasny

Jun. 12, 2014 at 2:28 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a total of US$31.5 million in funding to combat a plant disease that threatens to devastate Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry and has driven up the cost of a glass of orange juice. As many as 70 per […]

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Jun. 11, 2014 at 2:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States is a month closer to bumper supplies of corn and soybeans, its major field crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday in a second look at the 2014-15 U.S. and world grain outlook. Meanwhile, although the U.S. wheat crop is struggling, […]

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