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EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

Apr. 24, 2015 at 11:45 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations in more than a year after a review of its blocked approval process. The European Commission said it had authorized […]

Minnesota declares state of emergency over avian flu

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:56 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

Brazil farm belt roads blocked in new trucker strike

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:18 pm CDT

By Gustavo Bonato

Daily price limits revised for CBOT grains futures

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:06 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on improved fundamentals

Apr. 23, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed up the three-cent-per-pound price limit Thursday, on higher wholesale beef values and better-than-expected subsequent cash prices, traders said. April and June ended at 159.3 cents and 149.025 cents per pound (all figures US$). CME’s live cattle trading limit will […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. animal feed giant to snap up Ridley

Apr. 23, 2015 at 11:02 am CDT

Canadian/U.S. livestock feed firm Ridley Inc. is set to become part of animal nutrition giant Alltech’s total mixed ration. Lexington, Ky.-based Alltech on Thursday announced a friendly cash deal to buy all outstanding Ridley shares at $40.75 each, for a total payout to Ridley shareholders of about $521 million. Ridley’s […]

By Staff

DuPont to buy microbiome firm, seek edge in emerging crop products

Apr. 22, 2015 at 6:57 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont is buying a California-based microbiome discovery company for development of biological crop products, a move that the chemical and crop company hopes will give it an edge in an emerging agricultural market. DuPont’s announcement on Wednesday didn’t disclose how much it is paying for Taxon Biosciences, but […]

By Carey Gillam

EU proposes GM opt-out for members, angers pro- and anti-GM camps

Apr. 22, 2015 at 6:14 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new law allowing individual EU countries to restrict or prohibit imported genetically modified crops even if they have been approved by the bloc as a whole. The proposal covering GM crops in human food and animal feed upset trading […]

By philip-blenkinsop

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-month low, soy slips on bird flu concern

Apr. 22, 2015 at 4:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures touched a one-month low on Wednesday and soybeans dropped on concern that a bird flu outbreak in the U.S. may cut feed demand, as forecasts for favourable U.S. planting weather in coming weeks also weighed on prices. Wheat was slightly lower as early […]

By Karl Plume