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Australia’s largest private land owner to sell cattle business

Apr. 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s largest private land owner will sell its cattle operations, including the world’s largest ranch and an area equivalent in size to South Korea, to raise cash for other businesses and investments. S. Kidman and Co. said it will sell its privately owned 11 cattle stations […]

Japan forecaster sees El Nino likely to emerge by summer

Apr. 10, 2015 at 11:58 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. cuts poultry export forecast as avian flu spreads

Apr. 9, 2015 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Reuters

Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

Apr. 9, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle shrug off early losses, hogs mixed

Apr. 9, 2015 at 6:58 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

Apr. 9, 2015 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a new record high. Concerns about slowing global demand added pressure to soybean prices, traders said. Corn and wheat prices also […]

By Tom Polansek

USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy

Apr. 9, 2015 at 5:21 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. government raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies by less than expected on Thursday, while its lowered projection for soybean ending stocks was in line with market forecasts. Corn stocks for the end of the 2014-15 marketing year were seen at 1.827 billion bushels, […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. forecaster now sees 70 per cent chance of El Nino summer

Apr. 9, 2015 at 9:29 am CDT

New York | Reuters –– A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 per cent, up from a 60 per cent chance last month, with a 60 per cent chance it lasts through autumn. […]

By Reuters

Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Roundup

Apr. 9, 2015 at 2:02 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– Three Chinese citizens are taking China’s Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report supporting the approval of Monsanto’s popular herbicide, Roundup, 27 years ago. The case, a rare example of a lawsuit by private citizens against the Chinese government, […]

By Dominique Patton

India’s PM boosts compensation for farmers to ease rural discontent

Apr. 8, 2015 at 9:06 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters –– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced higher compensation and government aid for farmers who are suffering due to unseasonable rains, in an attempt to calm growing discontent among people living in the countryside. Storms have badly damaged crops in large parts of northern […]

By Reuters