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Syria air raid on cattle market kills at least 27, monitor says

Jan. 20, 2015 at 5:50 pm CST

Amman | Reuters –– At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday by a Syrian air raid on a cattle market in territory controlled by the hard-line Islamic State, a monitoring group said. The raid hit the main livestock market in Khansaa, a village south of the […]

U.S. grains: Soy falls as export interest shifts

Jan. 20, 2015 at 5:40 pm CST

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle resume downtrend, but off lows

Jan. 20, 2015 at 5:35 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

British lawmakers call for more protection for dairy farmers

Jan. 20, 2015 at 10:21 am CST

By Sarah Young

Australia weather bureau says models show low chance of El Nino

Jan. 20, 2015 at 10:08 am CST

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Fertilizer firm Mosaic forecasts bigger-than-expected Q4 profit

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:59 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co. on Monday estimated it would post a larger fourth-quarter profit than expected and surpassed its targets for phosphate sales. Mosaic, the world’s largest producer of finished phosphate products and North America’s second-biggest potash producer, said it expects to earn 93 to 98 cents […]

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France says Russia to lift ban on live pigs, some pork products

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:48 pm CST

Paris | Reuters –– Russia’s veterinary services has agreed to lift a ban on French live pigs, offal and fat imposed a year ago after an outbreak of African swine fever in the east of the European Union, the French farm ministry said. Russia imposed the ban on EU pork […]

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Merck funds tests of lower Zilmax doses

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:43 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Merck and Co. is funding the testing of lower dosages of its controversial cattle growth drug Zilmax, in a move livestock experts say is crucial if the company is to resume sales of the product to the U.S. beef industry. Nearly 18 months after Merck pulled […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Russia may consider grain export ban, but not yet, deputy PM says

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:26 pm CST

Moscow | Reuters — Russia might consider banning grain exports altogether if informal trade restrictions already in place fail to benefit the economy as hoped, a senior minister said Monday. The bulk of Russia’s grain output is wheat, for which it is expected to be the world’s fourth-largest exporter this […]

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Food diversity under siege from global warming, UN says

Jan. 19, 2015 at 7:23 pm CST

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Climate change threatens the genetic diversity of the world’s food supply, and saving crops and animals at risk will be crucial for preserving yields and adapting to wild weather patterns, a United Nations policy paper said on Monday. Certain wild crops — varieties not […]

By Chris Arsenault