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Aug. 22, 2014 at 12:43 pm CDT

Reuters — A drought has robbed the U.S. West of 63 trillion gallons (238 trillion litres) of water, and with all that weight off the land the ground in the region has risen by several millimetres, according to a study released on Thursday. The findings by scientists at Scripps Institution of […]

By Alex Dobuzinskis

Aug. 22, 2014 at 1:28 am CDT

Minsk | Reuters –– Belarus, aiming to boost food exports to neighbouring Russia, has cancelled a ban on live cattle from the European Union, Yuri Pivovarchuk, the head of veterinary surveillance at the Belarussian agriculture ministry, said. Minsk said the cancellation of the ban was not caused by its plans […]

Aug. 22, 2014 at 1:06 am CDT

Reuters — Colorado voters in November will have their say on a proposition that would require labels on foods that contain genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). Proponents of GMO labeling initiatives, who say they have the right to know what is in their food, have been gaining steam in the U.S. […]

By Lisa Baertlein

Aug. 22, 2014 at 12:54 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– France’s rain-hit wheat crop has delivered the first shock of the 2014-15 season: the EU’s top grower and exporter is buying Lithuanian and British milling wheat to mix with its unusually poor-grade crop to meet contracts signed before the harvest. French exports exceed those of Britain […]

By valerie-parent

Aug. 21, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher on Thursday in a rebound from losses the previous session, with solid export sales helping to support the recovery. Soybeans settled mixed, after the new-crop contract matched a contract low set on Wednesday on expectations of bumper U.S. harvests. Expectations for […]

By Tom Polansek