Researchers from ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA and the Food Components and Health Laboratory of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) say they have found a way ...
The market has been in a state of confusion ever since the latest USDA supply/demand estimate was released last Friday, as traders seem to have difficulty making sense of the data. The main message we take from the USDA report, which ...
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According to USDA’s first projection for the 2013 crop, U.S. cotton production is forecast at 14.0 million bales, 19 percent below the final 2012 crop estimate. Based on the Prospective Plantings report, 2013 cotton area is expected ...
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The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2013/14 projects that world cotton production will decrease while consumption increases, although consumption is expected to remain below production for the fourth ...
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With an abundance of "All Natural" claims on foods and beverages but no defined standard, The Food Journal has examined the impact of "All Natural" to manufacturers, government agencies, brand managers, retailers and consumers and if the ...
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A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University found that the chicken meat in US contained high levels of arsenic - a chemical which is known to increase the risk of cancer. The increased arsenic levels can be attributed ...
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Chinese soybean yeild is expected to decline by 3.9% for the third consecutive year, reaching 12.3 million tons. It aims to encourage imports of soybeans. The sown area of soybean declines by 3.7% Y-O-Y. Last year, soybean area declined ...
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Acadian Fine Foods, an establishment based in Louisiana, is recalling approximately 17,037 pounds of pork stew and chicken stew products as they contain whey and soy which are not mentioned on the product label. According to the US ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a study to better understand the risks associated with certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens. ...
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Ongoing planting delays continued to keep potential sellers at bay this week, which allowed the market to trend higher. West Texas is still too dry, while parts of the Mid-South and Southeast have experienced wet and unseasonably cool ...
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Brazil and Paraguay will xport soybeans to America. The Midwest of America suffered from drought, which lead the low stock of soybeans. This late-summer period of the Northern Hemisphere, America's stock of soybeans reached bottom in the ...
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More than half of the raw ground turkey and patty products we recently analyzed contained fecal bacteria, and 90 percent had at least one of the five bacteria that we looked for, including some notorious for causing foodborne illness, like ...
Commercial processing of honey does not negatively affect the nutrient content or antioxidant activity, according to a new research which is being presented at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Conference ...
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US-based agricultural firm Yasheng Group has launched new Angel Star infant and toddler formulas in China. Yasheng noted that the launch is a part of the company's strategy to sourcing quality food and agriculture products from the US for ...
Manda Packing is expanding its recall to include approximately 468,000 pounds of roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami over concerns that the products may be contaminated with ...