CHS, an energy, grains, and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, has purchased a 25% share of West Central, a full-service wholesale distributor headquartered in Willmar, Minnesota. "Investing in West Central ...
According to CEPEA, cotton quotes have dropped significantly in the Brazilian market in 2014, especially after February and are lower than the government floor price since mid July. The CEPEA/ESALQ Index for cotton type 41-4 has dropped ...
The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
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As on 1 January, 2015, a total of 13.958 million bales of cotton arrived at various ginneries in Pakistan, crossing the previous season’s total cotton production of 13.391 million bales. Cotton arrival increased by 10.16 per cent ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Apparel
The third meeting of Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) kept its estimate for the cotton crop season 2014-15 unchanged from the previous meeting at 13.488 million bales. At the meeting, chaired by Amir Marwat, secretary, Ministry ...
Philips has announced a new 34-inch curved LCD display as part of their announcements at the CES 2015 expo in Las Vegas. The Brilliant Curved UltraWide LCD display (if you’re not into the whole brevity thing) features a 21:9 aspect ...
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The market for olive oil is the fastest growing in the oil and fats market in the UK, and has the potential to appeal to those aged 55 and over due to its age-aligned benefits, according to market research organisation Canadean. Older ...
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Syngenta has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (event MIR162) from China's regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts, such as dried ...
Tags: food, feed use, Agriculture
According to CEPEA/ESALQ, most companies continue to refrain from closing new cotton trades due to the nearness of Christmas vacation. Only a few players are operating in this end-of-the-year period in the Brazilian cotton market, it ...
Tags: Christmas vacation, cotton market, Textile
Syngenta today announced that it has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (MIR162) from China’s regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing ...
According to a USDA December report, global cotton output in 2014/15 is forecast at 119 million bales, slightly below the previous season as a yield reduction more than offsets increased area. “Considerable production declines in ...
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A significant portion of organic products (33%), mostly vegetables, supplied in India’s capital Delhi over the last two years contain pesticides, Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) revealed. The federation said that some Indian ...
USDA reduced the 2014 US cotton crop by 3 per cent to 15.9 million bales in its latest cotton crop forecast released this month; however, the estimate remains 3 million bales above the 2013 crop. While planted area rose 600,000 acres to ...
Bayer CropScience announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its application for the registration of ILeVO. ILeVO protects the root system against infections caused by the Sudden Death Syndrome fungus and has ...
Tags: soybean plants, root system, Agriculture
No, it’s not April’s fool day… Boeing and South African Airways are looking forward to the first harvest of energy-rich tobacco to make sustainable aviation biofuel. The pioneering project supports South Africa’s ...
Tags: energy-rich tobacco, Service