According to U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) October Crop Production report, the 2012 U.S. cotton crop is estimated at 17.3 million bales, up marginally from last month's forecast but 1.7 million bales (11 percent) above the 2011 ...
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According to U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) October Crop Production report global 2012/13 cotton production is forecast to decline 6 percent from the previous year to 116.3 million bales as the rising prices of competing crops and ...
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Eating a horse is forbidden territory for Americans.You can tuck into a plate of horseflesh in Tokyo,Paris and Moscow,but it usually won't be found on the menu in Dallas or Little Rock. Maybe it's a recognition of horses as companions,or ...
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Hazard analysis and critical control points, or HACCP, is a systematic preventive approach to food safety and pharmaceutical safety that identifies physical, allergenic, chemical, and biological hazards in production processes that can ...
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A recall of US food manufacturer Sunland's peanut butter - which is believed to be contaminated with salmonella - has expanded further. In an announcement at the weekend, the US Food and Drug Administration said Sunland has extended its ...
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The US Department of Agriculture has lowered its forecast for domestic corn production, confirming market fears the country's worst drought in almost 25 years has hit yields. The USDA said "extreme" dryness and heat in June and July in ...
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US retailer Safeway Inc has joined the recall of ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with e-coli. Ground beef sold at the self-service meat counter and full-service meet cooler at Safeway ...
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Sherwin-Williams Protective&Marine Coatings launched Acrolon Ultra,a high gloss,solvent-based acrylic polyurethane providing long-term UV protection for high profile structures where high durability is required. "Sherwin-Williams ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has ordered poultry companies to improve their food safety plans, in order to prevent foodborne illness and protect the food supply. As a part of this ...
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Fresh Express has announced the recall of Leafy Green Romaine Salad due to a positive test result for listeria contanination. The company said that the positive result was found on a single pack from "many samples" collected by the USDA. ...
By optimizing its product flow, weigh batching and mix-handling systems, Dawn Food Products Inc. decreased the time and labor needed to handle food mixes while containing dust at its facility in Evesham, U.K. Dawn is one of the world's ...
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The price of corn soared yesterday (11 October) after the US government lowered its estimate for the size of this season's yield. In its monthly crop report, the government estimated that farmers will harvest 10.71bn bushels, down from ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement a new rule that will require mandatory wholesale pork reporting. The rule requires packers to submit the price of each sale, quantity, and other characteristics (such as type of ...
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Brazilian food group Brasil Foods has said it will look to increase prices to offset the recent spike in commodity costs. The company yesterday (14 August) reported a slump in half-year profits that was partly thanks to a spike in grain ...
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