In the first fortnight of August, cotton prices kept on rising in the Brazilian market, pushed up by the low domestic supply and although harvesting season has begun. According to a CEPEA report, sellers pulled back and held on to good ...
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The August report of USDA informs that world cotton output in 2015/16 is forecast at 109.0 million bales, 2.5 million bales below last month's projection and 10 million bales below 2014/15. The US government agriculture department ...
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Pakistani Food Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that scientists must pay attention to the scourge of the leaf curl virus disease that has been causing colossal loss of two to three million bales of cotton every year. His comments ...
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Givaudan Flavors is recalling close to 3,950 pounds of beef tallow products produced in Australia, as they were imported without the benefit of full inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and ...
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Farmer's Choice Food Brand, a label owned by US-based Promotion In Motion Companies, has introduced new organic fruit snacks made with real fruit purees. The new Go Organically Fruit Snacks are available in three assortments including ...
Egg and turkey prices in the US will surge more than expected this year as a result of the severe bird flu outbreak in the country. Figures released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that over 48 million chickens and turkeys ...
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Using grain bins as a marketing strategy has a lot of appeal this year, as the farm markets hover at or below cost-of-production levels. Some farmers choose to use storage to help capture higher cash basis prices later in the season or to ...
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Beef cattle numbers in the U.S. are expected to grow by over 3 million in the next three to five years, and will populate in unprecedented areas of the U.S. in the next four to six years, according to a recent report, “Beef Cow ...
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Though they remain below year-ago ratings, the U.S. corn and soybean ratings show an improvement on a week-to-week basis, according to the USDA. In its Crop Ratings Report Monday, the USDA pegged the corn good/excellent condition at 69%, ...
The U.S. soybean crop continues to deteriorate, while corn maintains its condition rating, according to the USDA Monday. In its weekly Crop Progress Report, the governmental agency rated the U.S. soybean crop as 62% good/excellent vs. 63% ...
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Global 2015/16 cotton output is projected at 111.5 million bales, 6 per cent or 7.5 million bales below 2014/15 and the smallest global crop since 2009/10. According to the latest USDA July report, production declines are noted for most ...
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According to the latest USDA report, the 2015 US cotton crop is projected at 14.5 million bales, unchanged since May and 11 per cent below the 2014 crop. “Despite a decrease in planted area reported in the June acreage report, ...
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Bacon processor SugarCreek is to open a new $120m facility in Cambridge City, Indiana later this month. The new 435,000ft2 facility with three cooking halls and a Sous Vide line will increase the company's cooking capabilities. It is ...
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Murry’s is recalling close to 20,232 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken nugget product as it may have been contaminated with Staphylococcal enterotoxin, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and ...
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Lower consumption of cotton will lead to higher ending stocks for both 2014/15 and 2015/16 relative to last month, says the US department of agriculture (USDA) in its estimate for this month’s world cotton supply and demand. For ...