Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that preliminary results of additional testing of more dairy products has shown that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus.
Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says
Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to strike, says union
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thousands of railway workers in Canada at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have voted overwhelmingly to strike as early as May 22, the union said today.
U.S. livestock: Cattle sink as bird-flu beef tests fuel demand fears
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled on Tuesday as traders worried consumers will buy less meat, a day after the U.S. government said it will verify the safety of ground beef in states that have bird-flu infections in dairy cows.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide as soyoil plummets; wheat, corn sag
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday as falling soyoil prices dragged down the soy complex amid weak demand, deliveries against the May futures contract and market uncertainty, traders said.
U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles as Russian rain forecast spurs profit taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago benchmark wheat futures WN24 fell more than two per cent on Monday, snapping a seven-session rally, as the crop outlook in top exporter Russia improved on forecasts for rain, analysts said.
Polish protesters suspend months-long blockade of Ukraine border
Unclear if suspension will hold; Warsaw protest to go ahead as talks continue
Reading Time: 2 minutes Polish farmers called off their protest at the last border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, lifting a blockade that has dragged on for months, soured bilateral relations and buffeted Ukraine's trade.
Bird flu traces found in one in five US commercial milk samples, says FDA
Reading Time: < 1 minute About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Bayer investor Deka takes a stand against CEO in annual vote
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer shareholder Deka Investment said on Friday it would not join other large investors in supporting the healthcare and agriculture group's management at its annual general meeting.
Weather experts see La Niña, El Niño frequency rising
Reading Time: < 1 minute The climate phenomena known as El Niño and La Niña, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered the most intense El Niño in decades, weather experts said on Thursday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn higher, hogs ease on technical trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Thursday on technical trading, bouncing off the previous sessions lows in response to the U.S. government announcing plans to expand testing of dairy cows for avian influenza, market analysts said.
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