Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain says it will not sign trade deals with potential suppliers such as the U.S. that open the way for food imports that are produced in a way that would be illegal for the country's farmers.
UK rules out trade deals which undercut food standards
U.S. grains: Corn slips from multi-month top on profit-taking; soy, wheat follow
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures fell 1.6 per cent on Monday, retreating from multi-month highs set last week, pressured by profit-taking and improving weather forecasts for South America, analysts said.
Russian winter crops should withstand late frosts, weather forecasters say
Reading Time: < 1 minute Late winter frosts in Russia's southern breadbasket regions are unlikely to inflict significant damage on winter crops, the state weather forecasting agency said on Monday in a forecast for the end of February.
China’s pork consumption has no more room to grow, says researcher
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is no more room for growth in Chinese pork consumption in the near future, Zhu Zengyong, a researcher with the state-backed Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences said on Monday.
U.S. grains: Corn futures finish lower after hitting 18-month high
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed lower on Friday after the market stormed to an 18-month high on strong U.S. export demand, traders said.
How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
Eggs have reached almost $5 per dozen, or more than $7 Canadian, with some big cities seeing nearly double that price
Reading Time: 3 minutes The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.
Syngenta, Corteva must face Arkansas lawsuit over pesticide programs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pesticide manufacturers Syngenta and Corteva must face a lawsuit from the state of Arkansas accusing them of suppressing competition for pesticide sales and keeping prices artificially high, a federal judge has ruled.
USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration's push to overhaul the federal government, the agency said late on Thursday.
Nutrien says tariffs will lead to higher costs for US farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fertilizer producer Nutrien said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian imports will increase costs for American farmers.
U.S. grains: Soy futures rebound amid South America crop concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Thursday, recouping losses from the previous session with support from lingering concerns about poor crop weather in South America, analysts said.
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