Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany has no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease with a suspect case on Thursday not confirmed, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Friday.
Germany has no new foot-and-mouth disease cases, minister says
China 2024 pork output falls for first time in four years
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's pork production in 2024 fell for the first time after rising for three years straight, official data showed on Friday, as livestock companies reduced slaughter rates due to ample hog supply and weak meat demand.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on profit-taking
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell about two per cent on Thursday as forecasts for much-needed rains in dry areas of Argentina's crop belt and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest sparked a round of profit-taking, analysts said.
IGC trims global corn forecast
Reading Time: < 1 minute The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday cut its forecast for 2024/25 global corn production, largely reflecting a downward revision for the United States.
U.S. grains: Corn firm on Argentina weather worries, soybeans retreat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Benchmark U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, hovering near one-year highs as traders continued to adjust to a tighter supply outlook projected last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and fretted about Argentine crop weather, analysts said.
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The world's largest meatpacker, JBS, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
Canada clears $34 billion Bunge-Viterra merger with conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada on Tuesday approved with conditions U.S. grains merchant Bunge's $34 billion (C$48.7 billion) merger with Glencore-backed Viterra, clearing one of the final remaining obstacles for a global agriculture tie-up that is unprecedented in dollar value.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally stalls as farmers sell grain; Argentina weather eyed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures retreated on Tuesday on a round of profit-taking after a tighter U.S. supply outlook lifted prices to one-year highs, analysts said.
German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found
Britain halts imports of German pork, other meat and dairy products in effort to stop spread
Reading Time: 2 minutes German authorities said on Tuesday they had found no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease following intensive testing around the area where the first case was confirmed last week. Britain has banned imports of German pork and other products.
COMMENT: Fertile land for growing vegetables is at risk — but a scientific discovery could turn the tide
Reading Time: 4 minutes Research work at Quebec's Laval University's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, carried out in partnership with 14 vegetable farms, offers hope for ensuring the sustainability of their soils.
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