…have a market out there and certain growers in certain markets have different demands. As a breeding company, it’s important for us to be in as many markets as possible.”…
Poll: Support for TPP
…closer to reality. “Most Americans support free trade,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said, “and most farmers do, too. Exports account for almost a quarter of American farm…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…recession and difficult construction equipment markets had impacted earnings, which fell to $489 million, down $23 million from a year earlier. Deere expects farm equipment sales in the U.S. and…
Vietnam: TPP Not Open for Renegotiation
Vung Tau, Vietnam – Workers are packaging product for export in a seafood factory in Vietnam. (Image credit- Vietbox/DepositPhotos) Trade negotiators from Vietnam say the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…ten years. CME Group, which operates U.S. cattle futures markets, has said high-frequency trading accounts for 10 percent of the volume in CME’s cattle markets and 50 percent of its…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…exports, which means it’s critically important that trade agreements open foreign markets to our goods. Unfortunately, TPP has failed to do this meaningfully, particularly with respect to the protectionist Canadian…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…$5.7 billion at risk and threatened to close valuable export markets for U.S. grapes around the world.” said APHIS Administrator Kevin Shea. “Eradicating EGVM has been a top priority for…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…crop this year, Waycott said he does not consider any of the current markets “as being mature,” noting that in key markets such as North America and western Europe, there’s…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…the country. Each forum will focus on a pressing agricultural issue, including land tenure and the next generation of agriculture, climate change, export markets, local and regional food systems, and…
Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming
…football with the topic. Obama called America, “A part of the global economy,” stressing the necessity of international supply chains and the importance of the export sector to U.S. jobs…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
The U.S. Grains Council has ramped up its sorghum promotion work in Peru. The Grains Council says the market in Peru is seeing both a significant discount to corn and…
Connecting With Farmers
…From: USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Farmers Markets and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity, mostly due to…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…starches, sweeteners and texturizers. Trading activities yielded mixed results, in part due to low volatility in agricultural commodity markets for most of the fiscal year. Stalled growth in several emerging…
EU Regulators to Investigate Dow-DuPont Merger
…seed markets. The European Commission said the merger may also hurt innovation, according to Reuters. The merger would create the world’s largest integrated crop protection and seeds company. One EU…