…The trend is also being fueled by lower overseas demand from China and elsewhere due to a stronger dollar. Around the country, the price for a gallon of milk fell…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…demand is also projected to strengthen as well. China is expected to overtake Canada as the top destination for American agricultural products. USDA also revised the fiscal year 2016 export…
China’s Zika Rules Raise Fears for U.S. Exporters
Image credit: Sanofi Pasteur (Flickr) China’s recent move to add the U.S. to a list of Zika-infected countries is worrying U.S. exporters. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports U.S. exporters…
Bearded Chickens
…chickens are sporting tufts and elongated feathers around their face and beak. Researchers in China believe they may have spotted the genetic mutation behind the flashy looks. In a study…
ChemChina / Syngenta Merger
ChemChina and Syngenta receive clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and Syngenta announced that the companies have received clearance…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…have benefited Pennsylvania families and workers because they met these essential tests. But when countries like China and South Korea have used abusive or illegal trade practices, such as intellectual…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
…the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement would exclude the U.S. and include China, which is currently not included in the TPP agreement. Some of the member countries…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
China recently threatened to toughen its inspection standards for canola imports from Canada, threatening up to $2 billion in Canadian canola exports. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of canola,…
U.S. Dairy Farmers Ask USDA to Buy Cheese
…has slumped over the last two years, with a large part of that due to fewer purchases from China and Russia. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…primarily to a reduction in purchases by China and Russia. Meanwhile, a global rise in milk production – particularly in Europe, where production quotas were removed last year – has…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…value-added protein and poultry in many regions. In addition, the company posted good results in grain and oilseeds in South America and China, and in food ingredients such as salt,…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
…to approve the measure. Meanwhile, China is pushing for GMO soybean production within its borders. The latest five-year science and technology plan from China outlines plans for the country to…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…China, South Africa, Australia, Germany, and Spain. On U.S. farmland, acreage planted with genetically engineered crops jumped nearly 25-fold from 3.6 million acres (1.5 million hectares) in 1996 to 88.2…
China Extends Cotton Stockpile Sales
…China’s massive stockpiles, accumulated through an abandoned price support scheme, were overshadowing world cotton markets. Up until this year, China was the world’s top cotton purchaser. From the National Association…