Crop Industry News: Global
23 February 2015
Understanding the Impact of El Niño on the World's AgricultureGLOBAL - During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted triggering extreme climate events around the globe: droughts, floods...
20 February 2015
EU Agriculture Commissioner to Address US ConferenceGLOBAL - EU Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan, is scheduled to address the Agricultural Outlook Conference in Virginia, US, with US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today, 19 February....
12 February 2015
‘Stressed’ Young Bees Could be the Cause of Colony CollapseGLOBAL - Pressure on young bees to grow up too fast could be a major factor in explaining the disastrous declines in bee populations seen worldwide....
09 February 2015
Call for Concrete Proposals in World Trade TalksGLOBAL - A new paper from the World Trade Organisation on the latest stage of the Doha round of the global trade talks has shown that just one country might have to make changes to its domestic...
06 February 2015
FAO Food Price Index Falls AgainGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 182.7 points in January 2015, down 3.6 points (1.9 per cent) from its revised* (reduced) December 2014 value....
03 February 2015
Low Oil Prices Have Far-reaching Impact on AgricultureGLOBAL - The fall in nearby Brent crude oil futures to under $50/barrel, from over $115/barrel in mid-June, is likely to have far reaching effects on agriculture both in the UK and worldwide....
Several Factors Cause Markets to EaseGLOBAL - All markets continue to ease as the reality of ample supplies, reports of improved weather and general bearish fundamentals weigh on values, writes David Sheppard, Gleadell’s managing...
02 February 2015
Feed Outlook: Arable Output to Break Records By 2018GLOBAL – World grain stocks will tighten over the coming years but, after a small contraction, harvests will rise back to record breaking levels, predicts a grain market monitoring body....
30 January 2015
Feed Industry Discuss Critical Issues at 8th International Feed Regulators MeetingGLOBAL - The 8th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by IFIF in cooperation with the FAO brought together a record number of feed industry representatives and government officials...
28 January 2015
Food Insecurity in Conflict Areas Must be AddressedGLOBAL - Agriculture and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva during a special meeting...
Urgent Help Needed in Malawi After Floods Destroy Food ProductionMALAWI, AFRICA - Farmers in southern Malawi urgently need seeds and livestock after intense flooding destroyed their fields and homes, washing away animals and crops and threatening local food...
20 January 2015
More Efficient Food Systems NeededGLOBAL - Increasing competition for natural resources and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a "business as usual" approach....
19 January 2015
Why is McDonald's Passionate about Sustainability?ANALYSIS - Francesca DeBiase, VP Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability at McDonald's, said McDonald's vision is to source all of their food and products sustainably....
Healthy Soils for a Healthy LifeGLOBAL - Our soils are in danger because of expanding cities, deforestation, unsustainable land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of soil...
15 January 2015
Research Finds Many Key Resources Have Passed Their PeakGLOBAL - As the worlds resources face enormous challenges, researchers from the US and Denmark have analysed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-renewable resources...
12 January 2015
Food Price Index Declines in December 2014GLOBAL - 2014 is third consecutive year of falling prices as all commodity groups except for meat decline....
09 January 2015
Cargill Starts Anniversary Year with Strong Sales GrowthGLOBAL - January 2015 marks the beginning of the 150th year in business for US-based Cargill, with second-quarter earnings up 41 per cent contributing to a seven per cent increase for the first...
07 January 2015
Tighter Market Projected for Global Sugar IndustryGLOBAL - Rabobank has issued a new report on the global sugar industry, forecasting a tighter market than expected based on recent supply and demand conditions. ...
05 January 2015
Wheat Yield Losses Predicted Due to Rising TemperaturesGLOBAL - For the first time, an international consortium of researchers have used a systematic multi-model test to exploit data from field and artificial heating experiments to focus on the responses...
31 December 2014
New Group Set Up for More Sustainable RiceGLOBAL - The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform’s new Sustainable Rice Project Group aims to speed up the implementation of sustainable rice growing practices....
30 December 2014
Model Shows Wheat Harvest May Fall with Global WarmingGLOBAL - New research in the UK using models predicts a six per cent reduction in global wheat harvest for each 1°C of global warming....
World Cotton Prices Forecast to Remain FlatGLOBAL - An analyst at Texas A&M University is forecasting cotton prices to remain flat heading into 2015 due to a large world supply....
29 December 2014
Cargill to Pursue Feed Acquisitions But Not NutrecoGLOBAL - Cargill says it is no longer pursuing the acquisition of Nutreco. ...
15 December 2014
Russian Export Concerns DiminishGLOBAL - Markets have re-traced off the recent high as concerns over the threat of Russian export restrictions diminish, writes David Sheppard, Gleadell’s managing director....
11 December 2014
World Cereal Production to Surpass Last Year's RecordGLOBAL - World cereal production in 2014 is forecast at a new record of 2,532 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms), 10 million tonnes higher than last month’s forecast and 7 million...
10 December 2014
World Trade Negotiators Set New Deadlines for Agricultural TalksGLOBAL - The World Trade Organization General Council has set two new deadlines for the agriculture trade negotiations to be concluded - one to agree a permanent solution on public stockholding...
09 December 2014
Farmers Welcome Early Commencement of Korea-Australia Free Trade AgreementAUSTRALIA & KOREA - The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement by Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb that Australia’s Free Trade Agreement with South Korea (KAFTA)...
Strong US Soybean Exports Provide Price SupportUS & CANADA - Although, the latest production estimates from Statistics Canada were bearish and the initial price reaction saw a dip in Canadian canola futures, this was short-lived. ...
08 December 2014
Spain and Germany Join AgriCordGLOBAL - Spain and Germany join the AgriCord network supporting more than 300 farmer organisations in developing countries....
04 December 2014
FAO Food Price Index Broadly StableGLOBAL - Food and Agriculture Organisation's monthly food price index was stable in November, as vegetable oil and grain prices inched up and offset ongoing declines in dairy prices....
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