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Relief from heat wave may be short-lived, says weather expert
Sweltering heat encompassed the Corn Belt region in the final week of August. Cooler temperatures will usher in, but warmer weather is expected to return by early September.
MINNESOTA CORN FARMER DISHEARTENED BY MEXICO GM CORN BAN
There’s heightened concern about U.S. market impact as Mexico moves forward with its ban on genetically modified corn.
Animal welfare activists increase calls to ban cage system poultry farming in East Africa
Animal welfare activists in East Africa region continue to call on governments to ban on cage system in poultry farming terming the system as going contrary to the rights of a number of birds reared especially chicken.
Soil moisture helps Ivory Coast cocoa main crop despite poor rains
Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions but soil moisture content was still high enough to help strengthen the next October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday.
U.S. needs more trade pacts as a hedge against China, say ag industry groups
China is a golden market and a potential pothole for U.S. food and ag exports, said 20 farm and agribusiness groups in a letter to presidential aspirants.
Prolonged heat in Ukraine creates poor conditions for winter sowing
Prolonged heat across many Ukrainian regions has dried the upper soil level, creating unfavourable conditions for the forthcoming winter grain sowing, analysts APK-Inform quoted state weather forecasters as saying on Thursday.
Energy-saving product assists poultry farmers with impact of loadshedding
Loadshedding affects all South Africans on a daily basis, and all industries are affected in some way. However, its repercussions go much deeper than simply being without power.
Imports from Ukraine strangle Latvian egg sector
Cheap Ukrainian eggs keep weighing heavily on the Latvian egg industry, Jānis Gaigals, chairman of the board of the Latvian Poultry Industry Association, told local news outlet Neatkariga.
Corn crop condition declines 1%
Monday’s USDA Crop Progress report showed the condition of the U.S. corn and spring wheat crops is down week-over-week while soybeans are steady.