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1. USA: Organic industry praises US- Japan partnership in organic trade

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the United States and Japan formed a partnership that will recognize the two organic programs as equivalent and allow access to each ...

27 September 2013

2. With the upward revision of grain production forecasts the world export market becomes more crowded and Kazakhstan is in the thick of the press

(Kazakhstan)

... 6.7 to 7.2 million tons. Another expert community - USDA - in its August report raised its forecast for wheat production in Kazakhstan by 2.5 million tons to 17 million tons. Forecast for export was ...

24 September 2013

3. USA: Prevented planting insurance pays too much

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A new report from USDA's Inspector General concludes that prevented planting coverage provided through the federal crop insurance system pays farmers too much and discourages them from planting second ...

24 September 2013

4. USA: USDA Expands Australian market for peaches and nectarines

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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that peaches and nectarines from California and the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are now ...

24 September 2013

5. USA: Peanut yields expected to decline after 2012's record-breaking season

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... much higher than usual. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, an estimated 430,000 acres were grown in Georgia this year. Beasley is confident peanut yields will outperform ...

18 September 2013

6. USA: Researchers develop new method to control flies on poultry farms

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USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Gainesville, Florida, regarding a new method to control flies on ...

16 September 2013

7. USA: USDA raises its corn production estimate, lowers beans

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USDA has raised its corn production estimate, while lowering the outlook for soybeans. As of September 1, U.S. corn production is seen at a record 13.843 billion bushels with an average yield of 155.3 ...

16 September 2013

8. China: China purchases US sorghum for first time in history

(Other countries)

... sorghum, with 58,000 tons (2.3 million tons) shipped. USDA reports outstanding sales of 498,000 tons (19.6 million bushels) for unknown destinations, which is widely speculated to be destined to China.  ...

16 September 2013

9. World: Fastest wheat sales in six years diminish inventory- Bloomberg

(Articles)

... of Agriculture predicts. China, set to overtake Egypt as the biggest wheat buyer, may import three times more this season. Brazil already bought 41 times more from the U.S. since June 1, USDA data show. ...

11 September 2013

10. USA: AgriTalk and Agri-Pulse team up for the great RFS debate

(Articles)

... the facts and debunk the negative attacks," said Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association. "It is an excellent time for this debate. USDA is expecting a robust corn crop and just ...

11 September 2013

11. USDA: 14.5% of households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2012

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In 2012, 85.5 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The remaining 14.5 percent (17.6 million households) were food insecure. Food-insecure households had difficulty at some ...

09 September 2013

12. World: Three Myths About Organic Foods

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... of pesticides. Perhaps the biggest myth is that any product bearing an organic label was grown without the use of pesticides. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that "Organic food is produced ...

03 September 2013

13. USA: conservation work minimizes sediment, nutrient runoff

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report that shows farmers have significantly reduced the loss of sediment and nutrients from farm fields through ...

29 August 2013

14. USA: USDA publishes climate report, comments invited

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The Climate Change Program Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of the Chief Economist today released and requested public comments on the report Science-Based Methods for Entity-Scale ...

29 August 2013

15. USA: Weather drives soybean, corn markets sharply higher

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... USDA reports that 96% of soybeans are blooming as of Sunday, compared to 99% a year ago and the five year average of 98%, with 84% at... Soybeans were sharply higher on speculative, commercial, and ...

28 August 2013

16. USA: Crop conditions decline

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USDA reports the U.S. corn and soybean crop condition ratings declined last week and both continue to develop slower than normal. As of Sunday, 70% of corn is at the dough making stage, compared to 94% ...

28 August 2013

17. USA: corn, soybean conditions decline - USDA

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USDA reports condition ratings on the U.S. corn and soybean crops declined last week and both crops continue to develop slower than average. As of Sunday, 97% of corn is silking, compared to 100% this ...

21 August 2013

18. Kazakhstan: Grain prices analysis 2013

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... to the latest forecast of the International Grains Council (IGC), in the 2012-13 season, Kazakhstan exported 7.1 million tons of grain, of which 6.8 million tons is wheat. FAS USDA’s forecast is much ...

19 August 2013

19. USA: August crop production and supply/demand estimates - USDA

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Today, USDA released it’s much anticipated August crop production and supply/demand estimates. Important because it’s the first farmer survey based report for the 2013 crop and because of the uncertainties ...

14 August 2013

20. USA: Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report

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... and field plot measurements to projected yield and production potential indicates a record crop. "Up to this point, USDA has been using a... The highly anticipated August World Agricultural Supply ...

14 August 2013