Going whole hog: U.S. tells exporters to report pig carcass sales as China buying soars
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that commodity exporters must disclose sales of hog carcasses,…
Explainer: U.S.-China trade talks – where they are and what’s at stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to…
Cargill shuts animal-feed mills in China as fatal hog disease spreads
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cargill Inc shuttered animal-feed mills in China in recent months partly because the rapid spread of a…
USDA reports large U.S. soybean sale to China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday reported a large soybean sale to China, an apparent…
Biotech crops still a sticking point in U.S.-China trade deal: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s lengthy approval process for genetically modified crops remains a sticking point in talks to end the…
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested,…
Is China buying U.S. soy? Washington shutdown keeps traders guessing
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Commodity traders are in the dark because of the partial U.S. government shutdown, unable to see daily…
China signals to state giants: ‘Buy American’ oil and grains
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after…
Big Ag turns to peas to meet soaring global protein demand
(Reuters) – Cargill, the global grains trader, sees the future of protein in the humble pea. FILE PHOTO: A box…
Eat less saturated, trans fats to curb heart disease: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form…