(Reuters) — Faster action is needed to keep global warming to agreed limits and delays until 2030 could force reliance on technologies to extract greenhouse gases from the air, a U.N. report said on Sunday. The study, drawing on the work of more than 1,000 experts, said a shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy […] Read more
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Wild horses targeted for roundup in Utah rangeland clash
ENTERPRISE, Utah, April 11 (Reuters) – A Utah county, angry over the destruction of federal rangeland that ranchers use to graze cattle, has started a bid to round up federally protected wild horses it blames for the problem in the latest dustup over land management in the U.S. West. Close to 2,000 wild horses are […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-Fund buying extends CME live cattle gains
CHICAGO, April 11 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle gained for a fourth straight day on Friday on short-covering and fund buying after futures broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. April live cattle closed up 0.850 cents per lb to 144.850 cents, after topping the 10-day and 20-day moving averages of 144.255 and […] Read more
German federal states push for opt-out clause on EU GMO rulings
BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany’s federal states, who oppose the cultivation of crops with genetically-modified organisms, voted on Friday to urge the national government to seek an opt-out clause for individual European Union states. Currently the EU has the power to approve GMO crops for Europe-wide cultivation, but is moving towards an opt-out policy that would […] Read more
U.S. may give up demand for zero Japanese beef tariffs in trade deal
TOKYO (Reuters) — The United States appears willing to accept a big cut in Japanese tariffs on beef imports rather than insist on scrapping the levy, the Nikkei business daily said on Friday, as the two countries seek a trade deal seen as vital to a broader regional pact. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and […] Read more
Argentine soy harvest progresses despite heavy rains
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentina’s soy harvest progressed over the last week despite heavy rains that battered parts of the Pampas farm belt, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report on Thursday. The country, the world’s top exporter of soymeal and soyoil, as well as the No. 3 supplier of raw beans, is […] Read more
China’s corn rejections cost companies $427 million, says industry group
LONDON (Reuters) — China has rejected nearly 1.45 million tonnes of U.S. corn shipments since late last year, according to a U.S. grain industry association, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The National Grain and Feed Association estimates that China’s rejection of genetically modified corn has cost grains companies $427 million in lost sales […] Read more
U.S. farm industry seeks rules on data privacy, no consensus yet
(Reuters) — The American Farm Bureau Federation said on Thursday it had more work to do to find consensus on a set of standards aimed at protecting farm data privacy, after meeting in Kansas City with a dozen leading U.S. agricultural industry players. At stake is who will spearhead the drive toward a common standard […] Read more
Railcar shortage halts soybean deliveries at Illinois Cargill plant
(Reuters) — Cargill Inc. will close its soybean processing plant for deliveries of the beans next week in Bloomington, Illinois, because of a shortage of rail cars, a message on the company’s website said on Thursday. Gridlock on American railroads amid a bitter winter and increased demand for railcars to ship oil, coal, ethanol and […] Read more
CME hogs, live cattle finish mostly lower
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, April 10 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs settled mostly lower on Thursday following a choppy day of trading. Lead-month April hogs, which will expire on April 14, drew support from its discount to CME’s hog index at 128.62 cents. Profit-taking stirred by nervousness about cash hog prices in the near-term […] Read more
