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CBOT wheat falls 1.6 percent on profit taking
U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday, led by a 1.6 percent drop in the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade March soft red winter wheat contract, as traders locked in profits from last week's rally.
Wednesday, February-22-2012
Smart agriculture to help world’s poor
Agriculture needed new technologies and innovations as well as bold leadership as developing nations look towards an era of climate smart agriculture.
Wednesday, February-22-2012
Boost for Agricultural Competitiveness Programme
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Government has received a US$15.1 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to assist in financing the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme (ACP).
Tuesday, February-21-2012
Ancient plants back to life after 30,000 frozen years
Scientists in Russia have grown plants from fruit stored away in permafrost by squirrels over 30,000 years ago.
Tuesday, February-21-2012
Fruit flies fight parasitic wasps with alcohol
Fruit flies purposely seek out alcohol to kill parasitic wasps that live in their bloodstream, according to a Emory University study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. According to a press release from Emory University, the use of alcohol increases the survival rate of fruit flies in
Sunday, February-19-2012
Agricultural exhibition will show farms how to go green
Farmers will be encouraged to switch to wind and solar energy as part of a drive by agriculture officials.
Wednesday, February-15-2012
Agriculture trade important for both countries
The agricultural ministries of China and the United States will further enhance agricultural exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the future, said Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu on Sunday.
Wednesday, February-15-2012
Mangoes reach market in Feb, but fruits cost a bomb
The king of fruits has arrived and is priced at a wholesale rate of Rs 4,000-4,500 for a box of five dozen quality raw mangoes.
Wednesday, February-15-2012
Poultry firm heads to Riyadh
Turkey’s Şeker Piliç has become the first firm to export poultry to Saudi Arabia since the country lifted its seven-year ban on poultry imports, enacted following the bird flu epidemic in 2005.
Wednesday, February-15-2012
Agriculture in need of image make-over
For the first time in 100 years one of the few Australian universities offering a degree in agriculture has been forced to withdraw the course, because of a decline in enrolments.
Monday, February-13-2012
Two nations to boost cooperation in agriculture
The agricultural ministries of China and the United States are to boost levels of cooperation to benefit mutual development, it was reported on Sunday.
Monday, February-13-2012
Steps Needed to Increase Local Poultry Output
Jammu and Kashmir can save the Rs 1,400 crore it spends annually on importing mutton and poultry if measures are taken to increase the local production, Minister for Sheep and Animal Husbandry, Aga Syed Ruhulla said.
Monday, February-13-2012
Agriculture Department raises crop exports outlook
Poor weather took its toll on Argentina's corn fields, pushing the production forecast lower than expected and reducing the country's ability to export, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday.
Friday, February-10-2012
Qatar to invest $5b in tourism, agriculture
DOHA Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived in Qatar on Monday to discuss Afghan peace efforts in the country where the Taliban and US officials have begun preliminary contacts.
Tuesday, February-07-2012
Agriculture is big business in Miss.
Business and industry leaders, as well as Jones County Junior College students, gathered at Ronald E. Whitehead Advanced Technology Center Thursday for the college’s 7th Annual Economic and Technology Symposium.
Monday, February-06-2012
Follow Our Agricultural Blueprint
Martin Henry's piece in last Sunday's Gleaner titled 'Whither agriculture?' makes interesting reading. I commend him for his usual analytical approach to critical subject matters of national importance.
Sunday, February-05-2012
US wheat prices to fall nearly seven percent in 2012
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures are expected to fall 6.7 percent this year from their 2011 close as plentiful world supplies crimp demand for US wheat on the export market, a Reuters poll found.
Sunday, February-05-2012
IN SHORT: Dubai sugar refinery operates start, stop strategy
The Dubai Al Khaleej sugar refinery, facing competition from containerised European sugar, is operating a start-and-stop strategy, filling silos, then stopping and resuming operations when stores have wound down.
Sunday, February-05-2012
Thai rice exports plunge, India to sell more grain
Thai rice exports slumped by more than half in January from a year earlier, which traders blamed on a government intervention scheme, while India continued to sell more grain after its government eased export curbs.
Sunday, February-05-2012
Indonesia will not import white sugar this year
Indonesia, Southeast Asia's top sugar consumer, will not import any white sugar this year because it has enough stocks to see it through until its milling season, but has left the door open for raw sugar deliveries, a government official said on Friday.
Saturday, February-04-2012
Palm up rises
Malaysian crude palm oil closed higher on last minute short-covering on Friday ahead of a long weekend holiday, reversing earlier losses caused by a stronger ringgit currency that has hurt refiner margins as demand slows.
Saturday, February-04-2012
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