Canada to phase out crop chemicals linked to bee deaths
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- The Canadian government said on Wednesday it would move to restrict use of two types of crop chemicals that have been linked to deaths of aquatic insects and bees, in a victory for environmentalists and the latest setback for companies that sell the pesticides.
France’s Tereos expels three members amid strategy row
PARIS -- France’s Tereos, one of the world’s largest sugar makers, has expelled three cooperative members it accuses of damaging its reputation in a row over the group’s push to diversify.
Agriculture dep’t maintains 4% farm output growth target
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is sticking with the official 4% growth target for farm production output in 2018 despite the first-half growth rate of 0.58%.
China expects agricultural imports from US to fall sharply on trade retaliation
BEIJING -- China’s imports of U.S. agricultural products will fall sharply once Beijing implements retaliatory trade measures and the country is able to cover its demand for cooking oil and animal feed, vice agriculture minister Han Jun said on Friday.
DA to allow imports of galunggong for direct sale to market
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the fisheries industry agreed on Friday to allow the importation of round scad, or galunggong, as the closed fishing season nears.
After big-name cocoa sector exits, small firms start filling trade gap
LONDON -- A number of small trade houses are beefing up their cocoa teams, as a wave of high-profile exits left the sector highly concentrated, presenting more physical trading opportunities.
USDA boosts forecast for 2018/19 sugar crops
THE U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday upped its outlook for sugar supplies in 2018/19 amid higher production of both beet and cane.
Drought slashes EU wheat output, reducing region’s export surplus
HAMBURG -- Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume more of its own grains, experts said on Friday.
Fast-growing bamboo evaluated under mining reforestation rules
GOVERNMENT departments are looking to develop opportunities for the bamboo industry as a consequence of changes to rules governing the reforesting of mining areas.
Palay farmgate prices rise as lean season begins
THE average farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, continued to rise year-on-year two weeks into the start of the lean season, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported.
German poultry farmers seeking price rises as drought increases costs
HAMBURG -- German poultry farmers are seeking price rises from supermarkets because this summer’s drought has caused a surge in the cost of animal feed grain, producer association ZDG said on Friday.
Archer Daniels takes early lead in fight for trade war spoils
CHICAGO -- Agricultural commodities trader Archer Daniels Midland Co. has so far weathered the U.S.-China trade war better than rival Bunge Ltd with a more conservative trading strategy, diversified crop sales and limited exposure to Brazil’s currency swings.