Traders anticipate the latest US Department of Agriculture’s corn and soybean planting numbers to lag the average pace as little progress was made last week.
That’s the philosophy behind food safety at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which in 2008 became the first national grocery chain to require suppliers to comply with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards.
Developed following an Enterprise Ireland-supported feasibility study and two years of intensive R&D, the sausages are based on pea protein sourced from suppliers in the North of France.
U.S. agrifood giant Cargill on Tuesday announced Jeff Vassart as the new president of its Winnipeg-based Canadian arm, Cargill Ltd., and as lead of the Cargill AgHorizons grain handling and crop input retail business in Canada.
USDA reported last Thursday that agricultural exports remain on pace for a record value at $139.5 billion for 2013, even though the outlook was lowered by $2.5 billion from the February estimate.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that test results of plant samples from an Oregon farm indicate the presence of genetically engineered (GE) glyphosate-resistant wheat plants.
Integrated and diversified meat and fodder producer, Cherkizovo Group, has completed crop sowing and says that if favorable weather conditions continue there should be a 30 per cent increase in yield, reaching 150,000 tonnes.
July Corn finished up 7 3/4 at 662, 3 3/4 off the high and 9 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 4 1/2 at 567 1/4. This was 9 1/2 up from the low and 5 3/4 off the high.
Canned tuna, sardines and mackerel from German importer Otto Franck Import KG, under the LaPerla brand have received Friend of the Sea (FOS) chain of custody certification.
The Global Aquaculture Alliance this week announced the Blumar S.A. is the third salmon company in Chile to achieve three-star Best Aquaculture Practices certification.
