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Friday, November 12, 2010
US corn sowings to approach highest since 1940s
November 12, 2010 US corn sowings to approach highest since 1940s Corn sowings in the US, the biggest grower of the grain, are to approach their highest since World War II as farmers cash in on robust prices, analysts said. Analysts had rai ...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
US corn sowings may peak at post-war high in 2011
October 28, 2010 US corn sowings may peak at post-war high in 2011 US farmers could bring an area of farmland considerably bigger than Israel back into crop production next year to capitalise on higher food commodity prices, with corn sowin ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
US corn sowings may face acreage battle with soy
October 13, 2010 US corn sowings may face acreage battle with soy Corn sowings in the US need to jump at least a post-war record to avoid the country's stocks tightening even further, signalling a fierce acreage battle with soy which will s ...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Seed supplies may limit US rush to sow wheat
September 14, 2010 Seed supplies may limit US rush to sow wheat The rush by US farmers to sow wheat, following the run up in prices, could be so strong that it will be limited only by supplies of seed, a leading academic has said. Winter wh ...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Russian winter grain sowings unlikely to meet forecast
September 13, 2010 Russian winter grain sowings unlikely to meet forecast Official estimates for Russian winter grain sowings look "optimistic", SovEcon has said, after data revealed farmers' planting campaign running at less than half the ...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Dutch study focuses on feasibility of more feed during early gestation in sows
September 3, 2010 Dutch study focuses on feasibility of more feed during early gestation in sows The Wageningen University was commissioned by the Dutch Product Board for Livestock, Meat and Eggs, De Heus Voeders and Varkens KI Netherlands ...
Monday, August 30, 2010
Grain sowing drags at 50% in drought-hit Russia
August 30, 2010 Grain sowing drags at 50% in drought-hit Russia Drought-hit Russia has sown winter grains on only half the area it had planted a year ago, while a weather forecast offered no relief to many key grain-growing regions, officia ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Australia's largest piggery starts phasing out sow stalls
July 27, 2010 Australia's largest piggery starts phasing out sow stalls Rivalea, Australia's largest piggery at Corowa in southern NSW, has already begun removing stalls for pregnant sows. Managing director Paul Pattison says the owners mad ...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Australia's Coles to offer sow stall-free pork
July 22, 2010 Australia's Coles to offer sow stall-free pork Coles has launched a plan to phase out sow stall use by its producers by the end of 2014, with the first shipments of cage-free pork in the Coles Butcher line starting 2011. The c ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Australian researchers support scrapping of sow stalls
July 13, 2010 Australian researchers support scrapping of sow stalls   Researchers think Australia's pig farmers can successfully phase out sow stalls. The Australian pork industry is reviewing the use of the controversial stalls in respons ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
US sow slaughter down 12.4%
July 13, 2010 US sow slaughter down 12.4% US sow slaughter has dropped off in recent weeks by 12.4% during the seven weeks ending on June 26 compared to a year earlier, according to industry analysts. Part of the decline was due to a nearly ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
USDA to boost size of corn and soy sowings
June 30, 2010 USDA to boost size of corn and soy sowings US farmers planted more corn and soy than initially planned after gentle spring weather, a government survey is expected to show on Wednesday (June 30), likely ensuring the biggest co ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
US corn sowings may fall below forecast
June 22, 2010 US corn sowings may fall below forecast   Analysts have cut estimates of US corn sowings, saying many farmers have opted for soy instead, in a dynamic which surprised many investors. Starting the countdown to much-anticipated ...
Monday, June 21, 2010
Global grain surplus may sow trouble
June 21, 2010 Global grain surplus may sow trouble Two years after the global food crisis peaked, grain shortages are turning into surpluses that could create their own problems. Some traders and economists are speculating that if the US an ...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Australian state unilaterally bans sow stalls
June 11, 2010 Australian state unilaterally bans sow stalls Australia's Tasmanian government has turned its back on the national animal welfare process to independently ban the use of sow stalls in that state beginning 2017. Tasmanian Minis ...

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