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World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
If the world’s food supply and natural resources are to be sustained for future generations, visionary leadership is a must. And what better model to look to than the virtues known since antiquity?
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The price of eggs in China, and other important facts for ag
In addition to a myriad of foreign trade exchanges annually, educational exchanges, and a majority of Wal-Mart merchandise, China’s food consumption is rooted in US exports. And it would not hurt most farmers to know how eggs are priced in China
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U.S. proposes WTO farm trade talks aimed at added food security
The United States said on Tuesday it was prepared to examine how agricultural policy reform could boost global food security as part of a package of commitments at the World Trade Organization's upcoming meeting in December.
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USMEF: Working to resolve the meat trade impasse with Russia
Last year was the best ever for U.S. beef exports to Russia ($307 million), and a very strong year for U.S. pork exports ($282 million). But trade slowed dramatically toward the end of 2012, as Russia stepped up enforcement of its zero-tolerance policy for residues of the livestock feed additive ractopamine. Despite diplomatic efforts to address this issue, the Russian market formally closed to U.S. pork and beef on February 11.
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White House formally notifies Congress of Japan free-trade talks
President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday notified Congress it will start free-trade talks with Japan, bringing the world's third-largest economy into U.S.-led negotiations on a regional free-trade pact.
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Argentine farmers hoard soy as protection against falling peso
Sales of Argentine soybeans are lagging this season due to expectations for higher world prices later and to domestic financial uncertainty that has prompted farmers to save in beans rather than pesos.
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Scientists unite to share ag data and feed the world
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. delegation to the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on April 29-30th in Washington, D.C. The conference is an opportunity to advance President Obama’s call to openness and transparency in government on an international stage.
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USMEF: U.S. pork exports to Mexico slip
Through the first two months of this year, U.S. pork exports to Mexico slipped 13 percent in volume (98,237 metric tons) and 12 percent in value ($183.4 million) from the record pace of 2012.
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NPPC: U.S. ag benefits from Japan in TPP talks
Increased pork exports resulting from a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement would create more than 20,000 direct and indirect U.S. pork-related jobs, with the vast majority generated by Japan alone, said the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) at a press conference held on Monday.
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Japan, U.S. agree on Tokyo joining Trans-Pacific trade talks
Japan and the United States have agreed on a deal to allow Tokyo to join talks on a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade pact that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making a keystone of his strategy to open Japan's economy and spur long-sought growth.
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Canada retaliation on U.S. labels may go beyond beef, pork
Canadian retaliation against the United States for its country- of-origin meat-labeling rules may target more products than U.S. beef and pork.
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- Prevent spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
- Buckle your seatbelt for the House consideration of the farm bill
- New ads emphasize agriculture’s role in economic recovery
- Outbreak of PEDV spreads to 13 U.S. states
- Oil gains on lower U.S. stockpile, all eyes on Fed
- Ag markets were generally mixed overnight trading
