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US Mandatory COOL Disrupts Canada-US Pork Trade

Canadian pork producers will be closely monitoring the impact of the introduction of U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (M-COOL) over the next few months as American processors and retailers adjust to the new legislation.

Atlas Holdings to buy Trus Joist

Pacific Northwest Weyerhaeuser, North America's largest lumber producer, plans to sell its Trus Joist commercial division to closely held... Atlas Holdings to buy Trus Joist Weyerhaeuser, North America's largest lumber...

Weekly Review: Export a Factor of Live Hog Demand

Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain. The average weight of barrows and gilts live in Iowa-Minnesota last week at 265.9 pounds per head was up 1.3 pounds from a week earlier but down 2.2...

Inflation dips a tad to 11.8% as prices fall

Holding out some hope for the UPA government at a time when most economic indicators are turning bleaker by the day, inflation dipped to 11.8% for the week ended September 27. It is partially lower than the 11.99% clocked a...

Is Gov. Palin the 'secret weapon' for Sen. McCain in rural America? (Long, but interesting)

Supporters wonder why Sen. Obama is not polling higher in farm country By all conventional standards, Sen. John McCain is not courting what some might call the "traditional" farm vote in his race for the presidency--members of...

Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America

The booming prices for Venezuelan oil, Brazilian soy beans and Chilean copper that brought prosperity to Latin America are heading for a bust that threatens to erode the hard-won gains of its poor and newly emerging middle class.

Financial crisis cuts major U.S. crop value

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The major U.S. crops will fetch sharply lower prices because of financial turmoil worldwide, the government said on Friday, lowering its price forecast for corn by 15 percent and soybeans by 16 percent.

Aggressive Mars breathes down Hershey's neck in US

This stretch of rolling dairy country has long been Milton Hershey's turf, where he first found success making chocolate more than a century ago and earned a name synonymous with chocolate in America.

USDA: Fla. orange crop smaller than last year

ORLANDO, Fla. - High retail orange juice prices were expected to remain steady or even drop, despite a U.S. government prediction on Friday that Florida's orange crop would be down 2.5 percent this year. The U.S. Department of...

Report: US cotton production expected to plummet

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana cotton production is expected to hit a 62-year low, after hurricanes Gustav and Ike ravaged the state and forced farmers to abandon thousands of acres. Even before last month's storm, cotton production...

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