A recent study released in Europe indicated Africa’s failure to adopt GM crops cost its agriculture sector $2.5 billion from 2008 to 2013. It further noted that many of the anti-GMO efforts are being driven by European-based organizations and not African groups. Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS Most of the grain news this week in the Middle East/North Africa region pertains to what is occurring in Egypt with GASC tenders, ergot levels and trade concern. As has been very widely reported, Bunge is taking legal action there against GASC over rejection of the French wheat shipment, which the company said it had offered to replace. GASC says that it is considering that alternative. Meanwhile, Bunge also pointed out that the...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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