Source:Global Times Published: 2018/12/30 14:53:021 Amid the recent truce in the trade war, China has restarted imports of US soybeans, but there are still lots of uncertainties about the country’s soybean trade. COFCO and China Grain Reserves Corp have recently
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The Age: Thinking of going vegan for the new year? Think againby Mike Callicrate by Elizabeth Farrelly | December 29, 2018 Thinking of going vegan for the new year? Maybe think again. It’s likely a lot less healthy – for you and for the
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While the cereal market has been steadily declining since 2014, oat and oatmeal projections through 2025 are hopeful, if not triumphant. This past year, General Mills reported disappointing sales in both Q2 and Q3, struggling against declining snack and cereal
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China Relaxes Pig Transport Ban Despite African Swine Fever OutbreaksBy Mei Manuel, December 30, 2018 22:12 PMpigs(Pixabay)On Thursday, the agriculture ministry said that they are now loosening the rules on the transport of breeder pigs and piglets in provinces that
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China’s irresponsible handling of African swine fever outbreak risk SARS 2.0 Source: China’s irresponsible handling of Afric… | Taiwan News

By Harry Siemens – George Matheson, a hog farmer near Stonewall, MB and chair of the Manitoba Pork Council, sat down at the recent Prairie Livestock Expo in Winnipeg to talk about his farm, his role as chair of MPC
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According to a report in Bloomberg News the U.S. is sending a trade negotiation team to Beijing on January 7th, 2019.  If accurate this would be the first face-to-face delegation since President Trump and Chairman Xi outlined the structure for
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Agriculture may not have gotten all it wanted out of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, signed into law by President Trump Dec. 20, but farmers say it is comforting to know they have a safety net going into the
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