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US Wheat Farmers Face Bleak Crop Economics As Grain Oversupply Hits

Profit is growing further out of reach for US wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their l...

Cal-Maine Foods Halts Egg Production At Texas Facility After Detecting Bird Flu

Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods said it had temporarily halted production at its Texas facility after detecting avian influenza, which has led to the culling...

Robusta Coffee Traders Jittery About Prolonged Tightness As Prices Soar

Robusta coffee traders, having watched prices hit 15-year highs in May, are growing jittery that supplies of the bitter bean used to make instant coffee wi...

Global Farms To Double In Size And Halve In Number By 2100, Study Finds

The number of farms across the globe is expected to reduce to half by the end of this century, while the size of the average existing farms double, accordi...

After Growing GM Corn For Decades, Some US Farmers Open To Mexican Restrictions

Mexico has found unexpected allies as it tries to limit imports of genetically modified (GM) corn: some US farmers who grow the crops.

Drought Threatens U.S. Wheat Production Despite Acreage Bump

U.S. farmers expanded plantings of winter wheat by 11% from a year ago to an eight-year peak, encouraged by high prices tied to concerns over food supplies...

US Beef Cow Herd Falls To Lowest Level Since 1962, USDA Says

The US beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962, US Department of Agriculture data showed, after a severe drought raised costs for livestock fe...

How Hybrid Wheat Could Lead To More Food Without GMO Fears

US farmers are gaining access to a new type of wheat developed by agrichemical giant Syngenta without genetic engineering, as the world's biggest seedmaker...