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07 August 2020
On Wednesday 12 August, the USDA publishes its August WASDE report, which is a particularly impactful report and widely anticipated, due to the...
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06 August 2020
The country’s main industry representative has asked for an import duty reset for some raw materials and ingredients necessary to manufacture...
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06 August 2020
As published in the Official Journal of the European Union, duties on fillets known as ‘loins’ (HS 16 04 14 16) will be removed in eight equal...
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05 August 2020
The Indian cumin seed fob spot price was INR14,575 per quintal (USD194.5/quintal) on July 31 at Jodhpur market (Rajasthan, North East), 4.2%...
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05 August 2020
A bipartisan group of US legislators is pleading with US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to remove retaliatory duties on food and...
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04 August 2020
The European Commission wants the EU’s agri-food sector to become the global standard for sustainability.
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04 August 2020
The Council has confirmed last month’s agreement to update EU rules for excise duties on alcoholic drinks with special provisions for small...
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04 August 2020
The European Commission’s Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy came under attack from the US last week (July 29) when US Department of Agriculture Secretary...
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30 July 2020
US domestic consumption has contradicted the most negative sales forecasts between February and April. Meanwhile, the strong US almond, walnut...
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30 July 2020
India is complex, with 1.3 billion inhabitants on 3.28 million sq kilometres. It is administered as a federal state, with 29 states and seven...
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30 July 2020
IHS Markit’s ongoing expert analysis across food and agricultural markets incorporates the impact policy and trade developments play, and a hot...
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29 July 2020
From helping farmers track animal diseases to predicting the likelihood of pathogens in fields and water, artificial intelligence (AI) has a...
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29 July 2020
US investment bank William Blair has highlighted a continued improvement in veterinary clinic sales, as the sector recovers from the consequences...
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29 July 2020
Global coffee supplies are still expected to be plentiful this season, despite a drop in production in 2019/20.
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28 July 2020
This special report examines the various aspects of the EU’s agri-food trading relationships – the initial creation and subsequent partial dismantlement...
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28 July 2020
Airbus announced last week that it had reached agreement with the French and Spanish governments to amend arrangements deemed by the WTO to be...
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24 July 2020
Sanjiv Rana talks with FMC’s new president and chief executive officer, Mark Douglas, to discuss his vision and strategy for the company’s growth....
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22 July 2020
Or not quite. Pineapple juice, like so many juices, is enjoying something of a rehabilitation but while it is reappearing on supermarket shelves...
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22 July 2020
There are colloquial expressions in most languages about peanuts, meaning low-value products: peanut valued, monkey nut, monkey meat, etc.
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22 July 2020
Persistent and growing processing backlogs at pork processing facilities mean producers urgently need aid to offset the costs of hog euthanization...
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22 July 2020
IHS Markit has published a new edition of its Crop Science (Agrow) Crop Protection Markets in Africa report. This 2020 report is a thoroughly...
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21 July 2020
Health and welfare advocates in the US stepped up pressure at the beginning of last week (July 13) on federal regulators and the food industry...
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21 July 2020
German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner led her first AGRIFISH Council on Monday (20 July) at the first meeting back in Brussels since the...
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20 July 2020 Maria Mosquera
In Chile there has been a rise in the cases of coronavirus over June and July, and 2,621 mining workers in the country were reported to have...
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17 July 2020
During the recent Animal Health Investment One conference, a group of industry stakeholders discussed surviving the coronavirus pandemic as a...
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16 July 2020
The animal care space will continue working to drive growth in the coming decade by leveraging transformational technologies and trends.
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16 July 2020
This summer, the world is being scoured for supplies of fresh lemons as demand has spiked.
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16 July 2020
Pork prices are rising in China just as new Covid-19 measures threaten to disrupt the flow of imports from some key suppliers.
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15 July 2020
Indian cashew exports fell by 11% in value to USD88.2 million but increased by 9.8% to 11,027 tonnes from January -February 2020 compared with...
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15 July 2020
The Indian spot fob turmeric price fell to INR5,551.1 per quintal (USD73.5/quintal) at the Nizamabad market (Telangana state, South Central)...
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14 July 2020
Large food firms and farm operations in the US were due to receive letters last week from senators asking for details on how they were protecting...
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14 July 2020
Sanjiv Rana (SR) talks with Syngenta’s head global supply & HSEQ, Mike Hollands, to discuss the company’s response to the global supply chain...
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14 July 2020
On 8 July, the European Commission published a preliminary sustainability impact assessment of the draft trade agreement between the EU and the...
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14 July 2020
FDA’s congressionally mandated report on the current CBD marketplace adds to growing evidence that CBD products are often mislabeled and could...
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09 July 2020
Heavy rains and high temperatures have put an end to the promising strawberry crop in Poland, which could be smaller than last year’s.
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09 July 2020
South Italian processors are privately negotiating contracts for the 2020 season, after failing to reach an agreement to set a guide price across...
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08 July 2020
The future of the dairy industry after the Covid-19 pandemic peak period still continues to be wrapped in mystery.
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08 July 2020
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) plans this summer to propose a new rule to allow young chicken plants to maximize their line speeds...
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08 July 2020
On Friday 10 July, the USDA publishes its July WASDE report, which includes its the production forecast for 2020 crop year for US corn, wheat...
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07 July 2020
WTO delegations from the US and EU voiced their opposition to new COVID-related restrictions on trade in meat and other agricultural products...
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07 July 2020
Data and political trends suggest that the EU faces an uphill battle to achieve its new ambition of making a quarter of its farmland organic...
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02 July 2020
Peruvian ginger exports peaked at 11,471 tonnes valued at USD24.0 million from January-May 2020, trebling data in the same period the last year....
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02 July 2020
High stocks of US pecan pieces have led to a strong price difference between the former and halves, reaching USD1.5 per pound in 2019 and this...
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02 July 2020
Bayer has settled several major legacy Monsanto litigations out of court including with tens of thousands of plaintiffs for the alleged link...
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02 July 2020
‘How do you increase global sustainability standards through trade when pushing too hard risks economically strangling some countries and sparking...
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02 July 2020
A key challenge in livestock markets has been understanding the supply implications due to enforced industry lockdowns as a result of Covid-19....
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30 June 2020
The French public health body Santé Publique France is calling for stricter food marketing regulation after it found over half of TV adverts...
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30 June 2020
Last week, claims were made that bullfighting in Spain was partly being funded by money allocated under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). ...
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30 June 2020
The Indian guar gum spot price was INR5,641.45 per quintal (USD74.4/kg) at Jodhpur wholesale market on June 23, 5.0% more than on May 26.
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30 June 2020
As the pork sector emerges from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovation with a focus on sustainability is a major priority for the industry...
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29 June 2020
Lockdowns have led cashew trends in Q1 and Q2, favouring the acceleration of previous changes in the two key global processors: Vietnam and India....
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29 June 2020
At IHS Markit, we have made some exciting changes to FO Licht and IEG Vantage, evolving these services and combining them to create: Food and...
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25 June 2020
On this webcast, Anamaria Martins, Senior Feed Grains Analyst, joins Peter Rohde, Vice President Client Advisory to discuss the key predictions...
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25 June 2020
Congress should not force FDA to create a regulatory pathway for CBD foods and supplements and should instead focus on strengthening the agency's...
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25 June 2020
The European Union’s fight against growing international trade barriers, generated €8 billion in additional exports for European companies in...
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24 June 2020
The European production of salt of all kinds – vacuum, rock mining and solar evaporation – and for all uses – chemical and food industries, direct...
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24 June 2020
The rapid increase in popularity of food delivery and e-commerce services brought on by the COVID crisis led the Pew Charitable Trusts last week...
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22 June 2020
David Tinsley (managing director of MWI Animal Health UK) and Mark Beaney (veterinary consultant to Destination Pet) discuss the future aspects...
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22 June 2020
The first six months of 2020 have been marred with uncertainty for bulk carrier vessel providers and the freight rates they can achieve, with...
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18 June 2020
The soy complex industry is currently experiencing change in global markets and trade flows.
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17 June 2020
A new analysis from the European Investment Bank (EIB) looked at how the financing needs of EU farmers and agri-food businesses are supported...
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17 June 2020
In a new petition to FDA, the US wine industry has asked the agency to switch to a different method for calculating carbohydrates in wine, a...
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17 June 2020
Established in 2002, VetStem Biopharma has become the leading proponent of regenerative medicine for companion animals in the US.
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17 June 2020
The world economy is currently at a stand-still in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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16 June 2020
While the European Parliament successfully pushed for more COVID-19 support for the EU’s agricultural sector last week, US farmers kept demanding...
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15 June 2020
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
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12 June 2020
The market for feed-grade inorganic phosphate products such as dicalcium phosphate (DCP) and monocalcium phosphate (MCP) has experienced significant...
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11 June 2020
IEG Vantage has recently released its Global Wheat Outlook, highlighting our latest global market expectations.
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11 June 2020
Mangoes are grown all over the world, yet the number of countries producing mango purée and/or juice for sale on global markets is quite small....
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10 June 2020 Jonathan Shoham
The demand drivers behind the growth of Biological control agents (BCAs) and biostimulants
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10 June 2020
The EU’s wheat production is expected to reach one of the lowest volumes in the last decade, the European Commission has reported.
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10 June 2020
Member states have called on the European Parliament to finalise the criteria to use left-over rural development programmes to help the agricultural...
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10 June 2020
EPA on Monday (June 8) issued a cancellation order for three dicamba products that will controversially allow farmers and applicators to use...
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09 June 2020
US investment bank William Blair said a healthy rebound is occurring in veterinary practice revenues.
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08 June 2020
US Democrats made known their trade policy priorities last Wednesday (June 3) which include seeking new trade deals, re-evaluating the US withdrawal...
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08 June 2020
Sanjiv Rana talks with FMC’s director of global plant health, Bénédicte Flambard, to discuss the company’s strategy in the area of biologicals...
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08 June 2020
US dairy consumption patterns continue to evolve over time as new consumer trends and products alter the landscape.
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03 June 2020
On Thursday 11 June, the USDA publishes its June WASDE report, which includes its latest supply and demand expectations for US and world corn...
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03 June 2020 Sandra Boga
In its recent forecast for the 2019/20 season, the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has placed global cocoa supplies at an 80,000-tonne...
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03 June 2020
In this podcast, the latest in the Fertecon podcast series, analysts Mark Astley and Kuganiga Kuganeswaran discuss new season nitrates fertilizer...
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02 June 2020
EU Health and Food Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has made clear that the European Commission will not propose a mandatory, harmonised, Europe-wide...
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02 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders has led American consumers to turn to prepared foods, and it was precisely those foods...
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02 June 2020
While the trend of digitally focused business in animal health started to grow before COVID-19, the companion animal sector is now witnessing...
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01 June 2020
US, Europe seek better protection for farm workers, World Bank acts on locust swarms, glyphosate lawsuit rejected
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01 June 2020
Seed treatments are chemicals and/or biological products that are applied to the seed to protect them from early season diseases and pests.
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01 June 2020
The quest for innovation in the animal health industry has been accelerating tremendously over the past several years as the leading companies...
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31 May 2020
A seed is a basic and vital input into the agricultural production of crops. Seed treatments are chemicals and/or biological products that are...
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31 May 2020
At IHS Markit, we are making some exciting changes to a number of our Agribusiness market reporting and current information services, which are...
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29 May 2020
From equipment automation to data collection and analysis, the digital evolution of agriculture is giving progressive farmers effective tools...
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28 May 2020 Tom Scott Paul Hughes
Our experts explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
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28 May 2020
After a stretch of bumper harvests, the sugar industry in India has reaped a lower crop in 2019/20 with a good recovery on the cards for 2020/21....
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28 May 2020
The largest milk processing plants in Brazil collected larger volumes in 2019 versus the previous year, according to the Brazilian Association...
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27 May 2020
While the whole process of orchestrating Brexit was full of drama, the ongoing negotiations about future trade relations between the EU and the...
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27 May 2020
While EU policymakers made some important decisions on their future agri-food policies last week, US farmers got more clarity on the emergency...
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27 May 2020
The quest for innovation in the global animal care industry has been accelerating tremendously over recent years as the leading companies develop...
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26 May 2020
Our experts explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
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22 May 2020
The European Commission has set a target to reduce the “overall use and risk” of chemical pesticides by 50% and the use of more hazardous pesticides...
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22 May 2020
The proposal to ban 27 pesticides, including some widely sold active ingredients, by India’s Ministry of Agriculture has left Indian companies...
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22 May 2020
In the latest move to shield the food supply chain from impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA and FDA announced Tuesday (May 19) the two...
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21 May 2020
Today (20 May), the European Commission launched its Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy, which aims to drive more sustainable food consumption and production...
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21 May 2020
A vaccine specialist at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health believes there are many zoonotic viruses that are yet to be discovered.
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21 May 2020
Corteva Agriscience’s crop protection sales rose by 5% to $1,501 million in the first quarter of 2020.
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21 May 2020 Bill McCary
Brazil's position as a major producer of corn and soybean is a evident when considering how any production volatility in this market can affect...
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20 May 2020
What are the current challenges facing glyphosate and what is the knock-on effect for other non-selective herbicides?
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20 May 2020
Canned tuna trade flows during Q1 2020 shows stability among top players. However, the Covid-19 outbreak globally impacting industries out of...
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20 May 2020
What are the current challenges facing glyphosate and what is the knock-on effect for other non-selective herbicides?
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19 May 2020
The White House Administration was being lobbied last week to provide aid to livestock producers to dispose of – or “depopulate” - healthy animals...
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19 May 2020
The global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has hit the global dairy markets like a wrecking ball.
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19 May 2020
Costa Rica exported 8,700 tonnes of NFC pineapple juice and 1,600 tonnes of pineapple juice concentrate in February 2020, down from 10,200 tonne...
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18 May 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
Our expert DR Alan Bullion discusses what the environment will look like post Covid-19 in the global crop protection industry.
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15 May 2020
Animal Pharm's industry rankings stretch back to 1990. In these three decades, the animal health industry has seen many major names come and...
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15 May 2020
Senate Republicans are backing a push by the food industry and other businesses for liability relief from coronavirus-related lawsuits, but face...
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15 May 2020
The USDA has reported that a huge 2020 grains crop is expected in the US according to the May WASDE report.
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13 May 2020
Accelerating structural trends emanating from within the global grains market and exogenous developments are poised to re-shape the wheat market....
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13 May 2020 Steve Gillman
Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, defended the EU executive’s new sustainable food policy against several...
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12 May 2020 Peter Rixon
A panel discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) warned last week that whilst food supply chain disruptions caused by COVID...
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12 May 2020
Juan Manzur, Governor of Argentina’s north-western Tucumán province, met with representatives of Argentina’s regional citrus growers’ and industry...
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12 May 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
As part of a ‘Day After Tomorrow’ blue-skies thinking exercise we present some tentative thoughts about where the global crop protection sector...
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06 May 2020
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday last week (April 28th) designed to keep meat plants open and shield food companies...
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06 May 2020
Open weather in many areas of the US Midwest has translated into farmers making fast work of their spring corn and soybean planting this year...
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06 May 2020
As part of a free webinar from Kisaco Research, Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey spoke to two of the animal health industry's leading businesses...
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06 May 2020
On this latest Fertecon podcast senior analysts Elfi Middelbeek and Karl Stenerson discuss the state of urea markets around the globe.
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06 May 2020
On Tuesday 12 May, the USDA publishes its May WASDE report, which includes its production forecast for 2020 crop year for US corn, wheat and...
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05 May 2020
EU farming groups are calling on the European Commission to do more to control the amount of poultrymeat and eggs imported into the bloc amid...
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04 May 2020 Neil Murray
Listen for insights from our experts that will help you navigate challenges across the agriculture supply chain and global food markets.
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01 May 2020
In a letter addressed to the European Commission, the EU farming associations have requested the introduction of temporary exceptional measures...
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01 May 2020
GFSI Director Erica Sheward outlines the key role GFSI can play in compliance and enforcement of both the EU’s official controls regulation and...
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01 May 2020
The global market for crop protection products dipped by 0.8% to $59,827 million at the ex-manufacturer level in 2019, according to figures from...
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30 April 2020
Listen for insights from our experts that will help you navigate challenges across the agriculture supply chain and global food markets.
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30 April 2020
The EU's agri-food sector has so far responded “remarkably well” to the challenges presented by the novel coronavirus, the European Commission...
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30 April 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit waded back into the debate over the safety of spraying the herbicide, dicamba, on Tuesday (April...
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30 April 2020 Sian Lazell
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has confirmed there is no evidence pets are a transmission risk during the ongoing COVID-19...
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30 April 2020
Smithfield Foods has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it is failing to protect workers at a pork processing plant in Missouri from the risks...
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30 April 2020 Ken Eriksen
This continuing study, now in its 33rd year of distribution, identifies the line haul, commodity-carrying fleet of inland barges operating on...
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29 April 2020
The livestock market has been dramatically affected by covid-19 in the US and globally.
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28 April 2020
The European Agriculture Commissioner's Janusz Wojciechowski exceptional measures to support the EU dairy sector, have received a wave of reactions...
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28 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Pressure mounted on the US meat sector last week as COVID spread through facilities, putting staff out of action.
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27 April 2020
Listen for insights from our experts that will help you navigate challenges across the agriculture supply chain and global food markets.
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24 April 2020
Experts from the Agribusiness division at IHS Markit explore the ever-changing situation across the value chain due to Covid-19.
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24 April 2020 Joan Murphy
Three dozen senators are asking Vice President Michael Pence, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other top officials for their plans to protect...
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23 April 2020
The European Commission has bowed to pressure from EU policymakers and industry and has proposed further “exceptional” measures to help the agri-sector...
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23 April 2020 Mark Astley Birgit Schulz
In the latest Fertecon Fertilizer Podcast, our nitrates analysts Birgit Schulz and Mark Astley sit down virtually to discuss the short and long-term...
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23 April 2020 Neil Murray
IHS Markit analysts in the UK, Germany and the US have been collaborating to examine the entire food supply chain from farm to plate, looking...
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21 April 2020 Alberto Persona
Much discussion has been given in the past weeks about the potential impact of logistical bottlenecks on global fertilizer markets. With today’s...
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21 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Policy moves in Europe and the US last week sort largely to ameliorate the effects of the continuing COVID-19 epidemic on food supplies and the...
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20 April 2020 Joseph Harvey
US pet owners' expenditure continues to rise each year, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA).
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20 April 2020
Do you ever think when you are driving your car that you are burning corn? Well, if you are driving in the US, you are, kind of.
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17 April 2020 Sandra Boga
Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut admits that sales volumes for its Gourmet segment have been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, with the...
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16 April 2020 Adam Speck
In 2018, the US entered a trade war with China, not satisfied with the imbalance, and implemented strong tariffs against Chinese products, targeting...
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16 April 2020 Ken Eriksen
The Mississippi plays a critical role in moving huge volumes of agricultural and food commodities across inland US.
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15 April 2020
COVID-19 shows how food systems have been “under-valued and under-protected” for years and should now change their focus on becoming a public...
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15 April 2020
Also, US grocery workers demand better protection against COVID, Bulgaria drafts law to promote local food and Danish and Swedish spirits producers...
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14 April 2020
The global panic-buying has boosted sales of staple foods including tomato products within the retail sector.
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09 April 2020
This podcast focuses on carbon dioxide (CO2) as a by-product of ethanol production, and how reduced ethanol demand in the wake of COVID-19 is...
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09 April 2020
EU policymakers and national governments are looking for ways to plug a severe shortfall in seasonal workers that is threatening the harvests...
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08 April 2020
Changes in consumer behavior in the wake of the COVID-19 is seeing the poultry production side in both broilers and turkeys make shifts to account...
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08 April 2020
There are a number of challenges faced by the spread of Covid-19 on the agricultural sector and ultimately on fertilizer consumption
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08 April 2020
Adjuvants and additives are routinely used by farmers and growers worldwide, used to enhance the features and benefits associated with the basic...
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08 April 2020
Numerous young companies are trail blazing through the animal health industry, with many newly emerging on the start-up scene.
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08 April 2020
The coffee market has been defying overall weakness in commodities recently as arabica coffee futures have risen strongly in late March and even...
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07 April 2020
The bioeconomy sectoroffers companies in the industry a great opportunity to diversify, particularly since the production of substitute petrochemicals...
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07 April 2020 Peter Rixon
Also, Trump pledges continued access to vital guestworkers, FDA says food safety work continues despite pandemic and German and UK NGOs make...
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07 April 2020
On Thursday 9 April, the USDA publishes its April WASDE report, projecting supply and demand expectations for US corn, soybean, wheat and other...
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06 April 2020
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde
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06 April 2020 Sian Lazell
Scientists carried out the study to investigate the vulnerability of cats, dogs and other domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2.
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06 April 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is sending shockwaves through the global economy. The impact is particularly acute in oil product markets...
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02 April 2020
The coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11. Over the course of March, a range of animal health companies witnessed...
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31 March 2020 Tom Scott Kevin Lindemer
Agricultural economy sectors have had to accommodate increased feedstock usage of biofuels
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31 March 2020
Many animal health businesses around the world are complying with local government recommendations for social distancing with flexible work arrangements....
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31 March 2020 Peter Rixon
France looks to recruit “land army”, US reduces inspections
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31 March 2020
COVID-19 was first identified during an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Investigations into the...
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31 March 2020
Article: COVID-19 related impact on the staggering rise in unemployment (3.3 million people filing for benefits in the 4th week in March) plus...
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31 March 2020 Max Green
Producers of pork, poultry and beef all having to adapt to new market demands and workforce pressures
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30 March 2020
Russia became one of the latest countries to react to the Covid-19 pandemic’s rapid spread and its implications to the economy.
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30 March 2020
Local sugar industries are not immune to Covid-19 from spillover impacts and have begun to be impacted by a variety of problems emanating from...
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27 March 2020
Earlier disruption to food and drink supplies caused by port blockages has been exacerbated by border closures that hinder road transport and...
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27 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
African swine fever (or ASF), is a highly contagious viral disease which affects domestic and wild pigs. The disease has become a global threat...
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27 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
African swine fever (or ASF), is a highly contagious viral disease which affects domestic and wild pigs.
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27 March 2020
In this year’s report, we take a look at the top 20 most innovative start-ups from the 2018 report, and update readers on the progress they have...
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24 March 2020 Bill McCary
The USDA’s Agricultural Statistics Board publish its key Prospective Planting Report on 31st March, which gives the market some direction at...
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24 March 2020 Sarah Marlow
The world markets are currently reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that is sweeping the globe.
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23 March 2020 Peter Rixon
“No food shortage” says US farm body, laws eased to let shops join forces, Portugal reduces child obesity
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23 March 2020 IHS Markit Expert
The crop protection and seed industry has been relatively unaffected by COVID-19. However, as the virus continues to spread and impact global...
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23 March 2020
World users of soybeans should benefit from a rebound in potential soybean production in 2020.
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18 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
Gene-editing (also known as genome-editing or genome-engineering) is a set of novel techniques that are used for manipulating the genome of an...
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16 March 2020
Adam Speck - IEG Vantage's Senior Hogs and Pork Analysts - discusses the key issues impacting market fundamentals and the long-term market outlook....
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05 March 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
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04 March 2020
Adjuvants and additives are routinely used by farmers and growers worldwide to improve biological performance and effective use of crop protection...
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01 March 2020
Chief Agricultural Economist, Paul Hughes, runs through what IEG Vantage’s projections are ahead of this WASDE report publishing next week, talking...
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28 February 2020
ASF is currently the most important threat to the pig industry worldwide. At present, there is no effective vaccine or treatment for ASF, and...
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24 February 2020 Darren Stobbart
AgriFutura is a monthly report published by Phillips McDougall, providing topical insight and analysis of trends impacting the crop protection...
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18 February 2020
Fertecon already routinely tracks developments in the feed phosphate market, and against the backdrop of the global debate on climate change...
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17 February 2020
The outbreak of novel coronavirus in China is having a critical impact across the markets, affecting the movement of both fertilizers and raw...
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14 February 2020
In our latest podcast Animal Pharm editor Joseph Harvey discusses key insights from his latest report, Animal Pharm Top 60.
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13 February 2020 Joseph Harvey
Animal Health analyst Joseph Harvey recently travelled to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) headquarters in Rome, where he got...
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13 February 2020
On November 6, 2018, California voters approved a ballot proposition requiring all eggs sold in the state originate from cage-free layers by...
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13 February 2020
Brazil is a major driver of global soybean supply but what production growth is expected this year and what impact has this had on other crop...
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12 February 2020
African Swine Fever (ASF) is currently the most important threat to the pig industry worldwide. ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic...
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11 February 2020
This report offers an in-depth review of ruminant production, assessing its direction of travel and highlighting key innovations, growth markets...
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10 February 2020
The best and most comprehensive overview of the agri-industrial sectors covered by IEG Vu. Once again, we are making our own forecasts for individual...
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10 February 2020
There were hints that the expansion phase of this most recent cattle cycle was ending. Into the beginning of 2019, the US cattle herd had grown...
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10 February 2020
Gene-editing (also known as genome-editing or genome-engineering) is a set of novel techniques that are used for manipulating the genome of an...
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07 February 2020
Phosphorus is an essential element for the biological development of both plants and animals.
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03 February 2020
Pure fruit juice consumption is falling in the major markets. Growth elsewhere has not compensated for this.
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01 February 2020 Neil Murray
As January closed, there was little change in the global fruit juice market and global trading. The whole industry is in a sort of stasis, immobile...
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01 February 2020
There is little doubt that the market for biocontrol products in agriculture has increased dramatically over the last few years and will continue...
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27 January 2020 Jonathan Shoham Dr. Edward Oliver
Phillips McDougall’s consultancy team recently partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), to provide...
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27 January 2020
After months of negotiation, the US and China finally signed the Phase One agreement on January 15th at a ceremony at the White House. But what...
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27 January 2020 Dr. Alan Bullion
The United Nations, as part of its sustainable development goals, has placed a spotlight on the livestock industry, not least the conflict between...
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17 January 2020
Genetic advantage, healthy microbiomes and improved vaccines are the key pillars of the DNA revoltion at the heart of maximising productivity...
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17 January 2020
In this Animal Pharm report, we chart the evolution of healthcare in intensive aquaculture from its inception to the present day and give our...
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13 January 2020
The coronavirus epidemic in China is making global headlines, and there is huge uncertainty about what the potential scale of the crisis could...
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10 January 2020
Production has far less of an impact on human-grade food production than its critics make out, with almost 90% of feed for beef production made...
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18 November 2019
This month our analysts review some of the drivers behind the fluctuations in fertilizer market trade flows.
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08 October 2019 Jonathan Pegg
Congress did give the agency a nudge with new funding for research and a call for the agency to develop an enforcement discretion policy, but...
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08 October 2019
At the end of October, the European Commission published the draft rules to extend the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2014-2020...
