Agriculture Market Statistics, June 2013

Dairy Farming Trends In The United States: Promising Research Presented On Yogurt's Effects On Weight Management And Chronic Disease

Industry news
9 hours ago
by PR Newswire

-- International Nutrition Experts Call for More Studies on Specific Effects of Fermented Dairy Products BETHESDA, Md. , 2013-06-19 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a growing body of evidence linking yogurt consumption to improved health, , additional research to identify the scientific link between yogurt , potential health benefits is underway, scientists say. International nutriti...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Agricultural Products Innovation In The United States: Us Dollars 250000 Endowed Professorship Allows Nmsu Researchers To Continue Drought-tolerance Work

Industry news
10 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

An old tradition is the inspiration for a new custom that is helping researchers at New Mexico State University study the state's No.1 cash crop. "Starting in the 1950s, Las Crucens used to present the 1st bale of cotton , the 1st bale of hay at a ceremony downtown to show the agricultural community what was coming out of the fields in Dona Ana County. We thought we could wrap th...

Industries : Agricultural Products
Countries : United States

Tractor Market Shares In Australia And South Korea: Sector Share A Well Kept Farm Secret

Company news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

THERE are 3 or 4 dozen tractor brands available to the Australian farmer, but fewer than 12 brands are sold in any great volume. Agricultural machinery analyst Agriview, which compiles sales statistics from members of the Tractor , Machinery Association of Australia , reported sales last year of more than 11,000 new tractors. Agriview said this figure excluded about 15 per c...

Industries : Agricultural Machinery
Countries : Australia, South Korea

Cattle Price Data: Fickle Sector Firms

Industry news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

PRIME CATTLE THE cattle Industry displayed some encouraging signs at southern saleyards this week. Firstly, export bullocks gained 6-8c/kg at Pakenham on Monday as buyer demand at auction, for the 1st time in some weeks, appeared to outstrip demand. Bidding for heavy steers was also much stronger at Wagga Wagga in NSW on the same day, with the National Livestock Reporting Service ...

Industries : Livestock

Viticulture Facts And Figures In North America: Gordo Down Gurgler

Industry news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

WINE GRAPES WINE-grape growers have been warned not to plant any more gordo grapes in spring, with prices , demand sliding. Murray Valley Winegrowers chief executive Mark McKenzie said the gordo balloon had begun to deflate this year after 2 vintages where higher gordo prices were all that kept some growers afloat. Prices of US Dollars 350 - US Dollars 385 a tonne were 6-14 per cent lower tha...

Industries : Viticulture
Countries : United States, North America

Dairy Farming Production Statistics In Australia, The United States And Russian Federation: Livestock Feeders Seek Substitutes

Company news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

FOR most grain growers the rush to sow winter crops is over. Given the 50 to 100 mm of rainfall so far this month, there appears to be a reasonable base of soil moisture to ride out dry periods over winter. Those few growers who have unsold grain in storage have seen prices reach US Dollars 300 a tonne delivered port for APW wheat during harvest. Export-related prices have eased to US Dollars 282 thi...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : Australia, United States, Russian Federation

Wheat Production Capacity In Australia: Bumper Harvest Tipped

Company news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

WINTER WHEAT GOOD planting conditions have led to the Federal Government's rural forecaster tipping a national wheat crop of more than 25 million tonnes this season. In its initial forecast for the 2013-14 harvest, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural , Resource Economics , Sciences has estimated wheat production at 25.4 million tonnes -- a 15 per cent increase on last season...

Industries : Cereal Production
Countries : Australia

Dairy Farming Price Trend In Australia: Solids Price Rise United Dairy Power Fires Opening Shot Of $6.05/kg From Next Week

Industry news
12 hours ago
by News Ltd.

UNITED Dairy Power has thrown down the gauntlet by announcing a US Dollars 6.05 kilogram of milk solids opening price. ``It's pathetic the other companies only came out 5c(k/MS) more than Murray Goulburn ,'' UDP managing director Tony Esposito said. ``Is that supposed to make suppliers happy?'' Questioning the motives of other companies in retaining profits, Mr Esposito said most of hi...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : Australia

Cut Flower Production Statistics In Sri Lanka: Horticulture Villages

Company news
12 hours ago
by HT Media

Sri Lanka , 2013-06-19 -- A total 1,500 horticulture villages will be set up in the Western, North Western , Central Provinces under the Mahinda Chinthanaya. With that 30,000 jobs will be created in the rural , suburban regions. Sri Lanka will be recognized for the quali...

Industries : Horticulture
Countries : Sri Lanka

Urea Production Statistics: Urea Prices To Increase By Rs 35 Per 50kg Bag

Company news
12 hours ago
by HT Media

KARACHI , 2013-06-19 -- Urea prices are likely to be increased by Rs 35 to Rs 1,705 per 50 kilogrammes (kgs) bag due to changes in general sales tax (GST) rate , collection mechanism, analysts said on Tuesday. In the Federal Budget 2013-14, GST was raised to 17 % , will be charged based on printed retail prices of fertilizer, while withholding tax levied on distributors reduced...

Industries : Fertilizer

Pest Management Production And Trade Statistics In Vietnam: Vietnam Sells 3 Million Tonnes Of Rice Abroad

Industry news
12 hours ago
by Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi , June 19 (VNA) ? Vietnam shipped nearly 3 million tonnes of rice between 2013-01-01 , June 13 , raking in over 1.3 billion us dollar , the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has reported. In the January ?May period, almost 2.8 million tonnes of rice worth 1.2 billion us dollar were sold abroad, representing a year-on-year increase of nearly 10 %. This included a shipment of 65...

Industries : Pesticide
Countries : Vietnam

Dairy Farming Trends In The United States: Promising Research Presented On Yogurt's Effects On Weight Management And Chronic Disease

Industry news
13 hours ago
by PR Newswire

-- International Nutrition Experts Call for More Studies on Specific Effects of Fermented Dairy Products BETHESDA, Maryland , 2013-06-19 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a growing body of evidence linking yogurt consumption to improved health, , additional research to identify the scientific link between yogurt , potential health benefits is underway, scientists say. Internatio...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Cereal Production Production Statistics In China: China Agro Commodities ? 2013-06-19

Company news
13 hours ago
by Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING , 2013-06-19 (Xinhua) ? 1. China had completed 55.2 % of summer sowing on 16.53 million hectares of cropland by June 17 , up 1.8 percentage points year on year, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said on its website Tuesday. About 70 % of corn seeding has been finished while 81.6 % of middle-season rice planting , 57.6 % of soybean so...

Industries : Cereal Production
Countries : China

Dairy Farming Innovation In The United States: Promising Research Presented On Yogurt's Effects On Weight Management And Chronic Disease

Industry news
13 hours ago
by Canada Newswire

International Nutrition Experts Call for More Studies on Specific Effects of Fermented Dairy Products BETHESDA, Md. , 2013-06-18 /CNW/ - There is a growing body of evidence linking yogurt consumption to improved health, , additional research to identify the scientific link between yogurt , potential health benefits is underway, scientists say. International nutrition experts ...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Dairy Farming Technology Trends In The United States: Promising Research Presented On Yogurt's Effects On Weight Management And Chronic Disease

Industry news
13 hours ago
by PR Newswire

BETHESDA, Md. , June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a growing body of evidence linking yogurt consumption to improved health, , additional research to identify the scientific link between yogurt , potential health benefits is underway, scientists say. International nutrition experts gathered at the 1st Global Summit on the Health Effects of Yogurt in Boston on April 24, ...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Crop Production Capacity In India: Govt

Company news
14 hours ago
by Information Solutions

NEW DELHI : Early onset of monsoon will boost kharif crops like paddy , oilseeds , help increase agriculture productivity at a time when economy is facing downturn, the government said. Monsoon rains has covered almost the entire region a month in advance. The count...

Industries : Agriculture
Countries : India

Agrochemical Production Statistics In The United States And Austria: Do Your Homework Before You Plant A Cover Crop

Company news
15 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

Cover crops can provide Mid-South producers with weed suppression, improvements in soil health , erosion control. But University of Arkansas weed scientist Jason Norsworthy urges producers to do their homework before planting 1. It?s critical to match your cover crop to area, soil type , crop mix among other factors. Norsworthy has been researching cover crops since the ea...

Industries : Agrochemical
Countries : United States, Austria

Dairy Farming Production Statistics In The United States: June Is Dairy Month

Company news
16 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

For decades in Minnesota , June has been known as Dairy Month. Following are some interesting facts , figures about the dairy Market: The June Dairy Month promotion of dairy products has been in existence since 1939. There are approximately 53,000 dairy farms , 500 milk processing plants in the U.S., with dairy farms in all 50 states. 99 % of U.S. dairy farms are famil...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Forestry Plantation Corporate Deals In The United States: Sfi And Audubon Team Up Bird Scientists With Forest Managers To Implement Conservation Programs

Company news
17 hours ago
by Canada Newswire

WASHINGTON , 2013-06-18 /CNW/ - The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) announced today that it has awarded the National Audubon Society US Dollars 60000 under the SFI Conservation , Community Partnership Grant Pro3 The three-year project is designed to develop , implement the latest bird conservation best practices by engaging Audubon scientists working closely ...

Industries : Forestry Plantation
Countries : United States

Sustainable Forestry Corporate Deals Activity In The United States: Sfi And Audubon Team Up Bird Scientists With Forest Managers To Implement Conservation Programs

Company news
17 hours ago
by PR Newswire

WASHINGTON , 2013-06-18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) announced today that it has awarded the National Audubon Society $60,000 under the SFI Conservation , Community Partnership Grant Program. The 3-year project is designed to develop , implement the latest bird conservation best practices by engaging Audubon scientists working cl...

Industries : Forestry Plantation
Countries : United States

Agricultural Machinery Innovation Trends In The United States: Kid Inventors Win Us Dollars 20000 Prize For Creating Device To Help Seniors Pick Up Small Objects

Company news
18 hours ago
by Business Wire

1st ® , XPRIZE honor 1st ® LEGO League team at 3 rd Annual Global Innovation Award Ceremony MANCHESTER, N.H. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kid inventors in the 1st ® LEGO ® League (FLL ® ) took top honors today at the 3 rd annual Global Innovation Award ceremony for their invention, the...

Industries : Agricultural Machinery
Countries : United States

Livestock Market In The United States: Fed:international Financial News

Industry news
18 hours ago
by Australian Associated Press

SYDNEY , June 19 AAP - A roundup of news in finance, economics , business from around the world: INTERNATIONAL NEWS WASHINGTON - US consumer prices crept higher in May, led by a jump in housing costs, after falling for 2 months in a row, official data released on Tuesday showed. WASHINGTON - Construction of new US homes rebounded modestly in May from a plunge the prior mon...

Industries : Livestock
Countries : United States

Wheat Production Capacity: Bumper Wheat Production Expected In Rajshahi

Company news
19 hours ago
by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

RAJSHAHI , Dec 19, 2012 (BSS)- Farmers , others concerned, including the agriculturists, are very much optimistic about the overall wheat production during the current season in the area particularly the vast Barind tract. Dr Israil Hossain , Principal Scientific Officer of Regional Wheat Research Station , told BSS that timely plantation of seeds accompanied by the current cold...

Industries : Cereal Production

Agriculture Production Statistics In The United States: Texas Crop Report

Company news
20 hours ago
by Associated Press, The

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) ? The following reports were compiled by AgriLife Extension Service for the week of 2013-06-18 : Central: The area had scattered showers, which improved the outlook for all crops. However, more rain was needed to fill stock ponds. Corn was looking great. The wheat harvest , other field work was well under way. Sunflower fi...

Industries : Agriculture
Countries : United States

Agriculture Production Statistics In The United States: Hay Exporter To Open North Carolina Plant

Company news
20 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

A hay export facility scheduled to open in North Carolina later this month will allow southeastern U.S. hay growers to Industry overseas. Located in Goldsboro, NC , the facility is owned by ACX Pacific Northwest, incorporated , the region?s largest forage exporter. With headquarters in Bakersfield, CA , the Industry player has 2 California facilities ? in Wilmington , Stockton ? , 1 i...

Industries : Agriculture
Countries : United States

Pesticide Industry Overview In Australia: Pesticides In Global Rivers And Streams Said Reducing Biodiversity

Industry news
20 hours ago
by United Press International

Pesticides commonly used in Europe , Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams , rivers by up to 42 %, scientists say. A team of German , Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides , fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany , France , the state of Vict...

Industries : Pesticide
Countries : Australia

Cereal Production Production Capacity In The United States: Americans More Focused On Health

Company news
21 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? Americans are opting for healthier foods with more frequency , determination, finds "The Why? Behind the Buy" report from Acosta Sales & Marketing . Respondents to the bi-annual survey indicate a strong desire to follow a lifestyle centered on healthy eating , with half of consumers saying that they read nutrition labels ?most of the time? or ?always,? , 8...

Industries : Cereal Production
Countries : United States

Monsanto Industry Player Commits An Additional Us Dollars 3 Million To Continue International Scholars Program

Company news
22 hours ago
by PR Newswire

ATLANTA , 2013-06-18 /PRNewswire/ -- During his keynote address from the stage of an international conference discussing the talent , innovation needs for agriculture in 2050, Monsanto Industry player Chairman , CEO Hugh Grant announced a US Dollars 3 million additional commitment grant to Monsanto's Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program (MBBISP). In front of approximately 4...

Industries : Cereal Production
Countries : United States

Hay Production Statistics In The United States: High Feed Costs Put A Premium On Quality Hay

Company news
22 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

While producers might find it challenging to get hay dry in June due to changing weather conditions, there are steps they can take to get the crop up quickly , reduce the potential for rain damage, a forage expert with Ohio State University's College of Food , Agricultural, , Environmental Sciences says. "Proper tedding, raking, , equipment care are just some of the steps produce...

Industries : Agriculture
Countries : United States

Wheat Production And Trade Statistics In Ukraine: Economy Ministry Predicts 67,000-ton Wheat Export By 2012/2013 My End

Industry news
22 hours ago
by Information Solutions

The Ministry of Economic Development , Trade predicts export of 67,000 tons of wheat by the end of the 2012/2013 marketing year (July 2012-June 2013), the balance of the interdepartmental working group to the ministry reads. Ukraine is supposed to export 2.065 million tons...

Industries : Cereal Production
Countries : Ukraine