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Trump says he is considering helping farmers with high fertilizer prices reuters.com/world/us/trump-s…

Trump says he is considering helping farmers with high fertilizer prices

U.S. President ​Donald Trump ‌on Thursday said ​he is ​considering taking action ⁠to ​help farmers affected ​by high fertilizer prices.

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Grupo Mexico, U.S. partner eye Argentina grain freight network in Milei privatization push reuters.com/world/americas/g…

Grupo Mexico, U.S. partner eye Argentina grain freight network in Milei privatization push

Mexico's Grupo Mexico Transportes USA (GMXT) has struck ​a deal with U.S. rail technology company Wabtec to ‌jointly bid for Argentina's state-run freight operator Belgrano Cargas y Logistica (BCYL),...

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USDA cuts U.S. winter wheat harvest outlook after Plains drought reuters.com/world/us/usda-cu…

USDA cuts U.S. winter wheat harvest outlook after Plains drought

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday cut its U.S. winter wheat crop outlook by 2% from a month earlier as a harsh drought in the Plains cut its hard red winter wheat production view to the...

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From corn fields to cargo ships, ethanol gains early traction as marine fuel reuters.com/business/energy/…

From corn fields to cargo ships, ethanol gains early traction as marine fuel

Shippers including Maersk and mining giant Vale are turning to ethanol as a marine fuel to cut emissions as abundant supply and lower cost make it more attractive than other low-carbon fuels, with...

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El Nino may cut crop yields in Malaysia by at least 8%, minister warns reuters.com/business/environ…

El Nino may cut crop yields in Malaysia by at least 8%, minister warns

The El Nino weather pattern, which is expected to bring ​hot-dry weather across Asia from this month, could ‌cause crop yields in Malaysia to fall by an average of between 8% and 10% this year, the...

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US screwworm cases test months of federal preparation reuters.com/legal/litigation…

US screwworm cases test months of federal preparation

The U.S. government is fast-tracking drugs and accelerating grant funding in its multi-agency strategy to beat back the New World screwworm, a parasite that threatens the nation's beleaguered cattle...

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Mexico blocks most imports of live animals from US after screwworm cases reuters.com/business/healthc…

Mexico blocks most imports of live animals from US after screwworm cases

Mexico will stop most ​imports of live animals ‌from the U.S. after cases of the flesh-eating screwworm pest were ​confirmed in Texas and New ​Mexico, Mexico's agriculture ministry said ⁠on Tuesday.

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Indonesia races to plant rice early against risk of El Nino reuters.com/business/environ…

Indonesia races to plant rice early against risk of El Nino

Under a hazy morning sky, Indonesian rice farmer Teguh Basuki is racing ‌to get ahead of his usual planting schedule in West Java as he battles the threat of a lengthy dry spell this year, worsened...

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Soaring fertilizer prices dim Brazilian farmers' edge over US rivals reuters.com/world/americas/s…

Soaring fertilizer prices dim Brazilian farmers' edge over US rivals

While U.S. farm ​acreage has not grown this century, Brazil's has soared about 50%. But the country's edge is being tested as the Iran war sends fertilizer prices soaring.

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'They're betting our herd': Texas ranchers question USDA as screwworm returns reuters.com/business/healthc…

In Texas cattle country, ranchers question if USDA can contain flesh-eating screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed two infestations of New World screwworm in Texas — the state's first cases since the 1970s. Local residents ‌and ranchers remain split over whether to...

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USDA confirms two more cases of New World screwworm in the US reuters.com/world/us/usda-co…

USDA confirms two additional cases of new world screwworm in the United States

The U.S. Department ​of Agriculture on Monday ‌confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm in Texas, involving ​a calf in La Salle ​County and a dog in ⁠Andrews County.

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Screwworm border closure fuels beef boom in Mexico, gloom in Texas reuters.com/world/americas/s…

Screwworm border closure fuels beef boom in Mexico, gloom in Texas

Closing the border to Mexican cattle threatens the survival of a 70-year-old Texas feedlot, and pushes profits back to Mexico.

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USDA confirms second screwworm case in Texas reuters.com/business/healthc…

Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears grow

The USDA found the parasite on a one-month-old calf.

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Texas ranchers on edge after screwworm parasite detected in calf reuters.com/business/healthc…

Texas ranchers on edge after screwworm parasite detected in calf

The quiet Texas cattle town of La Pryor has become ground zero in the fight against screwworm after ​the first U.S. case in decades was detected there, prompting a livestock quarantine and putting...

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World food prices slip in May, still near three-year high, FAO says reuters.com/markets/us/world…

World food prices slip in May, still near three-year high, FAO says

World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while ​cereals and sugar jumped, the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

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US screwworm case puts ranchers on alert, rallies cattle prices reuters.com/world/americas/u…

US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases

Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in decades, federal and ​state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this...

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USDA expects to contain screwworm case in Texas, Rollins says reuters.com/business/healthc…

USDA expects to contain screwworm case in Texas, Rollins says

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke ​Rollins said on Thursday that ‌the USDA believes it can contain a case of New ​World screwworm in Texas, ​the first case in the ⁠state since 1966.

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US Senate faces tough vote on nationwide E15 gasoline sales expansion reuters.com/business/energy/…

US Senate faces tough vote on nationwide E15 gasoline sales expansion

Supporters of a long-stalled push to expand nationwide sales of higher-ethanol E15 ​gasoline are pursuing an uphill strategy to get the measure through a divided Senate, the last big hurdle before...

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How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices - reuters.com/business/healthc…

How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef prices

The first confirmed case in the U.S. during the latest outbreak represents a serious challenge for ranchers and could cause beef prices to rise further.

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China harvest rains dent some wheat quality, may spur imports reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

China harvest rains dent some wheat quality, may spur imports

Chinese state buyers could raise wheat imports for millers later ​in the year as rain during the harvest has damaged some crops at the world's top grower, with up to 7% ‌of output seeing quality...

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