Tag: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 08:28 UTC

  Brazil heading for a record crop of 100 million tons of soybeans

  

  As the soybean harvest gets under way in Brazil, analysts are having a clearer picture of whether the forecast record-setting crop will hit the century mark of 100 million tons despite hot and dry weather in Mato Grosso and northeastern Brazil as pods set and fill.

• Saturday, January 16th 2016 - 10:00 UTC

  US Dept of Agriculture studying Brazil's success as an agricultural powerhouse

  

  Over the last 25 years, the US farmer has become increasingly aware of the impact of South American agricultural output on the global supply of grains and oilseeds. For example, in recent years Brazil has risen to the number one position as an exporter of soybeans.

• Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 07:34 UTC

  Uruguay's meat exports in four months total 550m with beef the main item, 454m

  

  Uruguay exported meat, offal, meat products and by-products worth 550 million dollars in the year up to 18 April, 8% more than the same period of 2014. Beef exports totaled 454 million in the first months of the year, with the main buyers including China, member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the European Union, Israel and MERCOSUR countries.

• Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina's beef production tepid recovery forecasted to remain flat in 2015

  

  Argentina's revival as a major force in beef has been slowed by a dent to calving rates from poor weather, besides by a reluctance by producers to maximize animal weights, in the face of export restrictions.

• Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:54 UTC

  Uruguay approves import of US fresh and frozen poultry

  

  Uruguay has granted final approval for importing US fresh and frozen poultry and poultry products, including US fresh chicken, the USDA has announced.

• Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 06:51 UTC

  Argentina expects a large crop of wheat next November despite recent frosts

  

  Argentina is on track to harvest more wheat this season as greater acreage and coming warm weather should offset any yield loss caused by recent frosts that hit in the last days of the Southern Hemisphere winter.

• Monday, January 14th 2013 - 06:20 UTC

  Twenty million US children, one in four, received food stamps in 2011

  

  One in four children in the United States participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, in fiscal year 2011, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture and US Census Bureau.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 15:16 UTC

  Is Brazil the reservoir of future agriculture productive capacity?

  

  The following piece was published by Dorvers, CattleNnetwork and refers to the agriculture potential of Latinamerica and Mercosur largest economy. The column sources are Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 17:08 UTC

  US expands warning to consumers on ground beef components from Canada

  

  The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanded its warning to consumers about ground beef components imported from a Canadian company after the company's steaks were linked to eight Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in Canada.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  Animal welfare demand inquiry into death of 400 pregnant heifers en route to Russia

  

  The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Compassion in World Farming are calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action following reports that 400 pregnant cattle among a total of 3,900 cattle being transported by ship from the United States to Russia have died en route.