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Egypt gathers 2.7m tonnes of wheatEgypt, the world's largest wheat importer, has gathered 2.7 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers so far this season, Supplies Minister Bassem Ouda said in a television interview on Thursday. "We have reached today 2 More… |
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Superweeds pose threat to US cropsAn estimated 11 million acres in the US are infested with “super weeds”, some of which grow several inches a day and defy even multiple dousings of the world’s top-selling herbicide, Roundup. The problem's gradual emergence has masked its More… |
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Reuters launches SMS service for farmersNews and information company Reuters Group rolled out a service on Monday to bring commodity prices, crop and weather data to Indian farmers via mobile phone. Indian mobile providers have been signing up users at more than 8 million a mont More… |
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US farmers plant more wheat as prices soarWith historically high prices for US wheat - new all-time highs were posted in US futures markets Friday - farmers are seeing this autumn's wheat-planting window as an opportunity to get on board the market's wild ride. Wheat prices More… |
