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US: Weather, Tik-Tok trend creating a shortage of pickling cucumbers
US: Weather, Tik-Tok trend creating a shortage of pickling cucumbers  hortidaily.com
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McDonald’s investigates onions as source of E. coli outbreak
Supplier Taylor Farms has issued a recall after 49 people fell ill and one person died in an outbreak tied to the fast food chain’s Quarter Pounders.
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Grains Extend Gains on Strong Exports and Technicals But For How Long?: Cattle Recover
Grains Extend Gains on Strong Exports and Technicals But For How Long?: Cattle Recover  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Can demand keep up with a current steady harvest?
Can demand keep up with a current steady harvest?  RFD-TV
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Big Ag is spending big on lobbying and the 2024 election
Political spending from the food and agriculture sector has increased, with a record $178 million spent on lobbying alone in 2023. Experts saying rising polarization may play a role.
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World Bank set to double agriculture investments to $9B per year
The lending giant aims to improve farm productivity, climate resiliency and advance digital technologies.
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Russia’s proposed grain exchange for BRICS countries may take years to launch
Russia’s proposed grain exchange for BRICS countries may take years to launch  XM
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Design and test of reel speed control system for soybean combine harvester in the strip intercropping mode
Design and test of reel speed control system for soybean combine harvester in the strip intercropping mode  Nature.com
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Strong week for U.S. corn, soybean export sales
Last week was a big week for U.S. corn and soybean export sales. The USDA says sales of both corn and soybeans were up sharply on the week and considerably larger than average, driven by seasonal supply trends and a decline in price. Mexico led the way on corn during the week ending October 17th,…
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U.S. sets ethanol exports record
U.S. sets ethanol exports record  FarmWeekNow.com
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U.S. Sales of Tractors, Combines Decline in Early Fall
U.S. Sales of Tractors, Combines Decline in Early Fall  Lancaster Farming
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US cotton industry forecast for 2nd-lowest crop in a decade
US cotton industry forecast for 2nd-lowest crop in a decade. Here’s how Texas fared  AOL
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Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa’s farmers
Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa’s farmers  Bizcommunity.com
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A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years
WASHINGTON — Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of E. coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. McDonald’s has halted the distribution…
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Soybean Exporters Rushing to Get Shipments Sent Out
Grain merchants are racing to ship out a record-large harvest ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Marine Link says fears of renewed trade tensions with China, the top soybean importer, are driving the push. USDA data released earlier this week says almost 2.5 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans were inspected for export the previous…
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Fall Harvest Double Digits Ahead of Last Year’s Pace
Reports show the U.S. corn and soybean harvests are double digits ahead of their five-year averages. Farm Policy News credits the fast pace to dry weather stretched across most of the U.S. through the past week. Corn harvest jumped 18 points nationally to 65 percent complete as of last Sunday, 13 percent over the five-year…
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Soybeans and corn extend gains on export wave
Soybeans and corn extend gains on export wave  XM
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Seasonable weather for most; new shower activity breaks out on the northern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, some Midwestern locations that reported less than one-tenth of an inch of rain in September—including Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and Norfolk, Nebraska—also received less than one-tenth of an inch from October 1-22. On October 20, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half very short to short in all Midwestern States, led by…
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Argentina Rains ‘Turn Game Around’ for Grains After Drought, Exchange Says
Argentina Rains ‘Turn Game Around’ for Grains After Drought, Exchange Says  Successful Farming
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Odesa region sees significant rise in agriculture output in 2024
Odesa region sees significant rise in agriculture output in 2024Â Â FreshPlaza.com
