VANCOUVER - Jul 2/01 - STAT - Several countries in the Pacific Rim are experiencing much organic growth, on several different levels including developing an organic industry or expansion. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- The food supply situation in Burundi will improve following a relatively good 2001 B crop, according to participants in a recent joint mission with the Ministry of Agriculture, World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- Last year's dry conditions across Western Australia and other parts of the country has resulted in local shortages of grass seed for use in pastures, according to Western Australia's agriculture department pasture systemsdevelopment officer Keith Devenish. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- Australian prices for cereal and coarse grains will benefit from the weakness of the country's currency, expected to average under 55 cents U.S. in the coming year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- Rising dairy product manufacturing activity in the United States in May failed to lift output above year earlier levels for most products, according to the latest data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here announced it is looking for offers of 1,500 metric tons (MT) of crude degummed soybean oil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- Controlling the chance of aster yellows occurring in organic herbs and spices requires growers to walk fields removing infected plants as well as using approved insecticides. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- The timing of using biological controls to attack problems such as leafy spurge are set by the agent and not the needs of the farm, reminds Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. In the case of the leafy spurge beetle, now isthe time for their co-operators to act. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 3/01 - STAT -- Australia's agriculture industry is working hard to ensure levels of cadmium found in crops and foods its exports are among the lowest in the world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 4/01 - STAT -- The number of pigs slaughtered in May posted its seventh consecutive monthly increase, reaching 426,600 head during the month, according to the latest data compiled by the Australian Census Bureau. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 4/01 - STAT -- Shortages of animal feed are worsening in Western Australia, prompting the Grain Pool of Western Australia to divert barley and possibly lupins from export markets to domestic livestock feeding channels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Jul 4/01 - STAT -- India's spice exports are off to a good start this season, with shipments during the first two months of the 2001-02 marketing campaign jumping 23% ahead of export clearances during April and May of the year 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Jul 4/01 - STAT -- Foods containing more than 3% genetically engineered corn or soybean must show this on their labels by the middle of 2002, according to new rules announced by Thailand's Food and Drug Administration. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 5/01 -STAT -- Low prices for sunflower seed on world oilseed markets and problems integrating the crop into weed management systems are contributing to a steady reduction in plantings in central Queensland. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 5/01 - STAT -- Limagrain Genetics sold its canola breeding company, Limagrain Canada Seeds, to Monsanto Canada for an undisclosed amount of money. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 5/01 - STAT -- Cattle producers ought to consider switching from alfalfa to red clover silage because this could reduce nitrogen levels in manure, something with would benefit the environment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 5/01 - STAT -- Cattle producers ought to consider switching from alfalfa to red clover silage because this could reduce nitrogen levels in manure, something with would benefit the environment. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 5/01 - STAT -- The quantity of eggs set during the week ending June 30 by hatcheries posted a significant increase over year earlier levels, according to the latest production data assembled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GENEVA - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- The Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a series of new maximum levels of environmental contaminants, particularly lead, cadmium, and aflatoxin, found in food, such as fruit juices, cereals, and milk at its latest meeting here. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GENEVA - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Guidelines for producing organic livestock were developed at the latest meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission here this week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Steady advances in milkfat values continue to push dairy product prices higher during the week ending June 30, judging from the latest price data collected by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Researchers with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have come up with a bioherbicide useful for controlling annual morning glories and other broad-leaved weeds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) has joined the Grain Pool in diverting grain from export markets to drought stressed livestock producers in the state of Western Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Canadian egg production advanced 2.6% from year earlier levels, according to preliminary production data from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Shell eggs broken totaled 159 million dozen during May 2001, down 2% from May a year ago, according to the latest data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- Poultry slaughter activity expanded in May, with 3.35 billion pounds certified wholesome to eat, up 2% from the amount certified in May 2000, according to the latest USDA report. Updated totals for April 2001 show that2.97 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW ORLEANS - Jul 6/01 - STAT -- In the United States, federal food regulations going into effect this year restrict any genetically modified crops from gaining organic status. This is sparking debate among many people as to what genetic modification actually means. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Jul 7/01 - STAT -- Consumers are buying organic foods because they think they are healthier and safer to eat than their conventionally grown counterparts, not because of any perceived environmental benefits. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PARIS - Jul 7/01 - STAT -- Deep concerns are being expressed about the potential size of this year's grain and oilseed crops in France on account of poor conditions throughout the growing season. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 7/01 - STAT -- Official inspection and weighing services performed by the USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) will cost 6.1% more as of August 8. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Soybean oil derivatives can be safely added to noncommercial jet fuel used in military aircraft, according to a recent study by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Canaryseed growers should spot check their fields for the presence of aphids because southerly airflows from the United States may have carried aphids and diamondback moths into the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Diets containing a lot of whole grain can be used in broiler chicken and turkey diets, according to results of a recent research project conducted by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food and the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Saskatchewan's field pea growers face less risk of encountering powdery mildew because of this year's early seeding dates, but there is no room for complacency about the disease. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- An experimental program Canadian Western Red Winter wheat (CWRW) and Canadian Western Soft White Spring wheat (CWSWS) growers will give them a chance to get a bigger portion of the expected final price when they delivertheir grain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON -- Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Total tree nut production in the United States posted a 16% decline in the year 2000, dropping to 1.09 million tons on an inshell basis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DECATUR - Jul 9/01 - STAT -- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) signed an exclusive licensing arrangement with Canada's The Flax Consortium for its flax lignan technology. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 10/01 - STAT -- The United States is looking at harvesting 2% more fresh vegetables during the summer quarter than was the case last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jul 10/01 - STAT -- The only way to keep weed seeds from this year's crop from becoming a problem in the future, the plants need to be cut before the bud stage, says agronomist Denise McWilliams of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

URRBRAE - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Rising Japanese demand for the alcoholic liquor, shochu, could end up creating 150,000 metric tons (MT) a year of additional demand for Australian barley. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Pakistan will work hard to maintain its status as a wheat exporting nation despite a sharp reduction in production to around 18.7 million metric tons (MT) from last year's 21.079 million MT result. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VIENNA - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Demand for almonds in the Czech Republic has enjoys steady growth, tripling from 426 metric tons (MT) in 1993 to 1,447 MT in 2000. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- California's 2001 almond production is forecast at a record high 850 million meat pounds based upon results of an objective measurement survey, notes the USDA in its latest crop report. This is below trade guesses production would come in at 875 million pounds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Oat production in the United States is expected to total 132 million bushels, 11% below last year's 149 million bushels and the lowest production on record. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- This year's steep decline in U.S. barley production is expected to result in a seven million bushel jump in imports to 35 million bushels during the 2001-02 marketing year, according to the latest USDA crop report andsupply-demand outlook. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Potato production in the United States is down so far this year, according to the latest crop output estimates from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Peach production in the United States is expected to slip 3% to 2.53 billion pounds this year, according to the latest crop production estimates from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- The USDA's final production forecast for the United States 2001 apricot crop is 81,200 tons, down 18% from last year's production and 10% below 1999. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- The USDA boosted its wheat production estimate for the United States 3% from last month to 1,974 million bushels on account of improved yields. Even so, production is down sharply from the 2,223 million bushels harvested last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- The U.S. all orange July 1 forecast is 12.3 million tons, down slightly from the June 1 forecast and 5% below last season's final utilization of 13.0 million tons. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- A method of manufacturing french fries from rice has been developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist Ranjit Kadan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 11/01 -- Broiler hatchery activity managed a solid gain during the week ending July 7, with eggs set and chicks placed posting strong year over year gains. . . . Continue or visitors click here

GUELPH - Jul 11/01 - STAT -- Ontario's crop producers dramatically increased the proportion of genetically engineered crops they are growing this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 12/01 - STAT -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) is selling its seed certification business at Agrifood Technology's Werribee laboratory to help the marketing agency focus on its core activities. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Jul 12/01 - STAT -- Wheat growers ought to pay attention to the historical tendency for spring wheat and durum prices to decline during harvest and take advantage of current market strength to sell old crop merchandise and some new crop wheat. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Jul 16/01 - STAT -- The cost of producing a pound of honey in Saskatchewan has risen dramatically since 1999, according to the latest provincial survey of 18 producers, whose operations range from 350 colonies to 2,240 colonies. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - Jul 17/01 - IRIN -- Although the spring harvest and a carry-over from last year’s bumper crop are expected to satisfy domestic wheat and cereal consumption this year, United Nation's (UN) experts believe up to 350,000 people in Pakistan’sdrought-afflicted western provinces still need emergency food assistance. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jul 17/01 - IRIN -- As a result of poor rains and reduced yields, rain-fed crop production in the Bay, Bakool, Hiran and Gedo regions of southern Somalia will be well below last year’s level and significantly below the 1993-2000 postwar average, according to a report by the Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) for Somalia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 17/01 - STAT -- A native Australian plant related to soybeans contains high levels of resistance to Race 3 soybean cyst nematode which Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Illinois scientists in Urbana, Ill. jope toincorporate into North American commercial varieties. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 17/01 - STAT -- A new method for producing foods using extrusion will allow manufacturers to add dietary fiber into a wide range of products, making a wide range of snacks healthy without hurting taste. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 17/01 - STAT -- The Canadian Wheat Board boosted its projected feed barley price for the 2001-02 marketing year in the face of reduced yield forecasts for western Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 17/01 - STAT -- Dairy production in the United States maintained its declining trend during June, with output during the month slipping 0.5% from year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 17/01 - STAT -- Agricultural producers in the United States who suffer a 20% loss in the average quality of their crops could be eligible for support payments under a new subsidy scheme announced by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Canada -- Crop Production Forecasts . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Jul 18/01 - STAT -- Canadian production of all types of deodorized oils are lagging last year by a growing margin, judging from the latest output data compiled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 18/01 - STAT -- Poultry hatchery activity in the United States maintained its upward trend through the week ending July 14, according to the latest weekly data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 18/01 - STAT -- The Canadian federal government has donated almost $1 million towards the funding of a facility called the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jul 18/01 - IRIN -- As Zimbabwe and Zambia face serious maize deficits, South African maize futures prices have risen sharply on expectations of higher demand because of shortages in the region. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jul 18/01 - IRIN -- Zimbabwe's slapping of price controls this week on maize is likely to push farmers away from growing the staple next season, when President Robert Mugabe faces a highly-charged election battle. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 19/01 - STAT -- Australia will undertake a three-year project to see if it possible to segregate genetically modified products across their entire production chains, federal Agriculture Minister Warren Truss has announced. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 19/01 - STAT -- Canola growers should pay close attention to evolving world weather conditions in order to do the best job of timing canola sales, argues the Australian Barley Board (ABB). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 19/01 - STAT -- Canada's oilseed crushers are on target to end up with the third, and possibly second best year for the volume of canola processed, judging from the latest crush data compiled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 19/01 - STAT -- Soybean growers in the U.S. southeast will soon have available a new soybean variety with significantly lower quantities of saturated fatty acids than traditional varieties. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- Recent advances in dairy product prices halted during the week ending July 14, as values of all products dropped on easing milkfat values. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- Canadian vegetable growers showed slightly more interest in growing potatoes this year, despite last season's problems exporting to the United States and low returns. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- The number of cattle and calves on feed in the United States maintained this year's upward trend, with the USDA reporting the biggest increase of the year for July 1, with 7% more animals in feedlots than was the caseone year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- Commercial red meat production in the United States slumped during June, with 3.76 billion pounds of meat produced during the month, 5% below the 3.94 billion pounds produced the same month last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- There was a modest decline in cattle numbers in the United States during June, according to the latest data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- The USDA expects this year's lamb crop in the United States to total 4.42 million head, while the total number of sheep and lambs on hand in the country slips 2% to 8.30 million. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- Total supplies of red meat in freezers declined 4% during June, dropping stocks 20% below quantities on hand one year earlier, according to the latest USDA cold storage report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- There was little overall change in the quantity of nuts held in cold storage in the United States during June, as declines in stocks of in-shell nuts were offset by gains in shelled but inventories. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- The latest cold storage report from the USDA found stocks of frozen poultry in the United States jumped 7% in June, but were still down 10% from year earlier levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 20/01 - STAT -- McLeod Harvest Inc. of Winnipeg has developed a replacement to the old combine design that has been around for over 160 years. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Jul 21/01 - STAT -- A liquid egg product enriched with omega-3 fatty acids can reduce some risk factors which contribute toward the development of heart disease, according to findings of a Universioty of Guelph research project. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 21/01 - STAT -- Australian researchers believe they have found a link between rising use of polyunsaturated margarine and cooking oil and rising rates of childhood asthma in the developed world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 23/01- STAT -- Chicken and egg hatchery activity posted strong advances during June, according to the latest data compiled by the SDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 23/01 -- Canadian agricultural prices posted a solid increase in May, advancing 2.8% above year earlier levels and 0.8% from the April's Farm Product Price Index (FPPI), according to the latest data compiled by Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 24/01 - STAT -- Deteriorating crop conditions in Queensland and Western Australia combined with firmer international prices to allow the Australian Wheat Board to increase projected returns for the 2001-02 marketing pools. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DONALD - Jul 24/01 - STAT -- The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) and Syngenta Seeds have entered an alliance to develop new wheat varieties for Australia. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ABIDJAN - Jul 25/01 - STAT -- Ghana is set to launch a Cashew Development Project after parliament approved on Wednesday a US $13.3-million loan from the African Development Bank for the project, Ghanaian media reported. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 25/01 - STAT -- The USDA reported a sharp increase in broiler hatchery activity during the week ending July 21. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DELHI - Jul 26/01 - STAT -- India's spice exports are off to a strong start for the 2001-02 season, with shipments during the first quarter of the marketing year up 25.8% at 59,840 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jul 26/01 - STAT -- Stocks of frozen meat in cold storage in Canada continued its recent decline through the beginning of July, but posted a year over year increase. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Jul 26/01 - STAT -- Brazil will allow commercial production of genetically engineered (GMO) soybean varieties already commonly grown in Argentina and the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Jul 26/01 - STAT -- Canadian dairy producers are combating negative health messages associated with their products at a media symposium here entitled The Smart Gourmet: Dairy Foods for Health and Pleasure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 26/01 - STAT -- Harvested grain area in parts of Honduras and Nicaragua will be significantly lower than originally anticipated for the 2001 crop season, believes the USDA's Economic Research Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 27/01 - STAT -- There was a general decline in dairy product values in the United States during the week ending July 21, according to data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jul 27/01 - IRIN -- Zambia was expected to experience a huge shortage of maize, the country’s staple food, claims the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 27/01 - STAT -- Soybean crush activity during June slipped below levels achieved in May, with 3,847,763 short tons used during June, down from 3,979,676 tons in May. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jul 27/01 - STAT -- North Korea's food supply situation has unexpectedly worsened this year as another protracted drought savages crop yields in the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 27/01 - STAT -- The quantity of peanuts held in commercial storage in the United States is down 10% over last year, ending June at 1.32 billion pounds of equivalent farmer stock, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 27/01 - STAT -- Pig production in the United States in June advanced 3% over last year to 8.71 million head, according to data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 30/01 - STAT -- Massive consolidation of the Canadian grain handling industry will occur once the proposed merger between the Winnipeg-Manitoba based United Grain Growers (UGG) and Agricore is approved by Canada's competition bureau and shareholders. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 30/01 - STAT -- Agricultural producers in the United States represented a quickly growing sectors for the computer and internet industries during the past two years, judging form the latest usage data compiled by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Jul 31/01 - IRIN -- The European Union (EU) has donated 40 million euros (about US $35 million) to purchase emergency relief grain locally for drought-relief operations and to support the country’s food security programs, AP reported on 27July. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jul 31/01 - STAT -- Grain and oilseed producers in areas looking at below normal yields need to take time now to re-evaluate cash flow projections and marketing plans for their business. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 31/01 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here increased the coming month's loan rate for honey 6.9%. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Jul 31/01 - STAT -- Brazilian soybean crush activity slowed slightly in June, with the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) estimating 1.923 million metric tons (MT) of beans were processed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LETHBRIDGE - Jul 31/01 - STAT -- A root-feeding weevil imported from Europe and released on research plots in British Columbia's East Kooteney Valley is successfully attacking the hound's-tongue weed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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