WASHINGTON - Jul 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA announced new guarantee fee rates to be charged for coverage under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) and the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program (SCGP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 1/05 - SNS -- The USDA will change three export credit guarantee programs to comply with a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) cotton decision in a dispute with Brazil. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MONTREAL - Jul 4/05 - SNS -- Most Canadian are trying to limit their fat intake, but many are cutting down on nutrient rich foods instead of the main sources of fat, cautions a dietician who conducted the survey for the Dairy Farmers of Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ADDIS ABABA - Jul 5/05 - IRIN -- Ethiopia has began spraying chemicals to battle growing swarms of desert locusts that were recently spotted in the far western Tigray and Amhara regions, officials said on Monday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

CHICAGO - Jul 7/05 - SNS -- Recent statistical reviews of earlier population studies suggests regular consumption of soy protein-containing foods and beverages may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men by up to 30%, according to a study published in this month's issue of the International Journal of Cancer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ADDIS ABABA - Jul 7/05 - IRIN -- Donors are showing worrying signs of "compassion fatigue" in responding to the plight of Ethiopia's severely malnourished and dying children, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warned on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 7/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending June 29 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Jul 7/05 - MFB -- Nutrition will be an important factor in the next farm bill debate, according to David Schweikhardt, agricultural economist with Michigan State University. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON Jul 7/05 - MFB -- Retail prices for food at the supermarket rose about 2.5% in the second quarter of 2005, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) marketbasket survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 basic grocery items in the 2005 second quarter was $40.51, an increase of 98 cents from the 2005 first quarter survey. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 8/05 - SNS -- There is lots of talk about reducing farm subsidies in Europe and the United States, but there is a real question as to whether it is realistic to expect progress from the WTO, cautions Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd. . . . Continue or visitors click here

JOHANNESBURG - Jul 8/05 - IRIN -- Expectations that leaders of the world's richest nations meeting in Scotland this week would take far-reaching steps to eradicate poverty in Africa have not been met, with limited progress on debt relief, increased aidto the continent or the dismantling of unfair trade practices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BEIJING - Jul 11/05 - SNS -- The United States and China signed a memorandum of understanding, described by U.S/. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns as important steps to expanding U.S. sales of agricultural commodities to China. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Crop Production Summary - July 12, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

WEST LAFAYETTE - Jul 13/05 - SNS -- Researchers at Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Medicine have determined that maintaining a proper balance of dietary fats may ward off much of the bone loss associated with post-menopausal osteoporosis. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 13/05 - SNS -- By the end of June, monsoon rainfall in India was normal or above-normal in 22 of the 36 weather subdivisions, compared with ten during the previous week, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 14/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending July 6 slumped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 14/05 - SNS -- The cost of transporting grain from the United States to Mexico by water ended up declining during the first quarter of 2005 even as rail costs rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking a fee increase for its Plant Variety Protection Office. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Jul 18/05 - SNS -- The food crisis in Niger is worsening because of limited food supplies and steeply rising prices for local food staples, such as millet, FAO warned today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ADDIS ABABA - Jul 20/05 - IRIN -- At least 18 million people are facing serious food deficits in the greater Horn of Africa, with more half of them in Ethiopia, a famine early warning network said on Tuesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jul 20/05 - SNS -- Agricore United says it has sold out seed of AC Knowles Hybrid Brome, developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with over 20,000 acres planted to the dual purpose hay/pasture brome grass this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - Jul 21/05 - SNS -- A major hail storm caused significant damage on July 16, cutting a path from the Alberta border in the Richmound area of southwestern Saskatchewan all the way to Wilcox, south of Regina. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 21/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending July 6 slipped, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jul 22/05 - SNS -- The USADA will increase fees for certain grading services for eggs, poultry and rabbits, effective Sept. 25. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Hay Prices Received by Farmers -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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