PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) – France’s grain sector needs to offer higher-quality wheat to meet Chinese industry needs and strengthen phytosanitary checks if it wants to further expand sales to China, a senior manager at COFCO International said on Wednesday. The volume of French wheat exports to China has surged in the past year, as France is among the few
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KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – At least 18% of Ukrainian farmers plan to reduce the area sown for corn in 2021 due to drought last summer, while 13% could increase acreage, a survey by agriculture consultancy APK-Inform showed on Tuesday.Corn is Ukraine’s leading grain export and the country is forecast to supply around 24 million tonnes of corn in the
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — Mexico’s plan to ban imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn will apply to grain used for animal food and not livestock feed, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said based on conversations with the Mexican ag secretary, Reuters reported. Limiting the ban to food products makes a big difference to US farmers, Vilsack said during a virtual event hosted
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