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Fonterra Raises 2023/2024 Farmgate Milk Price Forecast

9Oct

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Fonterra Raises 2023/2024 Farmgate Milk Price Forecast

Fonterra Co-operative Group raised its farmgate milk prices forecast, citing an improvement in the outlook for dairy supply and demand.

Boustead Plantations Stake Sale Fails, But Deal Is Still On

5Oct

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Boustead Plantations Stake Sale Fails, But Deal Is Still On

Boustead Plantations’ shares surged Thursday with a key shareholder stepping in with an offer for the palm-oil producer after another company withdrew from a stake-acquisition deal.

Australia Fruit Grower Costa Agrees to Paine Schwartz Takeover

22Sep

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Australia Fruit Grower Costa Agrees to Paine Schwartz Takeover

Australian fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group agreed to a takeover by U.S. private-equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners on reduced terms.

These Teens Opened Roth IRAs Before They Could Even Vote

10Sep

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These Teens Opened Roth IRAs Before They Could Even Vote

10Sep

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These Teens Opened Roth IRAs Before They Could Even Vote

Timely Rains Relieve Some Pressure on Corn-Belt Crops

3Sep

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Timely Rains Relieve Some Pressure on Corn-Belt Crops

Above-normal temperatures and dryness have stressed corn and soybeans as harvesting season approaches.

Doctors Transplanted a Pig Kidney Into a Person a Month Ago. It's Still Working.

16Aug

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Doctors Transplanted a Pig Kidney Into a Person a Month Ago. It's Still Working.

A genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead person has worked for 32 days and counting, advancing efforts to use animals to ease perennial shortages for humans.

California Law Threatens to Help Drive Up Bacon Prices

3Aug

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California Law Threatens to Help Drive Up Bacon Prices

Wholesale pork-belly prices are surging as the state’s new animal-welfare measure takes effect.

31Jul

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I Wouldn't Bet the Farm on 'Bidenomics'

I’ve spent half a century in agriculture, and I’ve seen the benefits of respect for the free market.

Where Heat Waves Lead, Food Inflation Will Follow

21Jul

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Where Heat Waves Lead, Food Inflation Will Follow

Record temperatures in the U.S. and Europe offer a preview of the harsh conditions farmers in food-producing regions will likely face as the climate changes.