Agriculture

Farmers Urge Panel to Boost Exports

Associated Press / James Hannah, Associated Press Writer WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) -- Farmers urged a congressional committee Saturday to boost exports to counter low market prices for corn and soybeans. "We can't stand these low commodity prices much longer," said farmer Wayne Kilpatrick of Frazeysburg. "There's just way too much production out there."

USTR Trade Barriers Report Hits EU Over Bananas, Beef

CongressDaily

Farmers to Cut Biotech Plantings

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Farmers intend to plant a record 75 million acres of soybeans this year, up 1 percent from 1999, and also are increasing their corn, cotton and sugar acreage despite a continuing slump in prices, the government said today. This year's corn acreage is estimated at 77.9 million acres, also up 1 percent from 1999, based on Agriculture Department surveys of farmers.

U.S.-India Deal Hikes Agricultural Tariffs to Balance BOP Case

Inside US Trade

PNTR Support Tepid on Ag Panels

CongressDaily

Trade Privileges for China Aren""t the Answer for U.S. Farmers

Paul D. Wellstone and David Frederickson

Wheat Growers Pushing for Wheat-Cleaning Facilities

AgWeb.com / Tulsa World / by Sonya Colberg

U.S. Ag Lenders Say Farmers Fragile, Call on Congress

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - A third year of low grain prices will weaken the financial footing of many U.S. farmers unless Congress intercedes again, agricultural lenders said on Wednesday.

Rice Nations Urged to Prepare for PVP and IP

IRRI Press Release Los Baoos, Philippines -- The world's rice-producing nations, which feed well over half the people on the planet, have been warned research efforts to ensure the food security of their burgeoning populations could be affected unless they prepare proper laws on plant variety protection (PVP) and intellectual property (IP).

WTO Entry Impacts China""s Agriculture

XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE BEIJING, March 29 -- China's expected entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) will greatly affect the country's agricultural sector, a Chinese researcher said.