Stories by Sybille de La Hamaide

China’s pork output to fall by at least 20 percent in 2019: FAO

By Sybille de La Hamaide November 7, 2019

Paris | Reuters – African swine fever (ASF) will cut pork output in China, the world’s largest producer, by at least 20 percent in 2019, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday, doubling the decline it had expected six months ago. The disease has slashed China’s hog herd since August 2018, pushing Chinese pork […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

No country immune to risk of African swine fever spreading: OIE

By Sybille de La Hamaide October 31, 2019

Paris | Reuters – African swine fever will spread further across Asia where it has devastated herds, and no country is immune from being hit by the deadly animal virus, the head of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday. The disease, which has hit the world’s top pork producer China hard, […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China faces long struggle to tackle African swine fever, OIE says

By Sybille de La Hamaide May 30, 2019

Paris | Reuters — It will take years for China to contain the deadly African swine fever virus that has spread throughout the country, which is the world’s biggest pork producer, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. China has been struggling to control the epidemic, which some analysts predict could see […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

By Sybille de La Hamaide February 6, 2019

Paris | Reuters — Bayer said on Wednesday that farmers in France and Germany were digging up thousands of hectares of rapeseed fields after traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) banned for cultivation were found in seeds sold by the company. GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but they remain controversial in Europe, […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

France delays food price rise for farmers after protests

By Jean-Baptiste Vey, Sybille de La Hamaide December 5, 2018

Paris | Reuters — France, reeling from violent protests over the cost of living, said Wednesday it will delay a planned rise in minimum food prices, incurring the wrath of the main farmers group which urged street action next week. A powerful constituency in French politics, farmers have long complained of being hit by a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

By Michael Hogan, Polina Devitt, Sybille de La Hamaide August 2, 2018

Paris | Moscow | Hamburg | Reuters – Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output estimates, with prices soaring on fears of further crop damage. Evidence of serious harm to crops is growing as harvesting heads north in […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

By Sybille de La Hamaide, Tom Polansek July 2, 2018

Paris/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in exclusive talks to take over French animal feed business Neovia for 1.5 billion euros (C$2.3 billion) as part of the U.S. farm giant’s strategy to expand in the fast-growing animal nutrition sector. Neovia is majority owned by French cooperative group InVivo. Investment group Eurazeo […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

France open to phasing out glyphosate

By Sybille de La Hamaide September 25, 2017

Paris | Reuters — France is open to phasing out common weedkiller glyphosate, the government said on Monday, following complaints from farmers worried about a potential imminent ban. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reiterated Paris would vote against the European Commission’s proposal to extend for 10 years the licence for glyphosate, which is used in Monsanto’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

French farmers fume as government rejigs EU subsidies

By Sybille de La Hamaide July 27, 2017

Paris / Reuters – French farm unions cried foul over a government decision on Thursday to use part of European Union direct payments linked to output to finance rural development projects such as fast growing organic farming. The decision comes just days after France launched wide debate on the future of the food sector, aiming to […] Read more

Crops, Peas, Reuters

France’s Roquette bets on pea protein with Manitoba plant

By Sybille de La Hamaide January 18, 2017

Paris | Reuters — French plant-based ingredient maker Roquette will build the world’s largest pea protein facility in Manitoba to meet fast-growing demand for vegetable protein in food and pharmaceutical products in North America, the group said Wednesday. The global pea protein market has seen a sharp rise in recent years, mainly driven by increasing […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as U.S. biodiesel data lifts soyoil; corn flat

Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as U.S. biodiesel data lifts soyoil; corn flat

Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

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China’s pork output to fall by at least 20 percent in 2019: FAO

No country immune to risk of African swine fever spreading: OIE

China faces long struggle to tackle African swine fever, OIE says

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

France delays food price rise for farmers after protests

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

France open to phasing out glyphosate

French farmers fume as government rejigs EU subsidies

France’s Roquette bets on pea protein with Manitoba plant

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