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US Rice Farmers Let down by South Korea FTA [23 Dec 2010]  
A senior official from the US Rice Federation informed in an interview that the recent FTA between the US and South Korea had been a disappointment. While speaking to the Farm Press, Bob Cummings, sen  ...More
Tags: Rice     Grain Trade     US Farmers     Agriculture     FTA    
Argentine Farmers Still Unhappy over Hostile Export Policies [25 Jan 2011]  
The farmers’ protest that took place in Argentina last week was called off by the trade unions with a warning of series of strikes in the near future if their demands were not met. The warnings indica  ...More
Tags: Food Prices     Grain Supplies     Argentina     Farmers Strike    
Farm Boom Is Leading to Growing Concerns [01 Mar 2011]  
The cure for higher commodity prices is usually higher commodity prices.

The global clamor for corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops has been a stroke of good fortune for the agricultural indus  ...More
Tags: corn    wheat    soybeans    nonfarm wages    Kansas City Federal Reserve    
Grassroots Trouble- Pakistani Farmers resist Free Trade with India [24 Feb 2014]  
Looks like a normal trade relationship between India and Pakistan will remain a distant pipe-dream for now. An alliance of farmers was forged in the Punjab province of Pakistan recently, to oppose any  ...More
Tags: Grassroots Trouble Pakistani Farmers Free Trade