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Bird flu crisis leads to new export rules

By Michelle Perrett

More than 30 countries have updated their export requirements for the US since June in reaction to the poultry avian influenza (AI) crisis. 

Brazil sees higher cattle prices

By Michelle Perrett

Brazilian cattle market prices have risen, driven by a low supply of animals for slaughter, according to analysis from CEPEA, the research centre of the University of São Paulo. 

Let’s stop calling it a drought: Fostering water stewardship

By Maggie Hennessy

California’s prolonged drought is raising some bigger global questions about how the food and agricultural industries—the biggest users of non-replenishable water—should approach their use of a resource that was once considered almost limitless. 

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Welch’s wants to Concord the world

By Elizabeth Crawford

Welch’s is expanding its reach beyond finished consumer goods and into new countries with the launch last fall of its Global Ingredients Group.