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Soybean Yields Continue To Disappoint
U.S. farmers focused on harvesting ripe soybeans this week, but yields remain below average in most parts of the Midwest, crop specialists told Reuters News Service....

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Brazilian Soy Crop Could Hit 60 MMT

Brazil's 2003-2004 soybean crop could hit 60 million metric tons, the head soy consultant for private Brazilian market analyst Safras & Mercado told Reuters News Service....

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No Ag Budget Debate?

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Ala, told Reuters News Service this week that the Senate may not debate a $77.5 billion annual agriculture funding bill if it is to be used as a vehicle for attacking the farm program....

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Ag Panel Lists Budget Cut Options
Members of the House Agriculture Committee said Wednesday they will look at tougher enforcement of crop subsidy rules, streamlining the USDA or changing public food programs if spending cuts are required in 2004....

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Panel Advises Tighter Farm Subsidy Rules
The federal panel created by Congress to examine farm subsidy payment limits recently recommended tightening eligibility rules for payments and tying payments to individual farmers rather than corporate entities....

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Iowa, Ilinois Corn Lush, Soybeans Average

Cornfields in Iowa and Illinois look strong and lush, but later-developing soybean fields are showing stress from weather and insects, crop scouts told Reuters News Service....

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Canada's cattle industry is making plans to increase domestic slaughter in an attempt to offset any long-term closure of the U.S. border to Canadian live cattle....

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On Thursday, China reportedly slapped restrictions on soybean imports from the United States, Brazil and Argentina for supposed quality problems....

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U.S., EU Try For Farm Trade Deal

The United States and the European Union promised to try to work out a mutual position on agricultural trade issues by mid-August in hopes of salvaging floundering world trade talks....

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ASA: China Plans "Import Quota"

China's reported plan to halt soybean imports temporarily would violate its commitment to the World Trade Organization (WTO), American Soybean Association (ASA)officials say....