Page 12 of articles about cereal

The initial quota that the Government had set at 6 million tons last June will be reduced by 1.5 million tons, staying as 4.5 million tons.

China's grain output rose 3.2 percent year on year to hit 589.57 million tonnes in 2012, marking the ninth consecutive year of growth.

Ministry of Agrarian Policy sees no reason to limit the exports of wheat.

The last regulation of the European Commission reduces to 0 the customs fees applicable to the wheat imports.

Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.

The participants agreed on the urgent need to define a common strategy for the future of the swine industry.

The Cereals/Farmers Modernization Fund is a voluntary act so the cereals producers and the farmers are able to generate synergies.

Until November 15-20, 2012, the potential of the grain exports (5-5.3 mln tonnes) can be completed.

World cereal production in 2012 would be 2.6 percent down from the previous year’s record crop but close to the second largest in 2008.

The grain-intensive pig and poultry sectors recorded particularly strong gains, increasing by 6 percent and 2 percent respectively.

China has recently been importing over 0.4 million tonnes of pork per year, in a world market with trade of less than 7 million tonnes per year.

According to Copa-Cogeca final EU-27 cereals estimates for the 2012/13 marketing year, claiming EU production is expected to drop by 2.2%.

By September 1, there were 314 million bushels of corn stored on U.S. farms, down slightly from September 2011.

Total wheat stocks decreased 18.1% to 5.9 million tonnes, mostly the result of a decline of 890 500 tonnes (-33.3%) in on-farm stocks.

Skyrocketing agricultural commodity prices are causing the world to re-enter a period of "agflation", with food prices forecast to reach record highs in 2013.

The total grain output in the first half of 2012 reached 129.95 million tons, marking a 2.8 percent jump year-on-year, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).