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The United Nations’ General Assembly Hall in Manhattan. (BWZenith/iStock/Getty Images)

Informal NAFTA talks seen likely in next few days at U.N.

By GFM Network News September 23, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal talks on the sidelines of a major U.N. meeting in the next few days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday. With time running out ahead of a U.S.-imposed deadline of the end […] Read more

(Giuseppe Carotenuto photo courtesy FAO)

Crops, Weather

Canada’s ag output seen likely rising under climate change

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News September 18, 2018

CNS Canada — A new United Nations report suggests just how climate change will reshape agriculture by 2050 — and that Canada’s production capacity stands to benefit. International trade will play an ever-larger role in helping to feed people in food-deficient regions, as warmer temperatures and less precipitation will damage yields in many tropical areas, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. alarmed by strike on ship delivering wheat to Yemen

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 25, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States said on Friday it was “alarmed” by a Houthi missile strike on a Turkish vessel carrying wheat to Yemen this month and urged the Shi’ite group to work with the United Nations to alleviate Yemenis’ suffering. The Turkish-flagged Ince Inebolu bulk carrier was damaged by an explosion on […] Read more

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France on June 12, 2017. (Reuters file photo by Robert Pratta)

Crops, Reuters

In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

London | Reuters — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of glyphosate herbicide that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer. Documents seen by Reuters show how a draft of a key section of the International Agency for Research […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 28, 2017

Reuters — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing funding for the world body and its agencies. Beasley will replace another American, Etharin Cousin, who has been the WFP executive […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters, Weather

Lentils, chickpeas can help reverse soil erosion trend, U.N. says

By GFM Network News December 5, 2016

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Planting more lentils, chickpeas and other pulses will improve the health of the world’s soils that have reached critical levels, threatening to worsen hunger and poverty levels, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday. About a third of the world’s soils are degraded because of soil […] Read more

The Paris Agreement seeks to phase out greenhouse gas emissions this century. Photo: Thinkstock

Reuters, Weather

Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate pledges into action

By GFM Network News November 7, 2016

Morocco/Reuters – Almost 200 nations began work on Monday to turn promises for fighting climate change into action at a UN conference that played down threats to a 2015 global agreement if Republican Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency. At the start of two-week talks in Morocco, many delegates wore badges with a smiling picture […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

World food markets set for stable year: FAO

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 2, 2016

Rome | Reuters — Global food commodity markets are likely to remain stable in the coming year, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday, even as prices rose for the fourth straight month. Solid output prospects and abundant stocks should keep prices and supplies stable, while lower prices than those seen last year are […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

By GFM Network News May 16, 2016

London | Reuters — The herbicide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according to a new safety review by United Nations health, agriculture and food experts. In a statement likely to intensify a row over its potential health […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 12, 2016

Reuters — Germany looks set to abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers because ministries run by different parties remain at odds over the chemical which some experts say could be carcinogenic. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, despite a dispute between […] Read more

GFM Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

Tag Archives United Nations

Informal NAFTA talks seen likely in next few days at U.N.

Canada’s ag output seen likely rising under climate change

U.S. alarmed by strike on ship delivering wheat to Yemen

In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings

U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

Lentils, chickpeas can help reverse soil erosion trend, U.N. says

Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate pledges into action

World food markets set for stable year: FAO

U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer

Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote

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