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EU Pork Exports Slowing Down

2016-10-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - EU pork exports appear to be slowing down, according to latest figures released by Eurostat. Since hitting a new record in June, shipments had fallen back nearly a quarter by August, to stand at 180,000 tonnes.

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Lower returns are slowing herd expansion

2016-10-03 18:05:55| Beef

Although female slaughter rates suggest the total cattle inventory is on track to expand by about 3.5% (Jan. 1), analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information Center say other factors, including reduced imports, could make for more modest growth. read more

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5 Farm capital expenditures fall in slowing ag economy

2016-09-27 17:35:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

David A. Widmar New equipment and vehicles fell the most in the late USDA report. The USDA report shows that the decline in farm expenditures is only slightly lower than the one in the 1980s. read more

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High costs slowing Sri Lanka push toward solar energy

2016-09-22 08:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An ambitious plan by the Sri Lankan government to outfit 100,000 homes with solar panels, to turn them into power producers for the national grid, may be too expensive for many families to afford, experts warn. Sri Lankas government this month launched a battle for solar energy that aims to add 220 megawatts of clean power to the countrys energy grid by 2020, or about 10 percent of the countrys current daily electricity demand. By 2025, the country hopes to boost its solar power output to...

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