As porcine epidemic diarrhea virus spreads, the U.S. hog herd size decreased for the first time in three years.

Shuanghui plans to quickly accelerate pork exports from the U.S. after closing on the purchase of Smithfield Foods on September 26th.

BrazilÕs Agricultural Trade Office has filed its annual report with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Canadian investment institutions are increasingly interested in investing in agribusinesses and farmland.

South Korea announced it will invest US$1.86 billion to double its farm and fisheries exports by 2017.

In 1964 U.S. soybean complex exports accounted for 81.1% of the world soybean complex exports and by 2012 U.S. share fell to 27.5%.

China has banned Australian chilled beef imports claiming safety issues, but the action is being viewed as a non-tariff barrier.

Beginning in 2014 The Asian Development Bank will increase lending to agribusinesses and will begin taking stakes in ag operations.

The head of ArgentinaÕs fertilizer chamber warns that farmers in that country are planting too much soy to the detriment of the soil.

Dangote Group subsidiary Dansa Foods is investing $36 million in the continentÕs largest high-energy food processing plant.

Changdong Investment Corp. a unit of China Investment Corp. took a 12.5% stake in OAO Uralkali for an exchange of bonds.

KKR, CHD, and Modern Dairy will invest US$140 million over 18 months to build two new large scale dairy farms in China.