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China’s 2016 pork production levels are expected to decline from a year ago. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says feed prices are expected to decline, but farmers in China don’t have access to capital to expand their herds. As a result, the nation’s imports will likely climb 300,000 metric tons over last year to 1...

Market analysts say bans on French beef are likely following a confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, otherwise known as BSE or mad cow disease. The World Organization for Animal Health raised the BSE risk assessment for France recently from the lowest risk level, which seems likely to force other countries to consider purchasing beef elsewhere...

U.S. lawmakers are pushing for USDA to have a formal role in considering ChemChina's planned takeover of Switzerland's Syngenta.  Sen. Chuck Grassley says the $43 billion takeover of Syngenta could pose risks to the security of America’s food supply...

Happy birthday to Jim Morrison who was born on December 8th, 1943. Morrison was the lead singer to the Doors and a lyrical genius. Jim Morrison died at age 27 in Paris, France. He had developed an alcohol dependency and reports state that he 'might have' died from a heroin overdose however, there was no autopsy preformed.

PARIS (AP) — France launched "massive" air strikes on the Islamic State group's de-facto capital in Syria Sunday night, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump in the city of Raqqa, where Iraqi intelligence officials say the attacks on Paris were planned...

France's ban on full face veils that are worn by some Muslim women went into effect today (April 11th), imposing fines of over $200 on anyone who wears one in public. The ban is the first of its kind in Europe.