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Agricultural News & Market Intelligence
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Lactose Intolerance Study Finds a Measurable Premium for Lactose Free Ice Cream
An experimental auction found participants with very limited lactose tolerance were willing to pay $2.17 more per half gallon for lactose free ice cream.
Sep 27


Chicken Age Outweighs Feed Additives in Resistance Gene Study
Penn State researchers found age shaped broiler chickens' antimicrobial resistance gene profiles more strongly than the antibiotic, probiotic or essential oil diets tested.
Sep 27


Tomato Flavor Gene Offers Breeders a Route Back to Better Taste
A study spanning 558 tomato varieties identifies Sl-LIP100 and hundreds of genetic associations that could help breeders recover flavor without abandoning productive commercial traits.
Sep 27


Port Tarragona Congress Puts Agrifood Trade, Biofuels and Logistics on October Agenda
Port Tarragona's October agrifood congress brings regulation, biofuels, grain procurement and logistics executives into one two day programme.
Sep 27


Simplot Plans Mouscron Potato Plant Shutdown as European Capacity Outruns Demand
Simplot owned Clarebout is consulting on a phased shutdown of its 392 worker Mouscron frozen potato plant as European capacity exceeds demand.
Sep 27


Ghana Raises 2026 Cocoa Producer Price to GH¢42,400 a Tonne
Ghana sets its 2026 to 2027 cocoa producer price at GH¢42,400 per tonne as traceability and new financing rules reshape the sector.
Sep 27


Agrial Food Site Adds France’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant
Newheat’s 18.5 MW thermal system will supply five processes at Agrial’s Herbignac food site, with storage and a projected 12 percent reduction in gas use.
Sep 27


GE Profile Brewpal at $99: Coffee and Opal Ice in One System
The GE Profile Brewpal connects to compatible Opal nugget ice makers, shares an 80 ounce reservoir and brews hot or concentrated iced coffee.
Sep 27


UK £20 Million Farm Robotics Fund Enters Final Application Days
The open Defra and Innovate UK competition will support collaborative automation projects costing £500,000 to £2.5 million.
Sep 27


US Irrigation Study Values Avoided Land Conversion at 6.86 Gigatonnes
A PNAS model finds irrigation raises crop output and reduces pressure to convert natural land, while direct emissions remain material.
Sep 27
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