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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Van's-brand wheat-free homestyle pancakes because of a labeling error. Van's International Foods of Vernon, Calif., initiated the voluntary recall because the frozen pancakes might contain undeclared wheat, gluten, milk and egg, posing a health risk for people who have allergies or sensitivities to the ingredients. The 118 cases of recalled pancakes might have been distributed in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, the District of...

California-based Van's International Foods says it is recalling its frozen Wheat Free Homestyle pancakes because they inadvertently contain gluten. The 12.4-ounce packages of Homestyle pancakes also contain milk and egg, which pose a risk to some people with food allergies, the company said in a release Friday from its Vernon, Calif., headquarters. The pancakes come in a beige package with an orange stripe on the top and a triangular blue gluten-free icon in the upper right corner. The lot...

Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade after the Commodity Future Trading Commission denied two firms exemptions to trading limits. Corn was up 4 3/4 to up 5 1/2, soybeans were off 2 1/4 to up 1 1/2, wheat was off 4 1/2 to off 4 3/4 and oats were unchanged. Corn futures closed as the dollar fell against the euro Wednesday. Wheat prices found support from Egypt's purchase of 210,000 metric tons of soft wheat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a 205,000 metric ton...

Yummy Foods Co. of San Francisco says it is recalling its Wife Cakes because they might contain undeclared egg and wheat. The company said the cakes were distributed to Asian markets across California, and to Ranch 99 supermarkets in Kent and Edmonds, Wash. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg or wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume the cakes. Consumers can contact the company at...

Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. soybean crop has set pods, behind the recent five-year average for the crop, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The historic average for setting pods is 85 percent for this week of the year. The USDA said 72 percent of this year's crop has begun to set pods. The nation's crop report for the week ending Aug. 16 said 71 percent of the rice crop in the 6 largest rice producing states had headed out. Over the past five years, on average, 83 percent of the...

Grain futures closed mostly higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday, following a strong rebound on Wall Street after a two-day slump. Corn was up 7 to up 8, soybeans were off 5 to up 6, wheat was up 5 to up 5 1/4 and oats were up 2. Corn futures closed higher despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Production report increasing its 2009 yield estimate to 159.5 bushels per acre. Wheat prices rose despite increased estimates of year-end stockpiles, predicted at 743 million...

The U.S. spring wheat harvest is off to a slow start, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. As of Aug. 9, farmers report the harvest, on average, 8 percent completed against a five-year historic average of 31 percent for this week of the year, the weekly crop progress report said. In South Dakota, 43 percent of the acreage is harvested, putting farmers far ahead of other states, but still behind in their own five-year average, which is 66 percent completion by this week of August....

The big combines are beginning to roll across the spring wheat fields of Idaho, Montana and South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. The harvest is under way, but just barely with 3 percent of the acreage harvested in the nation's top six wheat-producing states, the USDA said. A few weeks into the oat harvest, the nation's top nine oat-producing states are 31 percent done, the weekly crop report said. In step with corn and soybeans, the oat harvest lags behind its...

Grain futures closed higher on the Chicago Board of Trade as the dollar lost strength against the euro and the yen. Corn was up 7 1/4, soybeans were up 5 3/4 to up 15, wheat was up 11 3/4 to up 12 and oats were up 3 3/4 to up 4. Corn futures rose despite favorable conditions for the pollination season. Wheat rose with the Canadian Wheat Board projecting a smaller crop than previously expected. Soybean futures were expected to show improvements after a week of beneficial weather conditions....

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