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Russia to pay subsidies to grain exporters

The Russian government will pay subsidies to grain exporters selected on a tender basis in order to guarantee exports of 10 million tonnes in the first half of 2009, the Agriculture Ministry said Dec. 3. “The subsidies will be offered on a tender basis to market players who will buy grain from producers on an
Cereals, Crops, International news

Seed shortage hits Afghan wheat farmers

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“…we’re promoting the use of certified seed, which means we’re only promoting about 12,000 tonnes, which is all there is available in the country.” – LOREN STODDARD, USAID Thousands of tonnes of wheat seed are being distributed across Afghanistan, but this will meet only a quarter of demand so Afghans will rely heavily on imports
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Japan to back third farm waste ethanol project

Japan has approved a third test project to make ethanol from farm waste with subsidies to pay for building and running of plants totalling about US$32 million over five years, the Agriculture Ministry said Nov. 18. Several countries including resource-poor Japan are working on enzymes and other processing technologies to unlock more energy from the
Beef cattle, Livestock Markets

South America’s meat packers battle sales slump

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A downturn in beef orders is forcing meat packers in South American ranching countries to sell shipments off cheap and make workers take early holidays. Early this year, things looked rosy for beef exporters in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, but with Russian importers struggling to get credit and Europeans cutting down on expensive steaks, sales
Beef cattle, News

Mexico bans six U. S. meat plants

Mexico said Oct. 13 it had banned imports from six U. S. meat-processing plants, just weeks after U. S. Department of Agriculture officials shut down exports from some Mexican meat producers. Mexican sanitary officials from the Agriculture Ministry conducted inspections in the United States and at the end of last week said six plants were
Cereals, Crops, International news

Serbian farmers get fertilizer subsidy

Serbia has offered farmers a 40 per cent discount on fertilizer prices, only weeks after farmers threatened not to use the chemicals unless the government doubled subsidies to make up for soaring production costs. Farmers said the move was welcome, but came a bit late after many of them have abandoned sowing seasonal crops, including

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