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Pop Makers Opposed To Soft Drink Tax

October 1, 2009

More U. S. health experts are calling for taxing sweetened soft drinks, saying such taxes could fight obesity and be used to fund public health efforts. New York City health commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, nutritionist Dr. Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, Kelly Brownell, an obesity expert at Yale University in Connecticut

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Heart Group Draws Hard Line On Sugar Intake

September 3, 2009

Americans need to cut back dramatically on sugar consumption, the American Heart Association said Aug. 24 in a recommendation likely to rile food and beverage companies. The group said women should eat no more than 100 calories of added processed sugar per day, or six teaspoons (25 grams), while most men should keep it to

Hogs, Livestock

U. S. Hog Reduction Effort Floated

June 11, 2009

Asmall group of U. S. hog producers has devised an industry-financed plan to reduce the domestic hog herd as a means of restoring profits to an industry that has been losing money since late 2007. Called the Producer Retirement Program, the goal is to collect $50 million to $60 million, which would then be used

News

One-Fifth Of U. S. Ethanol Capacity Idled

By Lisa Shumaker February 12, 2009

U. S. ethanol producer and grain processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Feb. 3 nearly 21 per cent of U. S. ethanol production capacity has been shut due to weak demand and poor margins. U. S. ethanol plants with a production capacity of 10.2 billion gallons per year are currently operating, down from a peak

Dairy cattle, News

EU milk farmers to absorb quota rise, price is key

January 1, 2009

“It’s very much a political deal… without maybe looking at what the best solution would be for the entire region.” – MARK VOORBERGEN, RABOBANK ANALYSIS BY JEREMY SMITH BRUSSELS/REUTERS Europe’s dairy farmers should gain more production flexibility after farm ministers agreed to a series of quota increases from 2009 but are unlikely to churn out

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U. S. grain group asks forced loadout of CBOT wheat

November 13, 2008

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has asked the Chicago Board of Trade to consider forcing buyers of CBOT wheat contracts to take physical delivery of grain in some instances in order to bring the contract and cash grain markets back in sync. The NGFA, the largest industry group of grain buyers and handlers,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back, hogs continue slide

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after rally, wheat holds at three-month high

Klassen: Feeder market drops sharply

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Pop Makers Opposed To Soft Drink Tax

Heart Group Draws Hard Line On Sugar Intake

U. S. Hog Reduction Effort Floated

One-Fifth Of U. S. Ethanol Capacity Idled

EU milk farmers to absorb quota rise, price is key

U. S. grain group asks forced loadout of CBOT wheat

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