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U. S. Ethanol Makers Seek Renewal Of Tax Breaks

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Attacked as subsidy addicts, U. S. ethanol makers may need help from friends in high places, including the White House, to hold on to lucrative tax breaks set to expire at the end of the year. The industry says it is ready to discuss revisions in the incentives, worth $6 billion a year. An amalgam
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China Faces 2010-11 Corn Deficit Of Up To Seven Million Tonnes

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China could face a corn shorfall of up to seven million tonnes this year, a leading industry analyst said Oct. 21, after sharply cutting his estimate of the coming year’s harvest. Purchases by the world’s second- largest corn consumer of as much as 1.3 millions tonnes this year, its biggest imports in 15 years, have
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BHP’s Bid For PotashCorp Tough Call For Government

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Canada’s Conservative government will put its pro-business reputation on the line when it decides whether to let a foreign firm buy up resource giant PotashCorp, and Ottawa will win enemies whichever way it turns. If it says yes it will alienate supporters in the western province of Saskatchewan, whose right-leaning government both backs the federal
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EU-Canada Trade Talks Ahead Of Schedule

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Talks on a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union should be wrapped up successfully before the end-2011 target date, Canadian Trade Minister Peter Van Loan said Oct. 18. Earlier in the day officials from both sides started the fifth round of talks on an agreement that could boost trade flows by billions
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Vilsack Says E15 Decision Underscores U. S. Support

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U. S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Oct. 13 the government’s decision to boost the amount of ethanol allowed in U. S. gasoline was a strong signal the Obama administration will establish a strong U. S. ethanol industry. “Today’s announcement on E15 for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and beyond is a positive signal that we
Cereals, News

GM Maize Trials To Begin In East Africa Researchers

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Confined field trials of genetically modified maize will begin in Kenya and Uganda this year once regulators approve it, the U. S.-based non-profit African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) said. Scientists from Kenyan and Ugandan government research bodies, Monsanto and research body International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) developed the 12 varieties of Water Efficient
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canadian Frost Hits Canola Quality Hard

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The canola crop in Canada’s top two growing provinces may be the lowest quality in five years after widespread frost halted growth in immature plants, a Canola Council of Canada official said Sept. 22. Excessive spring rain delayed planting in Saskatchewan and Alberta, leaving much of the immature oil-seed crop vulnerable with unripe, green seeds
Cereals, News

World Bank Urges Transparency In Foreign Farmland Deals – for Sep. 16, 2010

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The World Bank is urging greater transparency in land investment transactions to protect local land owners as the volume of foreign farmland investment in poor countries swells. Foreigners investing in agricultural land in developing countries should be open in their transactions and recognize the rights of existing owners to avoid weak governance, the World Bank
Cereals, News

Russia Extends Export Ban, Ukraine Delays Continue – for Sep. 16, 2010

Major exporter Ukraine is holding ships carrying a month’s grain supply in its ports, traders said Sept. 7, while Russia said it had enough grain to feed itself but would maintain an export ban until late 2011. The Russian statement could bring some clarity and reassurance to a market frustrated by conflicting statements from a
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Contractor dies in fall at greenhouse:An electrical contractor has died of injuries in a fall at Vanderveens’ Greenhouses, a major bedding plant and potted plant operation west of Carman, RCMP reported. The contractor, a 58-year-old man, was on a ladder propped up against a pole where he was unhooking hydro lines on the morning of

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