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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Agribusiness group weighs in on the food-vs.-fuel debateLast update: July 24, 2008 - 8:16 PMCHICAGO - A group of U.S. agribusiness companies led by Archer Daniels Midland Co. launched a new front in the intensifying food-vs.-fuel debate Thursday, maintaining that technology can ease global supply shortages.ADM, backed by seedmakers Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co., as well as Deere & Co., made their call...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Much attention has focused lately on
the run up in the production of agricultural commodities and its effect on
food prices. Additionally, key crop input prices are also rising and show
no sign of slowing, according to a new Rabobank report, "U.S. Crop Inputs."
"Farmers' use of key crop inputs is reaching record highs, while prices
are also at record highs, which...
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Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Reuters: Oilseed processor Bunge Ltd (BG.N: Quote ) said second-quarter profit more than quadrupled on strong results from its fertilizer and agribusiness operations and it raised its full-year earnings forecast, sending shares up 4 percent.... MORE
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Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Delta and Pine Land has long been recognized as a leader in developing and marketing soybean varieties that provide strong performance for Southern farmers.
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TradenFairs (Free subscription) | yesterday
QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- The country’s agribusiness sector is getting a fresh boost through the latest export endorsement effort of the Department of Agriculture. Formally opened last November by US Ambassador Kristie Kenney, the stylish export promotion showroom located in the old ground floor foyer of the agriculture department located on the Elliptical Road reflects dynamism. To date, 800 Philippine-made...
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Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 1.27 percent to close at 85.44 on improvement in agribusiness and biodiesel. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) gained 1.49 percent to close at $29.97, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) fell 9.39 percent to $1.93. Among small caps, Nova Biosource Fuels (NBF) gained [...]
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Business World (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
WASHINGTON -- Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be playing a role in the mysterious decline in North American bee populations, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A group of U.S. agribusiness companies are uniting in the intensifying food-versus-fuel debate, forming an alliance to promote the idea that technology can ease global supply shortages.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
OAK BROOK, Ill., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Farm Foundation
will host a free webinar on July 30 to provide additional information and
insights on the recently released report, What's Driving Food Prices'. Farm
Foundation commissioned the report to provide a comprehensive, objective
assessment of the forces driving food prices.
Released yesterday at the Farm Foundation Forum, the report discusses
key...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
CELAYA, Mexico, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Industrias Bachoco
S.A.B. de C.V. ("Bachoco" or "the Company") (NYSE: ; BMV: Bachoco),
Mexico's leading producer and processor of poultry products, today
announced its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
All figures have been prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP. In line
with the Mexican Accounting Principles, 2008 data...
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The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bunge Ltd. saw profit more than quadruple in the second quarter, the oilseed processor said Thursday, citing greater farmer demand for agribusiness products and fertilizer and its acquisition of Corn Products International, of Westchester, Ill. (BG)
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