ICAR finds alternate feed to reduce livestock feed costs
PANAJI: Brewers' spent grains (BSG), which are by-products generated during the preparation of cereal malt beverages by brewing industries, can be suitably used as an alternative feed for livestock...
View ArticleSaudis’ panic over MERS virus subsides
People in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province have again started greeting friends with the traditional kiss on the cheek, and face masks in public are becoming rarer, as panic subsides over the outbreak...
View ArticleSmithfield deal points up a record Chinese hunger for farms
HONG KONG — On a sunny March afternoon, 11 Chinese executives armed with digital cameras and iPads got out of a van on Brazils highway BR-163 to photograph soybean-loaded trucks headed to export...
View ArticleFarmland values are cooling after years of explosive growth
The boom in farmland values, which triggered frenzied auctions and record sale prices, is over. That’s the bad news for Midwestern farmers. The good news is there’s no bust on the horizon, economists...
View ArticleGulf investors storm Africa
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments Wealthy Gulf Arab companies are boosting their investment in Africa's vast lands and untapped resources, marking a shift for investors who have...
View ArticleGrowth in crop yields inadequate to feed the world by 2050 – research
Agriculture productivity not rising fast enough to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population A Guatemalan farmer checks his maize crop. Photograph: Amanda Koster/Corbis If the world is to grow...
View ArticleUS, EU Formally Launch T-TIP Negotiations (US Grains Council)
(Source: US Grains Council) US, EU Formally Launch T-TIP Negotiations Details Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 17:14 The United States and the European Union announced the formal launch of the...
View ArticleLatin America Regional Conference Reassures Buyers of US Supply (US Grains...
(Source: US Grains Council) Latin America Regional Conference Reassures Buyers of US Supply Details Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 18:52 Earlier this month, the U.S. Grains Council hosted a...
View ArticleGlauber says USDA studying corn stocks controversy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has commissioned an industry study on the agency's estimate of U.S. stockpiles of corn to address widespread concerns about the accuracy of the...
View ArticleThe task of better feeding China
Management of land and water resources must be strengthened to ensure healthy growth of food production to meet demand How to better feed its huge population remains a constant concern for China. The...
View ArticleWater Shortage in Saudi Arabia Prompting Feed Grain Imports (US Grains...
(Source: US Grains Council) Water Shortage in Saudi Arabia Prompting Feed Grain Imports Details Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 17:57 By Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains Council Regional Director for...
View ArticleUSDA: Wet spring won't affect predicted corn crop
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture shocked farmers, grain analysts and market traders Friday with a report that shows no reduction in the number of acres planted in corn, despite a...
View ArticleGreater demand for food fuels need for sustainability
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View ArticleCouncil Welcomes Perdue Farms Inc. (US Grains Council)
(Source: US Grains Council) Council Welcomes Perdue Farms Inc. Details Category: Council NewsPublished on Thursday, 27 June 2013 19:17 Please join the U.S. Grains Council in welcoming...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: The Construction Industry inside the Kingdom of Saudi...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9j2898/ksa_construction) has announced the addition of the "KSA Construction Industry 2013" report to their...
View ArticleBiotech Crosscurrents in the EU; Important MAIZALL Role Foreseen (US Grains...
(Source: US Grains Council) Biotech Crosscurrents in the EU; Important MAIZALL Role Foreseen Details Published on Thursday, 27 June 2013 19:11 The timing was coincidence. In London for the 2013...
View ArticleExclusive: Egypt has less than two months imported wheat left - ex-minister
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has less than two months' supply of imported wheat left in its stocks, ousted President Mohamed Mursi's minister of supplies said, signaling that a shortage is more acute than...
View ArticleA Lack Of Water Will Lead To Food Shortages
The July 9th Issue of The Food Journal Examines Global Water Issues and What it Means for the Food Industry. SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The quality and availability of our...
View ArticleFood system 'vulnerable' to climate change: World Bank
The global food system will remain “vulnerable” in the years to come as a growing population boosts demand for crops and climate change makes weather disruption more frequent, according to the World...
View ArticleSA yellow maize may see substitution
Johannesburg - South Africa’s rising yellow corn exports could see the grain being substituted with the white variety for animal feed, according to Jannie de Villiers, chief executive officer of Grain...
View ArticleFrequent border closures cause gas shortages in Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY - Frequent closures of the only crossing for commercial goods between Israel and the Gaza Strip have left the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) short of gas for cooking and heating,...
View ArticleOil prices to fall as much as 30%, forecaster says
Posted on June 25, 2013 at 11:41 am by Zain Shauk in Politics/Policy, Production Comments() | E-mail | Print An oil pump operates in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain, at sunset Monday Oct. 29,...
View ArticleFair Shares of Food
With anxiety building over how humanity will feed itself in coming decades, we have two routes open to us. We can eliminate waste, stop producing crops for destructive uses (in factory farms, for...
View ArticleEuropean capacity to grow food is plateauing, scientist warns
Countries may not be able to increase food production because many staple crops are close to their physiological growing limits 'Grain yield per hectare, like any biological growth process, cannot...
View ArticleAlbemarle joint venture, Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC),...
(Source: SABIC - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) Albemarle joint venture, Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC), begins tri-ethyl aluminium (TEA) production to power plastics industry in...
View ArticleSABIC showcases automotive capabilities to US automakers, emphasizes...
(Source: SABIC - Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) SABIC showcases automotive capabilities to US automakers, emphasizes collaboration and innovation in the auto industry 28 Jun 2013 Saudi Basic...
View ArticleFull Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?
By Lester R. Brown At the time of the Arab oil export embargo in the 1970s, the importing countries were beginning to ask themselves if there were alternatives to oil. In a number of countries,...
View ArticleWorld Bank Sees ‘Vulnerable’ Food System on Climate Change
The global food system will remain “vulnerable” in the years to come as a growing population boosts demand for crops and climate change makes weather disruption more frequent, according to the World...
View ArticleCentral Visayas agri growth slows
AGRICULTURE in Central Visayas may have soared in 2011, but the sector failed to sustain its momentum in 2012, recently released figures from the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) 7...
View ArticlePlague in the Middle East could spread globally
This undated electron microscope image shows novel coronavirus particles, also known as the MERS virus, colorized in yellow. (AP Photo/National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases-Rocky...
View ArticleDeadly Middle East plague could go global, health officials fear
WASHINGTON— When the Black Death exploded in Arabia in the 14th century, killing an estimated third of the population, it spread across the Islamic world via infected religious pilgrims. Today, the...
View ArticleSaudi Organometallic Chemicals Company announces start-up of tri-ethyl...
(Source: Albemarle Corporation) AL-JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC), a joint venture equally owned by Albemarle Netherlands B.V., a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia - Veolia Water to build desalination plant at Sadara...
(Source: Veolia Environnement SA) PRESS RELEASE Saudi Arabia Veolia Water to build desalination plant at Sadara Petrochemical Complex in Jubail City Paris, July 2, 2013. Marafiq, Saudi Arabia's...
View ArticleSaudi Organometallic Chemicals Company announces start-up of tri-ethyl...
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View ArticleWheat Slump Longest Since 2005 on Global Output: Chicago Mover
Wheat futures slid to a one-year low, extending the longest slump since 2005, on signs of record global output and reduced demand for supplies from the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter. Farmers from...
View ArticleHead of Earth Policy Institute Warns That Current Water Shortages Will Soon...
All over the world, wells are drying up and water tables are dropping low. Altogether, 18 countries around the world are over-pumping their underground water resources to the point where the level of...
View ArticleColombia Importer Buys US Corn – First Time in Two Years (US Grains Council)
(Source: US Grains Council) Colombia Importer Buys US Corn - First Time in Two Years Details Published on Wednesday, 03 July 2013 18:16 This week a large Colombian importer with the guidance of the...
View ArticleOilseed & Grain Seed Market worth $64,113 Million By 2018
DALLAS, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The report, "Oilseed & Grain Seed Market By Crop Type [Oilseed (Soybean, Canola, Sunflower, Cotton), Grain Seed (Corn, Wheat, Rice, Sorghum)], By Trait...
View ArticleSA releases grain supply-demand estimates to smooth prices
SOUTH Africa, the continent’s largest maize producer, has released its first grain supply and demand estimates to help smooth price swings and improve stocks information, a committee set up to collate...
View ArticleWater shortages for farmers ‘will make Britain dependent on imported crops’
Farmers face a severe water shortage that could put a considerable extra strain on the nation’s resources and make Britain increasingly reliant on imported crops, a government committee warns. Global...
View ArticleCORRECTED-US grain buyers face record premiums, final sting from 2012 drought
(Corrects 13th paragraph to Emporia, Kansas, from St. Joseph, Missouri) By Michael Hirtzer and Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - Last year's U.S. drought, the worst since the Dust Bowl, is...
View ArticleRPT-US grain buyers face record premiums, final sting from 2012 drought
CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - Last year's U.S. drought, the worst since the Dust Bowl, is delivering its final sting to major grains buyers like Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge Ltd and Cargill Inc, who...
View ArticleUS grain buyers face record premiums, final sting from 2012 drought
CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - Last year's U.S. drought, the worst since the Dust Bowl, is delivering its final sting to major grains buyers like Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge Ltd and Cargill Inc, who...
View ArticleUnrest in Egypt has Council on High Alert (US Grains Council)
(Source: US Grains Council) Unrest in Egypt has Council on High Alert Details Published on Wednesday, 03 July 2013 18:07 Massive demonstrations in Egypt and throughout this second round of protesting...
View ArticleGlobal food supply under threat as water wells dry up, analyst warns
Lester Brown says grain harvests are already shrinking as US, India and China come close to 'peak water' Iraq is among the countries in the Middle East facing severe water shortages. Photograph: Ali...
View Article'The real threat to our future is peak water'
As population rises, overpumping means some nations have reached peak water, which threatens food supply, says Lester Brown Kansas's Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in 2012, during the worst drought...
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