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The Food Chain: Russia’s Collective Farms: Hot Capitalist Property

As food prices soar, the improbable business of buying and reforming collective farms has attracted financiers.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 08-30-2008
The Food Chain: Russia’s Collective Farms: Hot Capitalist Property

As food prices soar, the improbable business of buying and reforming collective farms has attracted financiers.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 08-30-2008
Some Glimmers of Good News in Crop Forecast

Recent floods were likely to have damaged the corn and soybean harvest less than feared and farmers have planted more corn than previously expected, the government said.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 06-30-2008
Kandahar Journal: Hunger and Food Prices Push Afghanistan to Brink

While there have been no riots yet in Afghanistan over spiraling food prices, the economic pain and hunger are hitting the poor and unemployed, aid agency officials are warning.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 05-16-2008
In Argentina’s Grain Belt, Farmers Revolt Over Taxes

Farmers say talks with the national government are going nowhere and are yet more proof that the president does not understand them.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 04-26-2008
In Argentina’s Grain Belt, Farmers Revolt Over Taxes

Farmers say talks with the national government are going nowhere and a yet more proof that the president does not understand them.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 04-26-2008
Regulators Back Away From Changes to Commodity Hedging

The rule changes would have raised the size of the market stake that financial speculators could hold, and exempted commodity index funds from those higher limits.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 04-22-2008
Regulators Back Away From Changes to Commodity Hedging

The rule changes would have raised the size of the market stake that financial speculators could hold, and exempted commodity index funds from those higher limits.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 04-22-2008
In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo

Soaring food prices and grain shortages are bringing new pressures to use genetically engineered crops.

Posted to nytimes.com (Weblog) by nytimes.com on 04-20-2008
In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo

Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding resistance to genetically engineered crops.

Posted to partners.userland.com (Weblog) by partners.userland.com on 04-20-2008

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