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Mozambique riots spotlight world food price spike
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Friday, 03 September 2010 07:28

DONNA BRYSON
Associated Press Writer


JOHANNESBURG — A few pennies' increase in the price of a loaf of bread can mean the difference between getting by and going hungry — and erupting in anger — in the world's poorest countries.
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Canadian cattle enjoy red wine with their feed
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Monday, 30 August 2010 07:41

JEREMY HAINSWORTH
Associated Press Writer


VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Western Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue.

Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red wine with their grain. Chefs in this Canadian Pacific Coast province said it makes for a unique beef taste, but Canadian food inspectors appear to have doubts.

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Scientists: We've cracked wheat's genetic code
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Friday, 27 August 2010 16:09

RAPHAEL G. SATTER
Associated Press Writer


LONDON — British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world's oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.
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Ukraine: no grain export limits through Sept. 15
Ag News - International Ag News
Friday, 27 August 2010 07:23

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government announced Friday that it will not limit grain exports at least for another three weeks.

Russia imposed an export ban earlier this month after severe drought hurt harvests across the region. This and Ukraine's announcement last week that it was considering imposing quotas on grain exports have helped to drive up wheat prices on world markets.

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Thai economy grows 9.1 percent as exports boom
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Monday, 23 August 2010 08:00

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's economy grew 9.1 percent in the second quarter as a recovery in global demand boosted exports, outweighing the blow from the political violence that hit the Thai capital in April and May.

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Pakistan floods shape an archipelago of misery
Ag News - International Ag News
Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:34

By Tim Sullivan
Associated Press Writer    

SHIKARPUR, Pakistan - The water came in the morning, quietly sweeping across the rice paddies and into the village. Within hours, it was as high as a man's shoulder and Abdul Nabi had lost his harvest, his mud home and all 10 of his buffalo.

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Russia's grain ban showcases Egypt's love of bread
Ag News - International Ag News
Wednesday, 18 August 2010 07:48

HAMZA HENDAWI
Associated Press Writer


CAIRO — Russia's temporary ban on grain exports is stirring both political and economic anxiety in Egypt, the world's largest wheat importer where half of the 80 million residents rely on subsidized bread to survive.
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