Sunday, August 26, 2012

Food Crops News 70


FOOD CROPS Food Crops News 70 (Bản tin Cây Lương thực Quốc tế)
Green Super Rice Trials in Long Phu, Soc Trang, Vietnam. Photo Hoang Long

Food's sticker shock: A closer look at drought and crop damage
Los Angeles Times
For many people, a trip to the supermarket has become a perilous journey of
navigating aisles of expensive goods and even more expensive goods. And
now, it might seem, a villain has been found – weather that has prompted
drought conditions and ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-drought-food-prices-20120718,0,3098599.story>
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Shriveling US Crops Could Shrink Food Aid
Voice of America
Drought in the United States may make delivering food aid more expensive,
according to experts and aid groups, and it could mean less will be given
at a time when more people might need it. Nearly two-thirds of the United
States is in a state of drought.
<http://www.voanews.com/content/us-food-aid-expensive/1419314.html>
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Drought Threatens to Drive Up Food Prices
New York Times (blog)
The Obama administration warned on Wednesday that crops were being spoiled
and food prices might rise because of the worsening drought afflicting more
than half of the country, and it called on Congress to revive lapsed
disaster aid programs. President ...
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/worsening-drought-puts-food-supply-at-risk/>
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<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/worsening-drought-puts-food-supply-at-risk/&hl=en&geo=us>

India to Review Farm-Export Rules, Curb Hoarding on Weak Monsoon
Businessweek
India, the second-biggest grower of rice, wheat and sugar, will review its
export rules and consider curbing the amount of food crops that traders can
stockpile as the worst monsoon in three years fuels a rally in prices. “I
am concerned about the deficient rain,” ...
<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-18/india-to-review-farm-export-rules-curb-hoarding-on-weak-monsoon>
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Agriculture secretary warns shoppers on food price gouging tied to drought
Fox News
The Obama administration meanwhile called on Congress to provide assistance
to farmers suffering from the worst drought in 25 years. Vilsack said
three-fifths of the U.S. land mass and much of the country's corn and
soybean crops are affected by the lack of ...
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/18/agriculture-secretary-warns-shoppers-to-look-out-for-food-price-gouging-tied-to/>
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Your burger is about to get pricier
CNNMoney
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- As the widespread drought continues to damage grain
crops across the Midwest, consumers could soon be facing steeper bills at
the grocery store. "We haven't seen any rain at all, and based on that,
food inflation is definitely a ...
<http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/18/investing/corn-prices-food-inflation/index.htm>
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US Drought Means Wilting Crops, Higher Food Prices; Officials Pray For Rain
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, July 18 (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and a worsening
drought in the U.S. Midwest pushed grain prices near or past records on
Wednesday as crops wilted, cities baked and concerns grew about food and
fuel price inflation in the ...
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/drought-food-prices_n_1684810.html>
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Midwest drought threatens crops, livelihoods and food prices
First Coast News
CLUNETTE, Ind. -- Ask Craig Ganshorn how his corn crop is faring and he
winces before replying. "Basically, it's burnt up," he says. Ganshorn, 62,
who has farmed 500 acres of corn and soybeans here since 1976, is
confronting the grim realities of a drought ...
<http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/264814/11/Midwest-drought-threatens-crops-livelihoods-and-food-prices>
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Food prices to rise as U.S. drought makes its way to grocery store shelves
Asbury Park Press
You will probably see those higher food prices later this year, first part
of next year,” Vilsack told reporters after meeting with President Barack
Obama to discuss the drought. The country's top agriculture official said a
sharp drop in crop yields also would make ...
<http://www.app.com/article/20120718/NJNEWS18/307180120/Food-prices-to-rise-as-U-S-drought-makes-its-way-to-grocery-store-shelves>
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Drought Puts Food at Risk, US Warns
New York Times
The country may still have the third-largest corn crop in history because
earlier good weather encouraged planting, but Mr. Vilsack said the drought
would increase food prices into 2013. The cost of beef, poultry and pork
may go down in the short term ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/us/drought-puts-food-at-risk-us-warns.html>
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=== Web - 1 new result for [food crops] ===

Production and marketed surplus of crops in Uganda, 1999-2006 ...
Despite the low productivity, marketed surplus as a share of total
agricultural output has increased for many food crops (PMA 2007). On the
basis of the ...
<http://www.ifpri.org/publication/production-and-marketed-surplus-crops-uganda-1999-2006>

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