Sunday, August 26, 2012

Food Crops News 77

FOOD CROPS Food Crops News 77 (Bản tin Cây Lương thực Quốc tế)
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Drought deepens worries about food supplies, prices
Reuters

In past periods of shortage of crops, we've had embargoes, which have
exacerbated peoples' supply concerns and caused people to take actions that
were not helpful to global aggregate food security," he said. CROP OUTLOOK
WORSENS. Grain analysts ...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/us-usa-drought-idUSBRE86N1M120120731>
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Crops hit by drought and biofuel policy: another food price crisis?
The Conversation

Not so long ago, things were looking good. The UN's Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) had announced on the 5th of July that the FAO food price
index had been falling for the third consecutive month and that in May of
this year the index had been at ...
<http://theconversation.edu.au/crops-hit-by-drought-and-biofuel-policy-another-food-price-crisis-8557>
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South America Readies Record Crops Amid US Drought
Businessweek

South American farmers are preparing to plant record grain and oilseed
crops that may temper surging food inflation caused by the worst U.S.
drought in a generation. Argentine farmers, buoyed by rains that alleviated
a drought, will smash a previous corn ...
<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-31/south-america-readies-record-crops-amid-u-dot-s-dot-drought>
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Amid a drought, does it still make sense to use corn for fuel?
Washington Post (blog)

Crops are wilting. Food prices are set to rise. Under the circumstances,
does it still make sense for the government to divert a hefty portion of
the nation's corn output into making fuel? Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg. Some
groups are starting to ask exactly that question. This week, a coalition of
U.S. meat ... “With the crop still in the field, it is too early to
determine this year's final corn supply,” said Garry Niemeyer, president
of the National Corn Grower's Association, replying to the petition. What's
more, Niemeyer noted, the ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/31/amid-a-severe-drought-does-it-still-make-sense-to-use-corn-for-fuel/>
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To beat 'wiretapping' parasite, silence RNA
Futurity: Research News

By targeting the parts of the parasitic plant that penetrate the host,
researchers have found a way to defeat the dodder vine, and hope to apply
their findings to striga, which affects food crops in Africa. (Credit:
"denseflower witchweed" by Jayesh Patil/Flickr) ...
<http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/to-beat-%E2%80%98wiretapping%E2%80%99-parasite-silence-rna/>
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Vulnerability of Pacific crops addressed by CePaCT
Scoop.co.nz
(press release)
Valerie Saena Tuia, Officer in Charge of the Genetic Resources at the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Centre for Pacific Crops and
Trees (CePaCT), explains that nothing demonstrates the vulnerability of
traditional Pacific Island food crops more ...
<http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2012/07/vulnerability-of-pacific-crops-addressed-by-cepact-2/>
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USDA predicts strong food price inflation as drought continues
FoodNavigator-USA.com

The timing of the drought during a crucial phase in the development of corn
and other commodity crops has been a major factor in its effect on food
prices. Poor crops. In a White House briefing on the drought, agriculture
secretary Tom Vilsack said: “There's no ...
<http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Market/USDA-predicts-strong-food-price-inflation-as-drought-continues>
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Historic US Drought Raises Fears Of Global Food Crisis
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Residents in eastern Georgia are just beginning to recover from a brutal
hailstorm last week that destroyed crops, killed livestock, and left
buildings decimated. And with parliamentary elections looming in October,
both President Mikheil Saakashvili and ...
<http://www.rferl.org/content/united-states-drought-global-food-prices-crisis/24661895.html>
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GRAINS-Corn on track for biggest monthly gain in over 5 yrs
Reuters

Corn hits new contract high as U.S. crop withers * Corn heads for biggest
monthly gain in over 5 yrs * U.S. corn, soy crop conditions slip 2 pts,
worst since 1988 * Hot, dry weather threatens global food supply (Updates
with new corn contract high) By Michael ...
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/markets-grains-idINL4E8IV3CX20120731>
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Food Price Volatility a Growing Concern, World Bank Stands Ready to Respond
The FINANCIAL

The FINANCIAL -- Given the exceptional drought in the US, current crop
conditions in other grain producing regions, and the resulting increase in
international food prices, the World Bank today expressed concern for the
impacts of this volatility on the world's ...
<http://finchannel.com/news_flash/Banks/113498_Food_Price_Volatility_a_Growing_Concern,_World_Bank_Stands_Ready_to_Respond/>
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