Post Date - April 24th 2007 12:04 pm | 1 year 4 months ago
Currently there are seven ethanol plants in the planning stages in Louisiana. Ethanol was produced in the state from 1984 to 1990 with a peak of 32 m gallons in 1986. When state subsidies ended in 1988, ethanol production was no longer profitable and the
Post Date - March 1st 2007 08:03 am | 1 year 6 months ago
The domestic area of rapeseed for bio diesel has quadrupled year-on-year to 40,000 ha in 2007, and the domestic price of rapeseed has risen by 50% in the past 2 years. The switch to energy crops is additionally fuelled by the availability of EU funding.
Post Date - January 14th 2007 11:01 pm | 1 year 7 months ago
Soaring international demand for corn has caused a spike in prices for Mexico's humble tortilla, hitting the poor and forcing President Felipe Calderon's business-friendly government into an uncomfortable confrontation with powerful monopolies.
Post Date - January 9th 2007 12:01 am | 1 year 7 months ago
Contains the quote: "But he said the federal government will need to step in soon and offer economic incentives to farmers, or Canadian farmers will lose out to their American counterparts who are receiving subsidies.
"If Canada can't compete, maybe we
Post Date - January 9th 2007 12:01 am | 1 year 7 months ago
Brief article from the Toronto Star about background to Canadian challenge to U.S. agricultural policies at WTO
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