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International wheat prices could decline, production rise

23-May-2008 By Linda Rano

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Outlook report
published yesterday confirms that wheat prices could decline in the
new season.

New Canadian BSE case reignites US import battle

20-Dec-2007 By Lorraine Heller

A new case of BSE detected in Canada has sparked renewed calls in
the US for tighter import regulations on Canadian beef.

Nutraceuticals behind choline demand, says Spanish producer

30-Jan-2006 By Jess Halliday

Choline salt specialist Algry Quimica has indicated that demand for
its choline derivatives is continuing to rise thanks to growing
awareness of their uses in nutraceuticals.

BSE in Canadian cow sets back effort to regain lost markets

24-Jan-2006 By Ahmed ElAmin

Another cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been
found in Canada, a second blow against the US' recent success at
regaining its international markets.

Canada confirms BSE case

07-Jan-2005

The new year began with some bad news for the Canadian beef
industry after the country confirmed its second case of BSE.

US producers hit by increased milk price

04-May-2004

The increase in milk prices in the US - has been spurred by a storm
of factors across the country. Analysts are blaming low production
on the discovery of Canadian BSE, the high price of animal feed and
even the revolution of low-carb...

Balchem fails to counter weak US food market

29-Jul-2003

Good growth at Balchem's medical products segment has helped offset
a continuing decline in its encapsulated products, sold to
nutritional and food industries, although overall interim sales are
still down by 1.3 per cent.

No health risk from GM crops

30-May-2002

A new report presented to the US Congress has claimed that the EU
and other countries which have imposed bans on GM products because
of public health concerns are acting irrationally.

GM foods safe for consumer, new evidence

24-May-2002

Genetically modified foods pose no greater health risk than
conventional foods, but the US government should scrutinise more
closely the safety of new biotech products, the investigative arm
of Congress has said.

Specialty products segment boosts Balchem Encapsulates results

22-Mar-2002

US encapsulated ingredients producer, Balchem Encapsulates,
recently reported a record fourth quarter for sales and net income.
The results were based on growth in the core segments of the
company combined with results of the mid-year...

US states, Aventis into agreement regarding StarLink

25-Jul-2001

17 US states said they have entered into a second agreement with
the French-German biotechnology group Aventis CropScience to
compensate farmers whose corn was tainted by the company's
gene-altered StarLink variety.