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Rice prices set to remain 'firm' until third quarter
zawya.com 8 hrs ago 11 related
Soaring rice prices are expected to remain high despite the start of the harvest this month and predictions by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that this year's output would increase by 2.3 per cent, reaching 666 million tonnes.
Manila to hold rice tender for 341,440 tonnes
gulfnews.com 10 hrs ago 5 related
Manila: The Philippines will hold a tender for private importers for 341,440 tonnes of rice, possibly on June 5, the state's National Food Authority (NFA) said on Friday. NFA spokesman Tomas Escarez said the volume being sought included 141,440 tonnes that was not taken by the private sector at a...
Legal victory in U.S. energizes Chinese battery makers
people.com.cn 10 hrs ago 1 related
For many reasons, especially the hefty legal fees and unfamiliar system, a lawsuit in the United States is the last thing that most Chinese companies want to be involved in. And when they do go to court, Chinese companies rarely win cases in the United States. So when the Chinese Battery Industry...
obambla commented on "Stimulus payment mailing schedule tied to Social Security numbers"
marketwatch.com 9 hrs ago 1 related
The cost of the U.S. War and Occupation of Iraq is a whoping $520,132,351,746 Consider the costs... $4,681 per household. $1,721 per person. $341.4 million per day As long as offshoring continues, the US cannot close its trade deficit. Offshoring increases imports and reduces the supply of...
TRADE-AFRICA: EPA Threatens to Tear Apart Oldest Customs Union
ipsnews.net 5 hrs ago
GENEVA, May 17 (IPS) - The fate of the world’s oldest customs union, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), is hanging in the balance as a result of the economic partnership agreements that most SACU countries have signed with the European Union (EU).
Weekly Review: Feeder Pig Imports Cause Surprise!
thepigsite.com 8 hrs ago
Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain. Pork exports in March were up 37.7 percent from a year earlier. For January-March, pork exports were up 39.7 percent from 12 months earlier. For January-March, exports to Mexico were up 0.2 percent, up 7.8 percent to...
This July 4, Fewer Bombs May Burst in Air
the-dispatch.com 4 hrs ago 1 related
William A. Weimer, a fireworks importer, at a Phantom Fireworks stand in Youngstown, Ohio. David Maxwell for the New York Times An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably dim night skies in the United States this Fourth of July. “Everybody in the...
Anglo-American ascendancy lost in unnecessary wars
citizen-times.com 10 hrs ago
by Paul Craig Roberts • published May 17, 2008 12:15 am In a new book that will infuriate the fake conservatives who inhabit the Republican Party, Patrick J. Buchanan documents how British self-righteousness, delusion and hubris destroyed both the British Empire and Western ascendancy in two...
Direct & Current
redorbit.com 3 hrs ago
By Anonymous MAY 2008 POWER TRANSMISSION, MOTION CONTROL SALES STRONG. The Chicago-based Power Transmission Distributors Association is reporting that sales trends for distributors and manufacturers in the power transmission and motion control industry are still strong. U.S.
In a Casino Mentality, The Economy Goes From Bubble to Bubble
atlanticfreepress.com 1 hr ago 1 related
by Rodrigue Tremblay [U.S.] strategy should aim, above all, at the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime from power. ...[His removal is absolutely vital to] the security of the world in the first part of the 21st century and for the safety of American troops in the region, of our friends and allies...