Duty-free feed importations pressed.
The National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI), the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI), and the National Federation of Egg Producers of the Philippines Inc. are seeking zero duty importation of feed inputs whose price have all risen in the market. These ingredients are soybean...

Ghazipur abattoir trial on June 4.
Byline: Ruhi Bhasin NEW DELHI: More than four years after it was first conceptualised, the Ghazipur slaughterhouse - which has been dodged by controversies - will have its first trial run on June 4, according to MCD. However, the troubles related to the abattoir are far from...

US may chase big punters, making farm goods cheaper.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI: The US government's attempt to rein in index funds and mega punters in agriculture futures is striking fear in the hearts of Indian speculators as well. Indian soyabean futures have plunged on Ncdex on the news that US commodity...

Betting Big: Index funds quadruple farm futures investment in 2 years.
Byline: Nidhi Nath Srinivas NEW DELHI: Large index fund traders are scaling back the cash they have parked in wheat, corn and soyabeans on Chicago and New York trading pits. After buying agricultural commodities worth a record $70 billion in February, the mammoth speculators pulled out $10...

'Invest in stocks of chicken companies'.
MUMBAI: Invest in stocks of companies dealing in chicken. In the face of galloping grain prices globally, that's what Morgan Stanley, one of the world's financial powerhouses, is advising its clients. For Robert Feldman, the Morgan Stanley analyst who is advising investors to move away from beef...

Papers please! Big farmer is watching.
BRANDI CALDERWOOD and her steer, Walker, were thrown out of the Colorado State Fair last year--not because Calderwood had cheated but because she hadn't registered Walker with the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rolling out its National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The aim is...

Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association-government speech: it's what's for dinner!
In Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Assn, the United States Supreme Court upheld the beef checkoff program and effectively broadened the government speech doctrine. In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the generic beef advertising program at issue was the government's own speech and therefore was exempt from the...

Cost of commodities on upswing.
TO average newspaper readers, it must be explained that in economic parlance commodities are chiefly raw materials that are basic in the manufacture of consumer goods. To businessmen and economists, commodities are regarded as the staple ingredients of modern economy. Why are these so-called commodities...

The Japanese pork market facing international trade; introducing a spatial equilibrium model of international trade under consideration of a differential tariff system.
0820487198 The Japanese pork market facing international trade; introducing a spatial equilibrium model of international trade under consideration of a differential tariff system. Bergen, Martina. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2007 214 pages $47.95 Paperback ...

Send in the troops.
In the last five months of 2007, deforestation in the Amazon surged dramatically, according to the Brazilian government. To prevent the increase in forest destruction, Brazil is considering a range of new anti-logging measures--including using the Brazilian army to carry out inspections of logging operations. Some 94...