Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives,according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers.The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)—an ...
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The bedding industry posted modest gains for 2013, with units increasing by 1.5% and dollars climbing by 2.1%, according to preliminary figures released by the International Sleep Products Assn. The figures showed the innerspring segment ...
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Textile and clothing exports from the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia touched €733 million in 2013, recording a rise of 3 percent year-on-year, as per the data released by the Center of Information of Textile and Apparel ...
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Against the backdrop of weak demand in Europe, Italian apparels and footwear company Geox Spa witnessed a dip in sales revenue in the first nine months of the year 2013 as clothing sales declined. Geox Spa, which is a holding company ...
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Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, measured data on nearly 25 million domestic shopping sessions during January, revealing that shoppers remained quite active in January despite the effects of bad winter weather across much of ...
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In 2013, Cameroon exported 66,000 tons of cotton to China, showing a decline of 7.3 percent year-on-year, according to the statistics released by Commodafrica, Business in Cameroon reported. Cameroon’s cotton exports to China ...
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The Spanish textiles Export Price Index (IPRIX), for the month of December 2013, shows a decline of 0.6 percent, compared to the same month in 2012, as per the data released by National Institute of Statistics in Spain. According to ...
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Real steel consumption in the European Union is estimated to have fallen by slightly less than two percent in 2013, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q1 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European ...
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Georgia farmers produced 46 percent more corn and 12 percent more soybeans in 2013 than in 2012 according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service annual crop production report,released on Jan.13. The state's corn ...
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The exports of petrochemicals from GCC countries of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE is expected to increase, once the Bali Package is ratified by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council later this year, ...
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MOSCOW, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Twenty-five percent of Russian men die before age 55, the average life expectancy for Russian men is age 64, and many blame vodka, researchers say. The study, published in the Lancet, found Russian male smokers ...
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Meritor Inc. Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded at a slower pace in January, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Jan. 31. ISM's business index declined to a reading of 59.6 from 60.8 in December. Readings ...
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Muscat:Oman s cement companies are likely to benefit from a reduction in dumping by the neighbouring UAE producers and better demand for cement from within the country this year,said a top-level analyst. The Sultanate s two cement ...
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USDA reports combined old and new crop corn, soybean, and wheat export sales for the week ending January 23 were larger than expected, while soybean meal and soybean oil were within pre-report estimates. Physical shipments of corn and ...
AMES, Iowa --- Grafting is the best way to propogate apple trees. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach guide gardeners through apple tree grafting by responding to questions and offering workshops. I have an ...
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