Danish Crown has decided to close its deboning department and its subsidiary Tulip food’s ready meals production in Faaborg due to non-competitiveness in the current production set-up and as part of its comprehensive structural plan ...
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World cotton trades in the 2013/14 season may be as challenging as it was in the 2012/13. The scenario is a reaction coming from the international demand, except for China, decreases of the worldwide supply, record ending stocks and ...
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The price of imported nickel ore in China could jump more than 50%, following Indonesia's export ban on the product which took effect January 12, Macquarie Commodities Research said in a report Tuesday. Nickel ore stocks in China are ...
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EU chemicals production in October expanded by 1.8 per cent compared to the year prior, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report released today. The October reading confirmed the recovery trend followed by the EU chemical ...
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $21 million will be available to create new economic opportunities for New York’s dairy farmers by helping them to produce renewable energy and improve their business operations. The ...
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January 15, 2014 Sophie Langley Mundella Foods has been acquired by China-based Bright Food Group China’ Bright Food Group Co Ltd (Bright Food) has agreed to buy Western Australian dairy company Mundella Foods, expanding the ...
Tags: Bright Future, Mundella Food, Wa Cheese, international interest
Against a background of millions of pounds worth of process and packaging equipment being tied up in companies today, and recent research that suggests around 5% of these assets are lying idle at any time, it is perhaps not surprising that ...
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has initiated a project to convert carbon from steel mill gasses into valuable chemicals. The electricity for this project is to come from renewable sources. ThyssenKrupp said that the ...
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In December last year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $389.844 billion, up 5.2 month on month and increasing by 6.2 percent year on year, as announced by China's General Administration of Customs on January 10. In ...
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Whitecap Resources Inc. ("Whitecap") (TSX: WCP) is pleased to announce that Whitecap has completed the previously announced acquisition of a private company ("PrivateCo") pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total November exports of $194.9 billion and imports of $229.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $34.3 ...
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Cotton prices soared in 2013. This scenario is a result of the decrease of the planted area and the return of domestic demand and exports. In four months alone (May, June, September and November) quotes moved down, considering monthly ...
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Industry leaders and retailers will see a vast array of technologically advanced products at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas this week, with device customisation, new screen sizes and advanced sensors all set to be key trends ...
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Multiple winter storms kept temperatures below normal for the month of December and brought winter precipitation of all types, according to today's Oklahoma Crop Weather report issued by the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office. December 5-6 a ...
Tags: Wheat, Canola, Agriculture
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have found that an increase in the use of wind power generation can make the power grid more fragile and susceptible to disruptions. But the researchers didn't ...
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