- Singapore shares close higher, led by select blue chips - UPDATE 12 May 2008 10:22 GMT
... Singapore shares close higher, led by select blue ... Demand for grains (such as soybeans and wheat) will remain strong while coal will be ... was down 1.1 percent at S$20.34 and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. 0.6 percent lower at S$8.78. Property ...
- China raises reserve requirement ratio to fight inflation 12 May 2008 10:17 GMT
... BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank announced on Monday that it ... China governor, told a forum in Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial center. BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- ...
- China raises reserve requirement ratio 12 May 2008 10:17 GMT
... BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank announced on Monday that it ... China governor, told a forum in Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial center. BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- ...
- China Inflation Rate Accelerates to 8.5%; Bank Reserve Ratio Is Increased 12 May 2008 09:56 GMT
... May 12 (Bloomberg) -- China ordered banks to set aside larger reserves ... senior economist at BNP Paribas SA in Beijing. ``Higher inflation makes people's daily lives harder ... rate in 2007. The average wage in Chinese urban areas climbed 18.3 percent in the ...
- China Orders Fourth Increase in Bank Reserves This Year to Cool Inflation 12 May 2008 09:56 GMT
... May 12 (Bloomberg) -- China ordered banks to set aside larger reserves ... senior economist at BNP Paribas SA in Beijing. ``Higher inflation makes people's daily lives harder ... rate in 2007. The average wage in Chinese urban areas climbed 18.3 percent in the ...
- No futures trading ban on any more farm products 12 May 2008 09:39 GMT
... Also, this year India will not import wheat as purchases from domestic farmers have reached a record, pressing the commodity ... wheat production, second only to that of China, may climb to a record 76.8 million tonnes ...
- No wheat imports this year: Pawar 12 May 2008 09:35 GMT
... The Government won't import wheat this year as procurement from the domestic ... from the domestic market reached a record, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday. "There's ... wheat production, second only to that of China, may climb to a record 76.8mn tons in ...
- U.S. rice farmers sow seeds of profitability 12 May 2008 09:18 GMT
... below. It's aerial seeding season for rice farmers in California, which produces about 20 percent ... and increased buying power in countries like China and India, said Nathan Childs, an economist and ... bigger on average than soy, corn or wheat farms, and rely heavily on expensive, gas-guzzling ...
- China's grain prices stay stable 12 May 2008 08:54 GMT
... May. 12, 2008 (China Knowledge) - Chinese domestic grain prices have remained stable despite soaring ... March, based on official figures. By contrast, wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade ...
- Anyone for rocket salad? How the Chinese are now growing mega veg from seeds they sent into space 12 May 2008 08:54 GMT
... Anyone for rocket salad? How the Chinese are now growing mega veg from seeds they ... two weeks before being cultivated in 'hothouses' China, which is behind the space fruit and ... microgravity - have created high-yield rice and wheat plants, and tomatoes and peppers with harvests ...
- Africa: How Poor States Can Benefit From Rising World Prices [opinion] 12 May 2008 08:52 GMT
... by the poor in developing countries, including China, India, and Brazil. At almost exactly the same ... ethanol, which drove up the demand for wheat. This period of growth in demand was ... The strengthening of small agricultural producers and farmer co-operatives, for example, would widen the distribution ...
- Kenya: Agra Launches $47 Million Credit Line for Farmers 12 May 2008 08:52 GMT
... billion ($47.6 million) credit line for Kenyan farmers. The credit, dubbed Kilimo Biashara, will be ... world and must act now given that China had imposed export duty on rice and wheat, pushing prices of the staple foods higher. ...
- The post-oil novel: a celebration! 12 May 2008 08:49 GMT
... he sought to preserve traditional ways of farming that were fast disappearing at the hands ... long been threatened by soaring demand from China—but what finally sounds their death knell is ... to keep its livestock alive and produce wheat and barley on its vast acres of ...
- China's April trade surplus down 1.1% to $16.7 bln 12 May 2008 08:15 GMT
... BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China's trade surplus reached 16.68 billion U.S. dollars ... China governor, told a forum in Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial center. BEIJING, May 11 -- China ...
- My opinion Maria Elena Salinas: Colombia trade pact stuck in the middle 12 May 2008 08:11 GMT
... he said. "If they don't buy our wheat, they'll buy it from Canada, and if ... our high-tech equipment, they'll buy it from China." The fact is that Colombia already has an ... 35 percent and even higher for some agricultural products. The new trade accord with Colombia ...
- Anatomy Of A Pet Food Catastrophe 12 May 2008 07:36 GMT
... in their raw materials. "Why would the Chinese supplier do this? We believe it was to ... of Las Vegas as a source for wheat gluten, a concentrated vegetable protein used as ... were falsely labeled to avoid inspection in China. ChemNutra's owners reportedly deny the allegations involving ...
- How Poor States Can Benefit From Rising World Prices 12 May 2008 07:18 GMT
... by the poor in developing countries, including China, India, and Brazil. At almost exactly the same ... ethanol, which drove up the demand for wheat. This period of growth in demand was ... The strengthening of small agricultural producers and farmer co-operatives, for example, would widen the distribution ...
- Agra Launches $47 Million Credit Line for Farmers 12 May 2008 07:17 GMT
... billion ($47.6 million) credit line for Kenyan farmers. The credit, dubbed Kilimo Biashara, will be ... world and must act now given that China had imposed export duty on rice and wheat, pushing prices of the staple foods higher. ...
- Canadian firm sows the seeds in China 12 May 2008 06:55 GMT
... Canadian firm sows the seeds in China Agrium Inc, a Canada-based wholesale producer and ... of agricultural products, recently took its first Chinese business steps in Beijing by establishing a representative office. It offers ...
- Hypocrisy blooms at tulip fest 12 May 2008 06:36 GMT
... 1976 Montreal Olympics in order to appease China to whom we sold wheat and because ... on an invitation to have a celebrated Chinese marching band play O Canada and The ... was more popular than the communist party. Beijing has been persecuting and harassing Falun Gong ...
- Gulf Arabs buying farmland in Pakistan to increase food security; Germany wants higher environmental/health standards for food imports; EU chicken exporters using banned chlorine-washing process 12 May 2008 06:36 GMT
... cheaper long-term supplies of staples such as wheat and rice. The FT says that the ... population. Last week, the FT reported that China is looking at plans to buy large ... to enable it to develop an external Chinese controlled food source. Germany says China, India and ...
- Agri-funds boom in Singapore as food prices rise 12 May 2008 06:35 GMT
... funds offering exposure to the performance of agricultural markets like rice, wheat and soya bean have been launched in ... gigantic populations in markets like India and China are consuming more food and other produce, investment ...
- China's monthly trade surplus hit $16.68 bln in April 12 May 2008 06:16 GMT
... BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China's trade surplus reached 16.68 billion U.S. dollars ... China governor, told a forum in Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial center. BEIJING, May 11 -- China ...
- Food crisis crosses globe 12 May 2008 06:15 GMT
... Sanchez works for the National Campesino Federation, a ... is gobbling up farmland, and a voracious Chinese market for food. Get used to it, they ... than tripled in price since January. Corn, wheat and other staples also have soared beyond ...
- U.S. rice growers foresee bonanza as prices soar 12 May 2008 05:53 GMT
... below. It's aerial seeding season for rice farmers in California, which produces about 20 percent ... and increased buying power in countries like China and India, said Nathan Childs, an economist and ... bigger on average than soy, corn or wheat farms, and rely heavily on expensive, gas-guzzling ...
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