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Late Complaint; Ganges Food; Darwin Eaters

Now that a WTO dispute settlement panel is forcing India to allow imports of American poultry products, the nation’s chicken farmers are nervous. Their representatives' argument against those products, though, could be countered by taking issue with India’s own food production practices. Late Invalid Complaint Environmental groups are a year late and many facts short in complaining that the working group established by the Obama administration to develop a long-term strategy for the regulation of biotechnology: had inadequate public input was “more concerned with speeding up the regulatory process than making it more protective of health” The working group’s charter from a year ago made these two points explicitly clear. It stated that...

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Jul 25 Corn closed at $4.7025/bushel, down $0.13 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Wheat closed at $5.255/bushel, down $0.055 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soybeans closed at $10.5275/bushel, down $0.0975 from yesterday's close.  Jul 25 Soymeal closed at $298.2/short ton, up $2.3...

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From WPI Consulting

Infrastructure investment due diligence

On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.

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