Today's News
• Croatian government, farmers disagree on wheat prices Croatia Today
• Applied Biosystems, China work toward safe grains Asia Pulse
• U.S. plants largest corn crop since 1940's ABC Rural News
• Usiminas expands São Paulo port terminal Business News Americas
• CBH outlines auction scheme Countryman
• Grain transport outcome on track WA Business News

July1
• Russia creates largest grain exporter The Russian Business Monitor
• Thai, Vietnamese rice exporters ink trade pact Bangkok Post
• Zimbabwe's corn output doubles Xinhua General News Service
• Argentine farmers count losses in wheat, beef ABC Rural News
• Sorghum harvest Queensland's best in years ABC Rural News
• Hungary's Diamont recalls contaminated flour Napi Online
• Farm Bureau says corn supplies, blend rates linked Targeted News Service

June 30
• Ukrain's grain imports down 1.1% in May Ukraine Today
• Chinese wheat bounces back from drought UPI Energy
• Grain prices to rise in Siberia SKRIN Market & Corporate News
• Dry bulk rates rise but Argentina grains to slump Lloyd's List
• Niigata pioneering rice-based biofuel The Daily Yomiuri
• Lithuania's grain exports down 16% in May Baltic News Service
• Australian grain farmers adopting no-till methods Asia Pulse
• Russian company introduces unit trains for export grain Kommersant - Chernozemye

June 29
• Canada eyes 40% growth in Saudi cereals market MENA English
• Millers object to mixed rice sold as imported type New Straits Times
• Money woes pressure India's food security plan Asia Pulse
• Rice cultivation method a hot topic at Vietnam seminar Asia Pulse
• Vietnam's rice exports grow — even in dry economy Asia Pulse
• Philippines mulls extending zero duty for wheat BusinessWorld

June 26
• Macedonia acts to support domestic wheat producers Macedonia Today
• Australia's regional grain haul back on rails The West Australian
• U.S. Senator blames CBOT waiver for fueling speculation Chicago Sun Times
• Croatia law on wheat, corn storage accepted Business.hr
• Return of wheat wars surprises farmers The Globe and Mail

June 25
• Russia, Egypt agree on long-term wheat contracts RusData Dialine
• Japan to finance food silos in Bangladesh Asia Pulse
• Breakthrough in Australia's rail deadlock ABC Premium News
• Australian grain growers to form company ABC Rural News
• U.S. Senate inquiry criticizes speculators on wheat price ABC Rural News
• U.S. wheat crop in good shape Countryman
• U.S. corn crop planted late after wet spring Associated Press Financial Wire

June 24
• Australia's wheat drop 'shouldn't impact prices' ABC Regional News
• Bulgaria's crop yields forecast down 20% Dnevnik
• Philippines asked to restore zero duty on feed wheat BusinessWorld
• Zimbabwe urged to overhaul domestic grain market Voice of America News
• Panamax rates driven down as owners fight for business Lloyd's List

June 23
• China cuts tariffs on grain, other products to hike exports Asia Pulse
• Cheap rice for India's poor likely to be delayed Asia Pulse
• U.S. grains, oilseeds slump on World Bank predictions RWE Australian Business News
• Fertilizer industry finds alternative energy: corncobs Charleston Gazette

June 22
• Iraq buys 250,000 tonnes of U.S., Australian wheat TradeArabia
• Serbia's wheat harvest to drop by 5.2% in 2009 Serbia Today
• China completes 90% of its summer wheat harvest Asia Pulse
• One-fifth of rice fields in China grew high-yield super rice in 2008 Xinhua General News Service
• Iran buying more from U.S. in spite of tensions Associated Press Financial Wire
• Iran will not import wheat in current year Moj News Agency

 June 19
• Corn deliveries in South Africa rise to 2.13 million tonnes Africa Today
• Russia exports 20.2 million tonnes of grain Russia & CIS Business & Financial Daily
• U.S. winter wheat harvest gathers pace RWE Australian Business News
• India's commerce ministry favors wheat exports The Press Trust of India
• India's wheat futures rise 30% on short-covering The Press Trust of India
• A growing business is CBH chief's aim The Australian Financial Review

June 18
• CBH intervenes to help out with AACL grain crop ABC Rural News
• Estonia grain exports total €79 million in 2008 Baltic News Service
• Canadian Alliance Grain bids for Arbel Group Turkey Sectors and Companies Today
• Prime AG buys Parker farming property Australian Stock Exchange
• Australia's rail dispute sparks harvest derail fears Countryman

June 17
• ABB Grain declines 2.6%, falling for a third day Trading Floor
• China's June soybean imports to pass 4 million tonnes Asia Pulse
• Angola to spend $1 billion to boost agriculture Africa Today
• Vale move to split cargoes boosts Atlantic panamaxes Lloyd's List
• Rain will help Australian grain and exports grow The Australian Financial Review
• Patchy rains hurt Western Australia's winter crop The Australian Financial Review

June 16
• Ukraine should regard WTO membership in 'grain pool' talks Ukraine General Newswire
• KazTransService suggests new shipping route for grain Kazakhstan General Newswire
• Morocco imposes wheat import tariffs UMCI News
• Iran gives maize meal to needy students in Zimbabwe Xinhua General News Service
• USDA extends comment period on biotech ethanol corn States News Service
• FAS Russia continues monitoring prices for socially important goods SKRIN Market & Corporate News

June 15
• UG99 wheat fungus threatens Africa's wheat supply Los Angeles Times
• Indonesia expects to boost corn exports this year Asia Pulse
• Port of Queensland delays extra charges for grain growers ABC Rural News
• Traders say drop in grain production 'will stabilize prices' ABC Regional News
• Some Australian grain set to be transported via roads The West Australian
• Afghanistan expects bumper wheat crop The Times of Central Asia

June 12
• Russia reaches deal to increase grain supplies to Egypt Prime-Tass Business Newswire
• China puts summer grain output at 1.22 million tonnes Asia Pulse
• China estimates on 2009 crops output unchanged Asia Pulse
• Viterra adds flax variety to proprietary seed offering Market News Publishing
• Australia's Grains Council to shut down in July ABC Rural News
• Egypt investigates company over Russia wheat imports Wall Street Journal Abstracts

June 11
• China may sell reserve corn on demand Asia Pulse
• Britain praises Indonesia for stabilizing rice prices Asia Pulse
• China races extreme weather for wheat harvest Asia Pulse
• More mergers expected in Australia's export wheat industry ABC Rural News
• U.S. grains fall, soy complex mixed despite crop report RWE Australian Business News

June 10
• HPH opens grain cargo facility in Baja Business News Americas
• Russia plans to increase grain exports The Russian Business Monitor
• Kazakhstan to export 3.5 million tonnes of flour Asia Pulse
• Gavilon Grain, LLC opens Barcelona office Business Wire
• GrainCorp takes over NSW grain trains ABC Rural News
• U.S. grains, oilseeds underpinned by weaker dollar RWE Australian Business News

June 9
• Egypt returns quarantined Russian wheat Global Insight
• Taiwan rice farmers to receive higher subsidies Asia Pulse
• North Mindanao expects higher rice prices BusinessWorld
• World leaders brainstorm on grain supply management NEWS Press
• Morocco imposes soft wheat import tariffs Global Insight
• Russian wheat exports soar 400% in Jan-April Russia & CIS Newswire

June 8
• Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan propose a Black Sea 'grain pool' Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire
• Vietnam urges rice exporters to seek more contracts Asia Pulse
• IGC says world grains output may fall short of demand The Press Trust of India
• Egypt rejects 50,000 tonnes of 'inedible' Russian grain RIA Novosti
• Debate on bioengineered wheat rises again The Canadian Press
• Russia to double grain exports in 10-15 years RIA Novosti
• Russia's Zubkov calls for expanded world grain market RIA Novosti

June 5
• Company, owners to plead guilty at melamine hearing The Virginian-Pilot
• Cargill official testifies on regulatory reform, derivatives US Fed News
• Australian rail group calls for grains industry cooperation ABC Rural News
• Australian Minister says deregulation has improved wheat prices ABC Rural News
• Global food import bill set to fall by over 20% this year The Irish Times
• Indonesia to allow rice exports through December Asia Pulse
• Medvedev says Russia could be global food security provider Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire

June 4
• Cargill Philippines absorbs affiliate BusinessWorld
• Western Australia's grain exports surge The West Australian
• CBH chief keen to go forward Countryman
• Philippines moves to decide wheat tariff BusinessWorld
• Philippne town uses new method for rice production BusinessWorld
• Western Australia grain farmers face rail closures Countryman

June 3
• Viterra faces ABB holders' cap The Australian Financial Review
• Atlantic panamax rate could reach $50,000 a day Lloyd's List
• Wheat prices surge in Europe Aberdeen Press and Journal
• Plant disease destroys Denmark's animal feed crops Jyllands-Posten

June 2
• Israeli feed miller is investing in the future Feed Tech
• Wheat imports from Russia to Egypt to continue TASS
• Declining livestock affects Hungarian feed industry Feed Tech
• British cereals authority suggests sample-taking The Scotsman
• Trail shows how important science is to agriculture ncjmedia
• Rice dominates in some California counties Appeal-Democrat

June 1
• India may not lift ban on wheat exports The Press Trust of India
• Philippine bakers seek lower flour tariffs BusinessWorld
• India's corn prices stable on limited trading Press Trust of India
• Farmers receive 4,000 sacks of rice seed in Philippines Philippines News Agency
• Philippines warned against commodity trading of corn BusinessWorld