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Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The persistent drought is taking a toll on producers of ethanol, with corn becoming so scarce that nearly two dozen ethanol plants have been forced to halt production. The Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol industry trade group,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Droughts, Petroleum Industry, Natural Disasters, Ethanol
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U.S. Soybean inventory estimate cut on rising global demand
CHICAGO - U.S. soybean supplies before the next harvest will be 7.4 percent smaller than forecast a month ago and the smallest since 2004 on rising demand for last year's drought-reduced crop, the government said. Stockpiles on Aug. 31 will fall to...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Bloomberg L.P., Chicago Board of Trade, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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U.S. corn surplus estimate raised 5 percent on slowing global demand
U.S. corn stockpiles before the next harvest will be 5 percent larger than forecast a month ago, and more than analysts expected, as demand slows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Inventories will total 632 million bushels (16.06 million...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ethanol, Inventories, Exports
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Henry Paulson turns career adviser at U. of C.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson worked as a career coach Friday for University of Chicago MBA students. He started with the rather unhelpful, yet charming, anecdote about setting off for Dartmouth College and...
Tags: Henry Paulson, U.S. Army, England, Corporate Officers, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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General manager focuses on North Central Farmers Elevator
General manager Mike Nickolas, who assumed his position in August, and 250 North Central Farmers Elevator employees work to serve more than 2,500 producers in the region. North Central Farmers Elevator has expanded in many ways over the last decade...Tags: Fertilizer, Economy, Business and Finance, Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings
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50 years ago at Minn. soybean plant, a wall of oil
Mankato, Minn. - Stan Eichten was working in the office of Honeymead Soybean Products 50 years ago this month when one of the biggest environmental disasters in state history hit. "There was a roar, like an explosion," said Eichten of the rupture of a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Environmental Pollution, Disasters and Accidents
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13 to watch in 2013: General manager focuses on North Central Farmers Elevator
Editor's note: This is the seventh part of a 13-part series highlighting Aberdeen-area newsmakers to watch in the coming year. The order in which they appear does not constitute a ranking. Quick facts • Name: Mike Nickolas •...
Tags: Fertilizer, Economy, Business and Finance, Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings
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Monsanto announces commitment to Invest An Acre program
ST. LOUIS /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with the company's commitment to sustainable agriculture and improving lives, Monsanto Company is partnering in Invest an Acre, which is focused on addressing rural hunger in America. In partnership with the Howard...Tags: Monsanto Company, Feeding America
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ADM bids for GrainCorp
NEW YORK (AP) - Archer Daniels Midland Co. has offered to buy Australian grain handler GrainCorp for about $2.77 billion. GrainCorp says it is considering the non-binding offer, which values it at 11.75 Australian dollars ($12.13) per share. That...Tags: Agriculture, Australia
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Some health experts sour on fructose
Just as recent science has divided dietary fats into good, bad and really bad categories, some scientists now think different sugars also may deserve individual scrutiny. Most experts agree that Americans eat too much sugar, period. But studies in recent...
Tags: Beverage Industry, Obesity, Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease
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Debate about ethanol and corn prices intensifies
WASHINGTON - This summer's brutal weather is the backdrop for a renewed battle between fuel and food interests: The meat industry and several governors want less of the nation's corn going to make ethanol, but it's questionable whether the pullback...Tags: American Petroleum, Livestock Farming, Gasoline Industry, Environmental Issues, Government
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Sugar vs. corn syrup: sweeteners at center of bitter food fight
Reuters(Reuters) - A group of food companies that includes conglomerate Cargill Inc has sued a sugar industry trade group, claiming high fructose corn syrup is being unfairly maligned by promoters of "natural" sugar. The battle is one for consumer hearts, minds...Tags: The Midland Company, Crime, Law and Justice, Obesity, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration
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