The Government can allow a reasonable price increase for enriched wheat flour as the price in the global market had gone up by 70%, he said, adding that by reasonable he meant an increase of only a few sen and not 150% profit. The increase in price has been attributed to the higher cost of enriched wheat flour, which jumped from RM1. In the case of white sandwich Gardenia bread, the price has gone up by 20 sen per loaf to RM2. The rise in prices was not announced and caught many consumers...

With the market in tight supply, the job of the market is to encourage South American producers to plant enough acres to increase world ending stocks. The market has rallied, as it has put in a premium to attract acres, and this premium is likely to be removed once South American planting is under way. The United States is unlikely to produce another record-large crop in 2008, as corn acres will no doubt be reduced next spring, leaving end users to purchase corn during harvest, which will...

And it'll last years as demand grows for farm products such as corn, wheat, soybeans, milk, meat and poultry and fresh produce, among others. Scores of businesses that serve the agriculture sector are also benefiting, especially railroads, trucking and ports, as well as farm equipment makers and construction companies. It's creating high demand and high prices for major crops, "with the resulting increases in farm income ultimately equating to optimism around equipment sales. Prices for...

The reports detail physical attributes and milling performance plus dough mixing and bread baking properties for the spring wheat crop and pasta processing traits for the durum crop. For end-use performance, the crop is showing strong dough mixing properties but slightly lower absorption and loaf volumes compared to 2006's exceptional crop. The reports are being distributed to hundreds of buyers whose purchasing strategies take into account geographical origins known to be associated with...

The charges of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil spaced 10 feet apart along two miles of earthen dike allowed water to start dribbling into 2,500 acres of the Williamson River Delta. By spring, what used to be among the most productive land farmland in the region is expected to be flooded. It is part of a series of marshland restoration projects on the northern end of Upper Klamath Lake that will ultimately approach 20,000 acres. Kirk said he was optimistic the many restoration efforts,...

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