China: Hot Market Runs Hotter 

By Karen Simon

On the international playing field, China has gotten a bad rap lately. George W. Bush even went to China last month in an attempt to prod Chinese leaders...

LAUNCH OF WEST AFRICA COTTON IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman have announced the launch of the West Africa Cotton Improvement Program...

MEXICO WON'T LIFT HFCS TAX 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Mexico's Congress has approved maintaining that country's 20% tax on soft drinks containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) during 2006, according to...

Web site keeps biotech corn from unapproved nations 

Purdue University

A Web site operated in cooperation with Purdue University provides corn growers and elevator operators information on handling procedures and markets for their biotech grain....

CAFTA Becomes Law 

By Larry Stalcup

Corn, soybean and cotton producers, all heavily dependent on exports, should benefit from the new Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement...

BUNGE EXPANDS IN CHINA 

Bunge Limited has agreed to purchase a controlling interest in an integrated soybean crushing and refining plant in the port city of Rizhao, Shandong...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard Brock

EU Approves Bt10 Corn Test
Swiss Biotech firm Syngenta on Friday announced its support for the European Union’s plan to require shipments of U.S. corn gluten ...

New U.S. Soybean Export Council Holds Inaugural Meeting 

The United States Soybean Export Council

U.S. soybean farmers have a new ally working on their behalf to remain competitive in a growing global marketplace. ...

WTO Ruling Could Change Cotton Program 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Changes to the U.S. cotton program could come as soon as July 1 after the World Trade Organization (WTO) appeals panel upheld its ruling that subsidies...

Brock Online Notes 

Richard brock

S. Korea Monitoring U.S. Corn Imports
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said on Friday it was investigating imports of U.S. corn to determine if they were contaminated by an unapproved corn variety. ...