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Date:2016/01/04
January 4, 2016China top importer of GM crops, but no cultivation yetChina remains the world''s top importer of biotech crops, but has yet to approve the cultivation of major biotech food crops, according to the recently released 2015 China Agricultu...
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Date:2015/12/15
December 15, 2015Thai GMO bill assailed, defendedAnti-GMO protesters rallied in Thailand, demanding the amendment of the Cabinet-approved Biological Safety Bill before it is forwarded to the legislature, as it would "undermine the goal of sustainable...
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Date:2015/12/30
December 30, 2015Dow AgroSciences, Arcadia collaborate to develop commercial corn traitsIn early December this year, Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. and Dow AgroSciences LLC had announced a strategic collaboration to develop and commercialise innovative yi...
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Date:2015/12/14
December 14, 2015Anti-biotech groups hail Philippine GMO rulingThe environmental group Greenpeace gloated over the recent decision of the Philippine Supreme Court that temporarily stopped future applications for field testing, propagation and commerc...
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Date:2015/12/24
December 24, 2015Evogene appoints new chief financial officerEvogene Ltd. has announced the appointment of Eyal Leibovitz as the company''s chief financial officer. He will join Evogene on January 1, 2016, and replace Sigal Fattal who has been with t...
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Date:2015/12/22
December 22, 2015ChemChina raises bid in potential buyout of SyngentaFollowing a meeting between Syngenta executives and the chairman of China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) this month, ChemChina had upped its bid with an offer to acquire 70% of ...
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Date:2015/12/11
December 11, 2015EC approves 2 GM corn varieties for food, feed usesThe European Commission has adopted two more genetically modified (GM) crops for food and feed uses, namely MON87427 corn and NK603xT25 corn.The EC said the GM corn varieties had gon...
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Date:2015/12/11
December 11, 2015A Dow-DuPont amalgamation: Possible merger could spark off takeover bidsBy Terry TanThe news that Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. are negotiating for a possible merger had generated shockwaves within the industry, and came towards th...
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Date:2015/12/10
December 10, 2015Purdue''s plant phenotyping facility gets funding from US corn, soy bodiesTwo groups in the US, representing Indiana''s corn and soybean farmers, are making a US$4 million investment in automated plant phenotyping research and educat...
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Date:2015/12/09
December 9, 2015Koppert to establish new R&D centre in SpainKoppert Biological Systems recently laid the foundation stone for a sustainable building in the town of Vcar, Spain, and hopes to bring microbiological solutions closer to growers around the...
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Date:2016/03/09
March 9, 2016Chinese lysine sellers cut prices amid slow trade Lysine prices were moved lower the week ending March 8.End-users who have stockpiled inventories before Chinese New Year continued to hold back procurements as feed consumption was slow. ...
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Date:2015/12/04
December 4, 2015Renegotiation needed over royalties collection of Monsanto''s GM soybeansRenegotiation is required between soybean trading firms in Brazil and Monsanto over the collection of royalties for the latter''s genetically modified (GM) soybe...
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Date:2016/03/02
March 2, 2016China lysine market stable albeit flat demand Lysine prices were remained stable the week ending March 1.Supplies of lysine stayed tight as producers limited production. Hence, even as feed millers withheld purchases while stocks were su...
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Date:2015/12/23
December 23, 2015China lysine producers stand firm amid tight availability Lysine prices moved higher during the week ending December 23.Producers, who were mainly producing to meet previously concluded orders, stood firm as more feed milers increase...
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Date:2015/12/02
December 2, 2015New fuel mandate deals blow to US chicken producersThe US poultrysector fears production costs will further escalate as more corn will be diverted into fuel production with the mandated increase in the volume of ethanol in US fuel mix...
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Date:2016/02/22
February 22, 2016Chinese lysine producers hold up prices amid limited output Lysine prices were unchanged during the week ending February 22.Lysine producers gradually resumed operation after mid-February. However, with production limited, producers ...
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Date:2015/12/09
December 9, 2015Further rise in China lysine prices on tight supply, improving demandLysine prices increased further during the week ending December 8.Several plants in China continued to halt operation, tightening supplies of lysine. While the costs...
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Date:2015/11/25
November 25, 2015Kohshin Engineering opens new office and factoryKohshin Engineering Co., Ltd. has opened its new office and factory in Nagoya, Japan.The company has been widely involved in the poultry and livestock field since 1972. It is currently ...
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Date:2016/02/10
February 10, 2016China lysine market shows signs of weakening Lysine prices were stable to lower during the week ending February 10.Trade was limited during the period in review as China prepared for the celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year. ...
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Date:2015/12/01
December 1, 2015China lysine market remains firmLysine prices continued to rise during the week ending December 1.Lysine prices moved higher, albeit at a slower pace, as corn costs continued to climb. Price quotes of 70-percent lysine were mainly aro...