Topic: Crop Production
Brazil raises tariffs on dozens of US goods in cotton feud
AFP Global Edition
Brazil said Monday it would raise tariffs on 591 million dollars worth of US products in the latest twist in its showdown over US cotton subsidies it has blasted as unfair. The list of about 100 products included luxury consumer items such as cosmetics (shampoos, cologne, beauty creams), appliances (television ...
Brazil announces sanctions on US cars, fruit
AP News
Brazil announces trade sanctions on US goods like cars, fruit because of US cotton subsidiesBrazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies — a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup ...
France blasts GM crop approvals by EU agency
Reuters Environmental Online Report
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's food safety agency has used partial evidence to approve genetically modified crops, including a GM potato developed by BASF, and should overhaul its methods, a French environment minister said. France has previously invoked environmental risks to suspend cultivation of Monsanto's MON 810 maize, which was ...
Corn farmers say Food Inc. shouldn't win Oscar
AP News
Farmers vs. Hollywood: Corn farmers launch online campaign against Food Inc. Oscar nominationThe corn industry is lashing out at an Oscar-nominated documentary that has grossed out grocery shoppers, saying the film is unfair to many of the nation's farmers and shouldn't win. "Food Inc.," which was nominated for ...
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