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Food commodity prices have now stabilized after surging early this year while a weak dollar may reduce inflationary pressures in many countries, a senior United Nations economist said on Wednesday. "It looks like from March onwards we have arreste...

Dr. Don Henne isn’t wasting his degree when he’s standing by the deep fryer waiting for potato slices to turn brown. He’s conducting research that will help the potato industry and consumers. Henne, an assistant research scientist in the Texas AgriLif...

Government support of  biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote ...

The first potatoes from this year’s harvest have arrived in grocery stores across the country. Nóatún received the first shipment from Eyrarbakki, southwest Iceland, this week, and according to the store’s quality controller, the potatoes look good.

Avebe bouwt de CSM-fabriek in Ter Apelkanaal om tot tweede locatie voor de eiwitproducerende dochter Solanic.De gluconaatproductie die momenteel nog plaatsvindt wordt in een half tot twee jaar afgebouwd.Na deze overgangsperiode bouwt de aardappelzetmee...

California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, under a bill approved by the state Legislature Monday and sent to ...

Some restoration work is under way at the destroyed Wild River Foods potato processing plant in Grandview, but the plant's owners said in a letter Monday that they still haven't decided if they will rebuild.A sparking electrical panel caused a fire tha...

Analyst Martina Valenta of Erste Bank downgrades Agrana AG (AGB1) from "hold"to "reduce,"while reducing her estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from €72.40 to €54.00.In a research note published this mornin...

DSM Food Specialties introduces a complete portfolio of application-specific and tailor-made PreventASe™ solutions. PreventASe™ is now available in three formulations covering specific food applications under the following sub-brands: Panna™, Bicra™ an...

DSM hopes to improve its international food enzymes activities through the acquisition of the business and all the assets of Valley Research, an American biotechnology company. Valley Research, founded in 1984, is privately-owned and offers a broad r...

It’s getting harder to find a brand that doesn’t claim to be green. But, do they have a solar power factory? Is the rest of their energy use offset by energy credits? And, are they rebuilding a town that was virtually wiped out by a tornado? Not likely...

CSM N.V. said that it will sell the gluconates production plant of unit PURAC in Ter Apelkanaal to AVEBE, for an undisclosed amount.