Archive for the 'Food' Category
UK: Poachers Feed a Burgeoning Black Market in Food
November 17th, 2008Via: Independent: Once, the poacher was a man with big pockets in his raincoat sneaking on to an aristocrat’s land to steal game for his family pot. Now he is likely to be part of a gang from town, in it for hard cash, rampaging through the countryside with guns, crossbows or snares. Police in […]
It’s Like Meat with a Pause Button
November 17th, 2008Hormel Foods is manufacturing as much Spam as possible. Sales of macaroni and “cheese,” Jell-O and Kool-Aid are also growing. Via: New York Times: The economy is in tatters and, for millions of people, the future is uncertain. But for some employees at the Hormel Foods Corporation plant here, times have never been better. They […]
U.S. Bans Food Imports from China
November 14th, 2008Via: Times Online: Products from the dairy company whose tainted formula killed at least four babies are back on the shelves in China just as the United States issued a ban on Chinese food imports in case of similar contamination. Such a broad ban by the Food and Drug administration on goods from an entire […]
China: Melamine Regularly Added to Animal Feed
November 1st, 2008Via: AP: First it was baby milk formula. Then, dairy-based products from yogurt to chocolate. Now chicken eggs have been contaminated with melamine, and an admission by state-run media that the industrial chemical is regularly added to animal feed in China fueled fears Friday that the problem could be more widespread, affecting fish, meat and […]
Wheat Soars Most in 20 Years on Federal Reserve’s Rate Decrease
October 30th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Wheat rose the most in at least 20 years on speculation the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank would cut interest rates, increasing liquidity and freeing up capital that will allow buyers to purchase U.S. supplies. Investors bought baskets of commodities including energy, metal and grain futures on expectations the Fed would cut […]
Farm-Credit Squeeze May Cut Crops, Spur Food Crisis
October 29th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. DISCLOSURE: I bought DBA this morning. My decision to buy DBA was a purely technical gamble. It’s very oversold. Stochastic cross up. MACD cross up. OBV increasing. Weekly interval long term support area. That said, my stop is 23, in case […]
Fluoride Added to Children’s Milk in Schools Throughout UK City
October 28th, 2008Via: PrisonPlanet: Fluoride is being added to children’s milk in 42 schools throughout the city of Sheffield in the UK, despite the chemical’s proven link to liver and kidney damage, cancer and the lowering of IQ. “A new strategy with the focus of preventing dental problems among children is be introduced in Sheffield,” reports the […]
Organic Farming ‘Could Feed Africa’
October 22nd, 2008Via: Independent: Organic farming offers Africa the best chance of breaking the cycle of poverty and malnutrition it has been locked in for decades, according to a major study from the United Nations to be presented today. New evidence suggests that organic practices – derided by some as a Western lifestyle fad – are delivering […]
Mutant Seeds for Mesopotamia
October 22nd, 2008Via: Uruknet: One would think that Iraqi farmers, now prospering under “freedom” and “democracy,” would be able to plant the seeds of their choosing, but that choice, under little-known Order 81, would be illegal. … What makes this Order 81 even more outrageous is that Iraqi farmers have been saving wheat and barley seeds since […]
GRAIN SHIPMENTS STALLED IN CREDIT DROUGHT
October 12th, 2008Via: Financial Post: The credit crisis is spilling over into the grain industry as international buyers find themselves unable to come up with payment, forcing sellers to shoulder often substantial losses. Before cargoes can be loaded at port, buyers typically must produce proof they are good for the money. But more deals are falling through […]
