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October 14, 2013

14/10/13: Evil eco-activists, strong EU wheat exports, pig profits

UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has labeled anti-GM campaigners as ‘evil’ and ‘casting a dark shadow over attempts to feed the world’. The British government has uprated its stridency following last month’s attack from leading scientists on environmental activists continuing to obstruct research into genetically-modified crops, most notably the Vitamin A-boosted “Golden Rice” strain.
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Lower feed prices are bringing a much stronger outlook to pig production, according to a report from Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt. Compared to 2012, when escalating grain prices led pig farmers to slaughter their assets early, this year’s harvest looks set to bring fatter and more valuable pigs to market.
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There’s more good news from EU grain markets, as a large, good-quality harvest from eastern and western Europe is meeting rising worldwide demand, concentrated especially in China, Egypt and Brazil.
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English: Simplified carotenoid biosynnthesis, ...
English: Simplified carotenoid biosynnthesis, showing the role of the genes added to golden rice (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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