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December 09, 2013

09/12/13: Operations at GrainCorp; a 20th century hero; Ukraine's record grain exports

Following Australian federal treasurer Joe Hockey's decision to block a takeover bid by US giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Don Taylor, GrainCorp chairman has admitted the company will now need to sell some unprofitable infrastructure.

The question on everyone's lips; how do GrainCorp sites actually operate?
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José Graziano da Silva, director general, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has commented on the death of anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela.

"We have lost one of the world's passionate defenders of the right to food," he said.

The United Nations has observed Mandela's birthday - 18 July - as Nelson Mandela International Day since 2009.  
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According to reports by its press office, Ukraine's largest agricultural company Nibulon, has exported 628,645 mt of grain in November 2013, a record high for the company. 

Nibulon announced last Thursday that it has shipped more than 2.44 million mt of grain over the last five months, 45% more than it exported in the same period last year.
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