Biofuel from Crop Residue
- 02.11.2012
If commercially viable, this could be effectively used in Georgia to utilise cornstalks and wheat straw, and reduce reliance on imported fuel. It hopefully would divert grain and sugar feedstock from the worldwide ethanol trade into the food chain for livestock and humans, badly needed as world population rises and consumption of high quality foods like meat and dairy increase.
World Wine Output to Fall to 37-Year Low, Depleting Stocks
- 02.11.2012
Global wine production will slump to the lowest in 37 years after weather damage to grapes from France to Argentina, forcing a draw down of stocks, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine said.
Tigipko: Ukraine's government not planning to restrict grain exports from Ukraine
- 01.11.2012
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine did not consider a decision on restricting grain exports and it is not planning to take such a decision, the press service of the Social Policy Ministry has reported, referring to Vice Premier and Social Policy Minister Sergiy Tigipko.
The Economic Impact Of Superstorm Sandy
- 01.11.2012
As the remnants of Hurricane Sandy move inland through the interior Northeast, Great Lakes and Canada, it leaves a path of catastrophic destruction in its wake.
While the total economic impact will be finalized over time, initial estimates are that damages from Sandy will top $20 billion, and this will likely rise as the storm is still active...