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The Fear of Food.
Tony Hall's career has always depended on his command of certain facts about corn. For instance, did you know that last year the United States produced more than 9 billion bushels, 42 percent of the world's supply? And that a year's worth of U.S. exports would fill a train of hopper cars from Paris to Beijing, by way of Calcutta? Back in 1984--when Hall was a U.S. congressman from the corn-belt state of Ohio--he went on a fact-finding mission to Ethiopia, which had been suffering from famine, so he could better argue the case in Washington for increasing U.S. food aid. Hall found more than facts. When he and his entourage drove to the plateau north of the town of Alamata, ...
- 3. Import duty to be imposed on corn imports stop from the United States....
- Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter November 19, 2002 700+ words
...in growing corns. In order...import duty on corn. The tariff...China and the United States. In 1999...tons in the United States. The agriculture...of hybrid corn to 700...of hybrid corns could reach...productivity of corn farmers...survey in the United ...
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- Magazine article from: Houston Journal of International Law Kurz, Natalie Jean March 22, 2009 700+ words
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- United States Threatens Mexico With Tariffs Over Corn Syrup.
- Newspaper article from: Internet Securities December 10, 2001 700+ words
...Dec 10, 2001 The United States will increase tariffs...tariffs on U.S. corn syrup, said U...he said. "The United States is authorized by...erected against corn syrup," he told...Reforma. "The United States is seriously analyzing...
- Cornados corn fries made by Simplot travel from United States to Europe....
- Magazine article from: Quick Frozen Foods International July 1, 2003 700+ words
Cornados, a stone-ground corn alternative to french fries...the foodservice sector in the United States two years ago, are now being...tortilla chips, they are made from corn--but in the shape of french...hot meal. Once prepared, the corn fries remain crispy for a long...
- Mexico To Discuss Corn Syrup Tax With United States.
- Newspaper article from: Internet Securities January 17, 2002 700+ words
...17, 2002 Mexico and the United States on January 18 will meet to...on soft drinks made with corn syrup, said Mexican Economy...switch their production from corn syrup to sugar in order to avoid the tax. U.S. corn syrup companies, including...
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- Magazine article from: Top Producer Smith, Linda H. December 1, 2002 700+ words
...imports, but it is usurping our Asian corn markets. In just four years, China has replaced the United States as the predominant corn supplier in three key Asian markets. "The United States now has only a quarter of its former...
- ECOGEN RECEIVES EPA REGISTRATION FOR CORN BORER BIOINSECTICIDE; NEW FORMULATION...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 20, 1993 700+ words
...year, will be used primarily on corn in the United States. Condor G is the first product...for the control of the European corn borer, an $80 million market...formulation allows Condor G to settle in corn leaves where the pest's larva...
- Syngenta announces the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has...
- Magazine article from: Agri Marketing March 1, 2007 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, The Fear of Food.