08/10/2007 10:38AM
Poor Corn Outlook for Southeast Europe Opens the Door for U.S. Corn Elsewhere: This year’s corn production is down for much of southeast Europe, affecting exports by Balkan countries and driving up EU-27 imports. Although good crops in Spain, normally the largest EU importer, and abundant supplies of
06/26/2007 02:00PM
ATHENS (AP)--Greece on Tuesday extended for two more years a ban on genetically modified maize seed developed by U.S. biotech giant Monsanto Co. (MON).
A decision also expanded the sale-and-cultivation ban from 31 to 51 varieties of the MON810 seed type, Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexandros Kondos
03/21/2007 09:13AM
Considerable attention is being given to what consumers can do to improve farm animal welfare. Linking improvements of farm animal welfare to what people do as food consumers is essential to realise better animal welfare in Europe. This recent study shows that such linkages vary considerably across Europe
07/28/2006 06:01AM
ATHENS, Greece (AP)--Two McDonald's restaurants and a Starbucks coffee shop were damaged in firebomb attacks in Athens early Friday. The attacks happened when the stores were closed, and no one was hurt, police said.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks, which took place in three different
06/27/2006 09:12AM
SMITHFIELD, Va., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the European meats business of Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE:SLE) for $575 million, plus the assumption of pension-related liabilities in an amount not