1. Corn stokes food woes; relief in wheat

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   CHICAGO (Reuters) - Record-high corn prices spell more pain for consumers and meat companies, but a 40 percent slump in wheat since February could take some pressure off the wallet at a time when food price inflation is escalating. Delays in seeding ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Reuters   Texas   Republican

2. Update 1-Food price hikes fuel anti-ethanol moves in U.S.

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   KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 28 (Reuters) - Missouri is considering rolling back a mandate supporting ethanol production amid growing outrage over rising prices for food and livestock feed. Less than four months ago, ethanol supporters were celebrating ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Carey Gillam   Reuters   Texas

3. Biotech execs say biofuels no threat to food supply

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   There has been growing criticism against government mandates on the use of corn to make ethanol because of the resultant rise in food prices. Continued... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Reuters   Chicago   Canadian

4. Food price hikes fuel anti-ethanol moves in U.S.

   reuters.com (Apr 28 2008) Explore Article

   KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri is considering rolling back a mandate supporting ethanol production amid growing outrage over rising prices for food and livestock feed. It was less than four months ago that ethanol supporters were ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Carey Gillam   Texas   Neal St. Onge

5. Texas seeks U.S. ethanol cutbacks; cites corn costs - Reuters

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   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday asked the U.S. government to cut "skyrocketing" food prices by waiving half of the renewable fuel standard for ethanol made from grain. The Republican governor from the oil-producing state said in ... (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Texas seeks US ethanol cutbacks; cites corn costs

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   Rick Perry on Friday asked the government to cut "skyrocketing" food prices by waiving half of the renewable fuel standard for ethanol made from grain. ... (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Update 1-Texas seeks US ethanol cutbacks; cites corn costs - Reuters

   reuters.com (Apr 25 2008) Explore Article

   NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday asked the U.S. government to cut "skyrocketing" food prices by waiving half of the renewable fuel standard for ethanol made from grain. The Republican governor from the oil-producing ... (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Farm bill boosts nutrition and cuts ethanol credit

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   By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new US farm law would reduce the tax credit for corn-based ethanol while giving nutrition programs such as food ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Kent Conrad   Minnesota   Reuters

9. Key lawmakers agree on nutrition aid boost

   reuters.com (Apr 24 2008) Explore Article

   The tax package was likely to include tax credits for cellulosic ethanol and a smaller excise tax break for corn-based ethanol. A 6-cent-a-gallon reduction ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   George W. Bush   Ed Schafer   Minnesota

10. Wrapup 1-Ethanol consolidation to increase in Brazil - Reuters

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    SAO PAULO, April 24 (Reuters) - The purchase of Exxon's fuel distribution assets in Brazil by ethanol producer Cosan and the entry of oil major BP in the ethanol sector signal growing consolidation in the country's booming biofuels industry. Analysts ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Julio Maria Borges   Reuters   Exxon

11. Brazil: biofuels threaten food production only in US

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    The minister criticized US government subsidies to the production of biofuels from corn, saying the United States should import more ethanol from Brazil ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reuters   New York   Brazil

12. Cosan buys Exxon's assets in Brazil for $826 mln

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    SAO PAULO, April 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Cosan said Thursday it had agreed to buy ExxonMobil's assets in Brazil for $826 million ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cosan SA   Reuters   Cosan

13. Sinopec plans $2.9 bln investment to upgrade plants

    reuters.com (Apr 23 2008) Explore Article

    Chinese refiners have difficulty adapting to higher fuel standards because they process more and more high-sulphur and heavy crude oil, Sun Yongsheng, ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. U.S.-Brazilian venture to turn cane into biodiesel - Reuters

    reuters.com (Apr 23 2008) Explore Article

    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - U.S. company Amyris Biotechnologies and Brazilian sugar and ethanol group Crystalsev have formed a joint venture to produce and sell the first commercial diesel made from sugar cane instead of oilseeds like soy and canola., both ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Reuters   Brazil   John Melo

15. Brazil's Cosan to stay on Sao Paulo Exchange

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    SAO PAULO, April 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Cosan said on Tuesday its common shares would remain listed on the Sao Paulo Stock ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cosan SA   Reuters   Cosan

16. US to buy reserve oil even if cost tops $100/barrel

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    Separately, Bodman said growing reliance by the United States on fuel ethanol, made mostly from corn, has helped to increase food prices. ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   John McCain   Reuters   Virginia

17. US corn eyes new peaks, may add to food woes

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    ... that could heighten tensions over global food inflation woes and give further ammunition to critics of using grain to make the renewable fuel ethanol. ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Bill Nelson   Reuters   Haiti

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