Biofuels to buoy farm prices in next decade: OECD/FAO
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The rapid growth of the world's biofuel industry is likely to keep farm commodity prices at high levels in the next decade as it will boost demand for grains, oilseeds and sugar, a major study said on Wednesday.
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Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time since the Depression. And sea life in the Gulf of Mexico is paying the price.
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The United Nations' world food body outlined steps on Monday meant to help the world's poorest nations combat soaring food prices, including a new voucher program for farmers and a review of food-guzzling biofuels.
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Germany taxes, rather than subsidies, biodiesel. That's killing the industry.
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As President Bush nominated Samuel Bodman as the nation&#39;s next energy secretary Friday, the US Department of Agriculture reported more of the nation&#39;s corn crop will be used for ethanol production this year.
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The perceived risk of relying on foreign oil and the desire to create fuel from domestic sources guarantees that biofuels will become competitive with crude oil. In Autopia.
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US tycoon Ted Turner says a focus on biofuels could break the current deadlock stalling world trade talks.
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Europeâs farmers are beginning to grow crops that can be turned into fuels meant to produce fewer emissions than gas or oil.
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The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 2 (IPS) - European Union officials have signalled that they  will ban subsidies for biofuels in cases where their production  causes serious environmental damage.
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Business & money: Site to make 420m litres of ethanol a year from 2009  but crops may cause harm to environment.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - A push from Congress and the White House for huge increases in biofuels, such as ethanol, is prompting the oil industry to scale back its plans for refinery expansions. That could keep gasoline prices high, possibly for years to come.
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DuPont and BP have announced they will invest $58 million in biofuel production assets at two facilities in the U.K. The two plan to construct a biobutanol demonstration facility, what the companies call the ... via Inside Greentech
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UNITED NATIONS &#151; The world's two top ethanol producers &#151; the U.S. and Brazil &#151; announced the creation of an international forum to help expand the global market for biofuels, just days before the two countries are expected to sign a separate agreement promoting ethanol across the Western Hemisphere.
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By LIBBY QUAID  WASHINGTON - Demand for ethanol for cars will attract enough support to lead to passage of a major farm bill next year, despite disagreement on subsidy payments for farmers, a key Democrat and the Republican agriculture secretary agreed Tuesday.
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Germany taxes, rather than subsidizes, biodiesel. That's killing the industry.