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News Articles for 2 November 2009 02/11/2009

Canada: Production of Cleaning Products Made from Thyme Oil Will Create a New Market Opportunity for Farmers Sherbrooke, Quebec, October 30, 2009 - The Government of Canada is investing in a production facility that will create jobs and give farmers the opportunity to grow and market a new crop that produces high value oils.

02/11/2009

News Articles for 30 October 2009 30/10/2009

Sugar, Cocoa, Coffee Fall as Dollar Firms London, Oct 30 - Sugar, coffee and cocoa futures extended losses on Friday, weighed by a strengthening dollar as investors squared positions at the end of the month.

30/10/2009

Food Aromas Perform Well for Robertet in Q3 30 October 2009 - Robertet, a French producer of flavours and additives for the cosmetics and food industries, has announced that its Q3 turnover increased very slightly, by 0.4%, to 229.8 million euro.

30/10/2009

PureCircle in Conjunction with Firmenich and Danisco Announce Stevia Formulated Ingredients Now Viable for Global Ice Cream Market 30 October 2009 - PureCircle, the world's leading producer of Natural High Intensity Sweeteners, including Reb A, is pleased to announce that Danisco, along with its collaboration partner Firmenich, have successfully formulated ingredients using stevia as a sucrose replacement, initially in vanilla and lemon sorbet ice cream, opening up new opportunities for the natural zero-calorie sweetener.

30/10/2009

India Rice Imports Seen Too Small to Fan Price Flames Mactan, Philippines/Singapore, Oct 30 - A steep decline in India's rice output has raised expectations the nation will turn into a net importer, but ample domestic stocks will help keep imports minimal, preventing a sharp rally in prices.

30/10/2009

Danisco Breaks Ground on New USD 13 Million Expansion of Madison, Wisconsin Culture and Enzyme Plant 29 October 2009 - Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel today joined Danisco USA, Inc. officials to break ground on a new $13 million expansion at their Madison facility to house a new frozen storage freezer.

30/10/2009

News Articles for 29 October 2009 29/10/2009

Louis Dreyfus to Open Mexican Coffee Mill New York, Oct 29 - Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group will open a dry coffee mill and warehouse in Perote, Mexico, on Nov. 12, the vice-president of Louis Dreyfus Coffee Group said on Tuesday.

29/10/2009

U.S. Should Boost Sugar Imports-Food Makers Washington, Oct 28 - The United States needs to import an additional 850,000 to 1 million short tons of sugar this year, a trade group representing U.S. food and beverage makers said on Wednesday, urging the Agriculture Department to expand import quotas.

29/10/2009

Balchem Q3 2009 Earnings Grows 43% New Hampton, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2009 - Balchem Corporation reported as follows (unaudited) for the period ended September 30, 2009.

29/10/2009

Arla Foods Ingredients New Application Centre in Denmark Ready to Go into Operation 29 October 2009 - Arla Foods Ingredients' new sophisticated application centre in Denmark is complete and ready to go into operation. International customers can expect great things of the purpose-built facility, which is designed to optimise development projects with the company's strong specialist teams.
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29/10/2009

BASF Q3 Net Income Falls 69%

29/10/2009

Lonza Cuts Full-Year Target Basel, 29 October 2009 – Lonza Group Ltd today announces that the third quarter was characterized by an accumulation of unexpected events since the end of September 2009 which will reduce operational EBIT towards a level of CHF 360-380 million for the full year 2009 (excluding any one time re-engineering costs):

29/10/2009

Thai 2009/10 Sugar Crushing to Start in November Bangkok, Oct 29 - Thailand, the world's second biggest sugar exporter, is expected to start 2009/10 sugarcane crushing on Nov. 20, slightly earlier than usual, millers and industry officials said on Thursday.

29/10/2009

Indonesia Says No Plan to Import Rice in 2010 Mactan, Philippines, Oct 29 - Indonesia has no plans to import rice in 2010 on expectations of a strong surplus, a senior official said on Thursday, dispelling market worries the country could join buyers next year and help boost prices.

29/10/2009

Vietnam Ups 2010 Rice Export Estimate to 6-6.2 Mln T Mactan, Philippines, Oct 29 - Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice shipper, is now looking to export between 6.0 million and 6.2 million tonnes of rice in 2010, up slightly from a previous estimate of 6.0 million tonnes, a senior government official said on Thursday.

29/10/2009

News Articles for 28 October 2009 28/10/2009

Colombia Coffee Output to Recover in 2010 Bogota, Oct 27 - Colombia's coffee output will recover to above 11 million 60-kg sacks in 2010 as the sector benefits from better weather, increased fertilization and newly renovated fields, the country's growers' federation said on Tuesday.

28/10/2009

Angola to Start Producing Sugar, Ethanol in 2010 Luanda, Oct 27 - Brazilian industrial giant Odebrecht will start producing sugar and ethanol in Angola next year in a bid to revive the African nation's once-prosperous farming sector, devastated by three decades of civil war.

28/10/2009

India Scraps Rice Import Duty as Output Dips New Delhi/Mactan, Philippines, Oct 28 - India has scrapped its rice import duty after severe weather hit output, raising the prospect that the world's second-biggest rice consumer could flip over to become a net importer.

28/10/2009

Novozymes Raises 2009 Guidance After Strong Q3 28 October 2009

28/10/2009

News Articles for 27 October 2009 27/10/2009

Evonik Finalizes Sale of AlzChem Group Essen, 27 October 2009 - Germany-based Evonik Industries AG has finalized the sale of the AlzChem Group to the Luxembourg-based private equity fund bluO. The deal was closed on October 27, 2009, after it was approved by the boards and the relevant antitrust authorities. Less debts, the cash sale price amounts to Euro 78.5 million.

27/10/2009

SunOpta Expands Functional Fiber Portfolio Toronto, Oct. 27, 2009 - SunOpta Inc. today provided an update on fiber operations within the SunOpta Ingredients Group and announced that the Group has expanded its portfolio of fiber products to include MultiFiber(TM) blends, SunOpta(TM) Soy Fiber blends, and SunOpta(TM) Pea Fiber.

27/10/2009

Indonesia 2009 Sugar Output Seen Below Govt Forecast Jakarta, Oct 27 - Indonesia's 2009 sugar output will match last year's 2.57 million tonnes, but fall short of the government's forecast for 2.7 million tonnes as erratic weather cut the sugar content in cane, an official said on Tuesday.

27/10/2009

Thailand to Sell Rice in Govt-to-Govt Deals Bangkok, Oct 27 - Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, plans to sell 950,000 tonnes of rice from its stocks through government-to-government deals by the end of 2009, the commerce minister said on Tuesday.

27/10/2009

Colombia's Q1 Coffee Output Seen Hit by El Nino Bogota, Oct 26 - Expectations of strong droughts hitting Colombia in the first three months of next year have led some of the country's coffee growers cut their production estimates for 2010.

27/10/2009

Akzo Nobel Q3 Revenue Falls 11% 27 October 2009 - Akzo Nobel N.V has today announced its results for the third quarter of 2009, which demonstrate that trading remains tough across all businesses, and that markets are stabilizing at lower levels of demand.

27/10/2009

News Articles for 26 October 2009 26/10/2009

Babco Europe CEO Aims to Grow Market, Restrain Self New York, Oct 26 - The head of the small company that owns Agwa de Bolivia, a liquor made from coca leaves, wants to increase sales of his herbal tonic in the United States, but also restrain himself when drinking it.

26/10/2009

Northern States to Lift Brazil from Cocoa Doldrums Sao Paulo, Oct 23 - Cursed by witch's broom disease, Brazilian cocoa farming has been languishing for two decades but new farms in the far north are bringing about a slow recovery, a government cocoa official said on Friday.

26/10/2009

Thailand Sees Only Small Flood Damage to Rice Crop Bangkok, Oct 26 - Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, expects that no more than 5 percent of its 2009/10 rice crop was damaged by this year's monsoon season, which has now finished, a senior agriculture official said on Monday.

26/10/2009

Dietary Supplements Valued Even in a Challenging Economy 23 October 2009 - Despite these complicated economic times, 65 percent of adult consumers (up slightly from 64 percent in 2008) take dietary supplements, according to a new consumer survey conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

26/10/2009

Philippines Says Talking with Thailand on Rice Deal Manila, Oct 26 - The Philippines, the world's biggest rice buyer, is currently in talks to purchase 200,000 tonnes rice from Thailand under a government-to-government (G-to-G) deal, a senior state official said on Monday.

26/10/2009

News Articles for 23 October 2009 23/10/2009

Cargill to Reorganise and Invest in French Texturant Plant 23 October 2009 - Cargill Texturizing Solutions, a Cargill food ingredient business, is planning to invest 2 million euro over the next 2 years in the modernisation of its xanthan gum and carrageenan facility located in Baupte, France.

23/10/2009

Burundi Tea Export Earnings up 11 pct in Q3 Bujumbura, Oct 22 - Burundi tea export earnings rose 11 percent to $12.4 million in the first nine months of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, boosted by a drop in output regionally, a tea board official said on Thursday.

23/10/2009

BASF Belgian Plant to Cease Production of Maleic Anhydride, a Chemical Intermediate in Synthesis of Fumaric and Tartaric Acid October 22, 2009 - BASF Antwerpen N.V. today announced its intention to close its 115,000 annual tons maleic anhydride (MA) production facility by the end of 2009 and to withdraw all BASF activities from its site in Feluy, Belgium. BASF employs 133 people at the Feluy site, which is part of BASF Antwerpen N.V.

23/10/2009

News Articles for 22 October 2009 22/10/2009

Armajaro, Louis Dreyfus in Big Vietnam Coffee Deals Hanoi, Oct 22 - Vietnamese coffee exporter Intimex has concluded landmark deals to sell nearly a fifth of this year's harvest to global traders Armajaro and Louis Dreyfus, trade and company officials said on Thursday.

22/10/2009

Ivorian Farms Spurn Coffee for More Profitable Crops Abidjan, Oct 22 - Ivory Coast coffee production will fall sharply this year as growers stung by low farmgate prices last season turn to more lucrative crops or abandon their plantations entirely, farmers and exporters said on Thursday.

22/10/2009

Ivory Coast Cocoa Workers Union Ends Strike Abidjan, Oct 22 - A union of cocoa cooperatives in Ivory Coast ended a three-day strike on Wednesday, saying it expects the goverment to address its concerns over support for the industry.

22/10/2009

U.S. Cocoa Hits 30-Yr Top on Investor Interest New York/London, Oct 21 - U.S. cocoa futures closed at the highest level in almost 30 years on Wednesday, eking out the record as investors bought amid a weak dollar and a sign that the appetite for chocolate may be improving.

22/10/2009

Brazil 2010/11 CS Cane Crush Seen up 9 pct Sao Paulo, Oct 21 - Brazil, the world's top sugar producer, will harvest around 590 million tonnes of cane from the center-south in 2010/11, up 9 percent from an expected 542 million tonnes in the current season, analysts Job Economia said on Wednesday.

22/10/2009

Egypt Plans Sugar Investments in 2009/10 Cairo, Oct 21 - Egypt's state-owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) will spend 483 million Egyptian pounds ($88 million) on investments in 2009/10, mostly in the sugar sector, Al-Mal newspaper reported on Wednesday.

22/10/2009

Lonza Acquires Stake in Cilian AG Basel, Switzerland and Münster, Germany, 22 October 2009 – Lonza announced today that it has signed an investment agreement, including a right of first refusal for the commercial production of products, with Cilian AG.
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22/10/2009

News Articles for 21 October 2009 21/10/2009

India Sees Its Sugar Output Surging in 2010/11 Sao Paulo, Oct 20 - Domestic sugar deficits in India should end in the 2010/11 Oct-Sept crop year and the world's No. 2 producer after Brazil should resume exporting if conditions are right, an Indian government official said on Tuesday.

21/10/2009

Global Sugar Deficit to End in 2010/11 Sao Paulo, Oct 20 - Lausanne-based consultancy Kingsman said on Tuesday it expects to see the global sugar deficit end in 2010/11 and supply to be balanced or move into surplus as more marginal producers boost output due to strong international prices for the sweetener.

21/10/2009

France: Naturex Sees Q3 Revenue up 3.9% Avignon - October 20, 2009 - Revenues for Naturex amounted to Euro 77.3 million at the end of September 2009, up 10.2% on the same period one year earlier.

21/10/2009

News Articles for 20 October 2009 20/10/2009

Mane Argentina and Fritzsche in Flavour Design R&D Patnership 20 October 2009 - Mane Argentina and Fritzsche announce integration partnership creating a new R&D and manufacturing platform by bringing synergistic flavor design and technological expertise.

20/10/2009

Germany: K+S Kali Invests 28 Mln Euro in Food-Grade Potassium Chloride Production 20 October 2009 - German K+S KALI GmbH, one of the world's leading potassium mining companies, has recently started the production of food-grade potassium chloride at its Zielitz site.

20/10/2009

India Sugar Sector Decontrol Unlikely in 2009/10 Mumbai, Oct 20 - India is unlikely to hasten reforms in the sugar sector in the world's biggest consumer, where sugar is a politically sesitive commodity, in the second year when supplies are set to fall sharply short of consumption.

20/10/2009

Vietnam's Rice Exports Hit Record 6 mln Tons Hanoi, Oct 20 - Vietnam, the world's second-biggest rice exporter, has reached its annual rice export target with contracts to ship a record 6 million tonnes, the government said on Tuesday.

20/10/2009

Thai Govt to Buy Rice Again to Shore Up Prices Bangkok, Oct 20 - Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, has renewed a scheme to buy rice directly from farmers in an effort to shore up prices during the harvest period, a deputy Thai prime minister said on Tuesday.

20/10/2009

Vietnam Coffee-Sales Slow, Harvest Peak in a Month Hanoi, Oct 20 - Coffee trading was slow as Vietnamese farmers were hesitant to unload new beans before price and weather outlooks become clear ahead of the harvest peak that starts late next month, traders said on Tuesday.

20/10/2009

News Articles for 19 October 2009 19/10/2009

Reforms Will Boost Australia's Dairy Export Industry Oct, 19 - Rudd Government reforms to Australia's dairy export system will cut red tape and help improve our market access in the United States and European Union.

19/10/2009

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