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VANGUARDA AGRO WILL RECEIVED A FUND LAND |
| 31/10/2011 |
| Octaviano Pivetta wants to reach 500 000 hectares in five years: "We still have much room to grow in Brazil" (full text in Portuguese) |
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VANGUARDA AGRO WILL RECEIVED A FUND LAND |
| 31/10/2011 |
| Octaviano Pivetta wants to reach 500 000 hectares in five years: "We still have much room to grow in Brazil" (full text in Portuguese) |
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tiem to grow is not now - Maggi said |
| 31/10/2011 |
| we are always ready to expand, but at this time was difficult because land prices are too high ... Maggi said, until recently the world's largest producer of soybeans (full text in Portuguese) |
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TIME TO GROW IS NOT NOW - MAGGI SAID |
| 31/10/2011 |
| we are always ready to expand, but at this time was difficult because land prices are too high ... Maggi said, until recently the world's largest producer of soybeans (full text in Portuguese) |
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United States promote March for labeling of GM food and products GM |
| 16/10/2011 |
| Most Americans agree we have a right to know whats in our food, and a right to choose safe, healthy food for our families and ourselves. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Dutch city of Nijmegen announces GMO free status |
| 14/10/2011 |
| On October 10, 2011, the municipality of Nijmegen, a town in the east of the Netherlands, send a letter to the Ministries of Infrastructure and Environment and of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, to announce that Nijmegen wants to be a GMO free. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Report Slams Natural Cereal Marketing |
| 13/10/2011 |
| The non-profit Cornucopia Institute has accused Kelloggs, PepsiCo and Whole Foods of abusive marketing practices, saying the companies label cereals as natural even though the foods contain toxic agrichemicals and genetically modified organisms. (full text in Portuguese) |
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The ABRANGE article: Brazil should follow the example of China |
| 11/10/2011 |
| At the end of September this year, the world's most populous nation - China - announced a ban on the planting of transgenic rice and wheat, as Mr. interview. Ricardo Sousa - Executive Director of Abrange. (full text in Portuguese) |
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"Shan Song" Express Confidence in the Prospect of Non-Genetically Modified Foods |
| 6/10/2011 |
| So far, genetically modified foods (GM foods) have not been recognized by experts as safe & healthy foods. Thus, people gradually turn to non-GM foods. Maybe thats the reason why the demand for our non-GM soybean proteins increased sharply in these days. Mr. Wu said, Besides, our non-GM soybean proteins really are the best. (full text in Portuguese) |
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"Shan Song" Express Confidence in the Prospect of Non-Genetically Modified Foods |
| 6/10/2011 |
| So far, genetically modified foods (GM foods) have not been recognized by experts as safe & healthy foods. Thus, people gradually turn to non-GM foods. Maybe thats the reason why the demand for our non-GM soybean proteins increased sharply in these days. Mr. Wu said, Besides, our non-GM soybean proteins really are the best. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Swiss non-GM soybeans gets boost from researchers |
| 5/10/2011 |
| GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Switzerlands fight to maintain non-genetically modified (GM) crops in the face of a larger pool of world GM seeds has been given a boost by researchers at the ACW (Agroscope Changins-Wdenswil) federal research station. Two new hybr (full text in Portuguese) |
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ABRANGE SHOW BRAZILIAN ESTIIMATE PLANTING AND PRODUCTION OF NON GMO GRAIN |
| 9/5/2011 |
| Aiming to inform the agribusiness sector and also the consumer market of grains, and seeds derived from non-GM in Brazil, the covers are presenting their latest survey of crop. (full text in Portuguese) |
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| 7/2/2011 |
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GMO Free - the success of the old conventional soybeans |
| 1/2/2011 |
| Once again the creativity of our agribusinesses passes over the difficulties of infrastructure, lack of funding, exchange perverse. Example to be copied and followed, showing that sometimes the old is new outfit that is (full text in Portuguese) |
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Soybean: the option is Non GMO |
| 30/1/2011 |
| The NGMO soybeans, which is considered healthy for human consumption, returns to arouse the interest of producers of Mato Grosso.
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| 17/1/2011 |
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| 7/1/2011 |
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Change in the GMO monitoring rules looses momentum again |
| 19/3/2010 |
| Changes in the rules for monitoring of genetically modified organisms in the country will be made more cautiously by the National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio). (full text in Portuguese) |
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Bt cotton ineffective against pest in parts of Gujarat, admits Monsant |
| 18/3/2010 |
| For the first time anywhere in the world, biotech agriculture giant Monsanto has admitted that insects have developed resistance to its Bt cotton crop. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Sectorial Chamber of Corn discusses the segregation of non-GMO grains |
| 17/3/2010 |
| At the last meeting of the Brazilian Chamber of Corn, it was proposed to gather information about the production of non-transgenic corn in the State of Sao Paulo, in order to organize the production system. (full text in Portuguese) |
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No for GMO Soy |
| 12/3/2010 |
| European Union still says no for GMO Soy imports (full text in Portuguese) |
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A laboratory from Campinas analyzes soy production for exportation |
| 4/3/2010 |
| The Biological Institute IB / APTA, the Department of Agriculture and Food Supply of São Paulo, started in February tests in soybeans for the first shipments from the port of Itacoatiara (Amazonas), heading to Saint Petersburg in Russia. (full text in Portuguese) |
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First 2010 meeting - ABNT Commission for NGMO Grain Studies |
| 2/3/2010 |
| Invitation to the first meeting of the Commission for studies for the development of technical standards for non-transgenic grains. This invitation is extended to those interested in all parts of the production of soybeans in Brazil. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Brazil exports 28 times more than its former competitor |
| 2/3/2010 |
| Growing at a rapid pace and unable to reach self-sufficiency in food production, China has become one of the reasons of the expansion of agribusiness in Brazil. Instead of being a Competitor, China became the main trading partner of Brazil. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Production Costs for Second Crop of Maize 2010: GMO x NGMO |
| 24/2/2010 |
| In order to help making decisions and planning for the next off-season, the MS Foundation conducted a survey of the production costs of GMO and NGMO Maize for 2010. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Amaggi intends to increase its exports in 15% in 2010 |
| 23/2/2010 |
| if the forecasts are correct, this year the exports of the trading can reach U.S. $ 1.614 billion (full text in Portuguese) |
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Crops threatened by weeds |
| 22/2/2010 |
| Herbicides are losing the war against weeds in Brazil, some species have developed resistance to chemicals (full text in Portuguese) |
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Crop rotation as a solution |
| 19/2/2010 |
| Despite the seriousness of the threat of weeds, Brazil, according to participants of the 1st Pan American Conference on the resistance of weeds, has the advantage of the diversity climate that allows up to three crops per year. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Sorriso: Cost of conventional soybeans is lower than that of GM seeds |
| 18/2/2010 |
| In the 2008/09 harvest, the weed control in the conventional production system was cheaper than in the GM production in the major soybean growing regions of Brazil. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Medo de alimentos Frankestein mantém Transgênicos fora da Europa |
| 17/2/2010 |
| The last survey conducted by the European Union on public acceptance of GMOs, in 2006, showed that while many had faith in biotechnology, few had an appetite for food made from genetically modified organisms. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Biodiversity: India says no to GM eggplant |
| 12/2/2010 |
| The decision by the Minister for environment of India to ban the cultivation of transgenic eggplant, saved this country from an agricultural disaster in biodiversity, according to activists and experts in food safety. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Swedish journalists visiting GMO free crops in Brazil |
| 11/2/2010 |
| In January, 2010, Brazil received the visit of journalists from Sweden, representing the Sveriges Radio. Daniel hman and Malin Olofsson came to the country to learn more about the production of Gmo-Free Soy. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Alert for Transgenic Maize producers |
| 11/2/2010 |
| The Ministry of Agriculture will monitor compliance with the law that determines the coexistence of transgenic corn (Bt) with Non-GMO. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Camex evaluates "war behind the scenes" due to import of glyphosate |
| 10/2/2010 |
| The seven ministers of Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) must resolve in their regular monthly meeting, a war waged behind the scenes between representatives of farmers and the multinational Monsanto. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Federal Court requires labeling of products containing GMOs |
| 9/2/2010 |
| Federal court of Piauí requires the labeling of GM food regardless of the quantity of GMOs in the composition. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Rejection of GMO Soy increases the value of NON GMO Soy |
| 8/2/2010 |
| Following the position of consumers, importers are rejecting GM crops and the situation reflects in the commerce of soy in Brazil. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Brazil has 3.5 million hectares infested with horseweed |
| 5/2/2010 |
| The proliferation of horseweed may be due to the resistance to glyphosate in Parana and Rio Grande do Sul, the a plant has significantly increased its spread in the last 3 years. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Abrange and ABNT organized a meeting in order to create rules for NGMO |
| 4/2/2010 |
| ABNT and Abrange held today the first meeting for the installation of the Technical Committee to define the rules for the production of non-genetically modified grain. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Resistence will not uphold technology |
| 27/1/2010 |
| Weeds resistant to glyphosate may uphold the expansion of genetically modified soy (GM), but should not derail the RR technology, developed by Monsanto. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non GMO Milk in the German Market |
| 26/1/2010 |
| German Farmers start producing Non-GMO Milk. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Pesticide Industry may grow up 10% this year |
| 22/1/2010 |
| The industry of pestycides may grow from 5% to 10% in 2010, supported by the expansion of sales for soybeans and sugar cane. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Soy Genome: It will be easier to modify the plant |
| 15/1/2010 |
| According to the authors of the project, it will be possible to develop stronger varieties. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Discount Retailer from Germany launches GMO-free regional products |
| 14/1/2010 |
| Lidl launches GMO-free dairy products next week. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Discount Retailer from Germany launches GMO-free regional products |
| 14/1/2010 |
| Lidl launches non-GMO regional dairy products next week. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Weed Infestation |
| 6/1/2010 |
| Farmers in Ontario are concerned with the advancement of a species of Conyza, an invasive plant that competes for light and nutrients with soybeans and is resistant to a group of herbicides. (full text in Portuguese) |
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More than half of Americans won't buy GM foods |
| 4/1/2010 |
| According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans say they won't buy food that has been genetically modified. (full text in Portuguese) |
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GMO Soybeans may reach up to 67% of Brazis production |
| 22/12/2009 |
| Expansion of 10% is estimated by industry, conventional soybeans producers expect 56,5%. (full text in Portuguese) |
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GMO Labelling: Claiming for information |
| 18/12/2009 |
| Interview with Andrea Salazar, a consultant of the Brazilian Consumer Defense (Idec) on the importance of labeling of GMOs. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Brazil is expected to grow 72% of non gmo in the summer of 09/10 |
| 14/12/2009 |
| Based on Conab data, Abrange estimates that Brazil has a great opportunity to supply non-transgenic corn in the summer season of 2009/10, mainly in areas of low to medium investment. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Kanematsu increases non GMO soy purchases to export |
| 14/12/2009 |
| The biggest soy importer of Japan intends to increase its sales by 67% in 3 years. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Paths to sustaintability |
| 11/12/2009 |
| Abrange participates in international events about sustentability. (full text in Portuguese) |
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According to IMEA Non GMO soy costs are better than GMO |
| 9/12/2009 |
| According to IMEA, the costs for Non GMO soy are better than GMO. On average, GMO costs are R$ 81,27 higher than non GMO. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Exchange Rate Cuts Into Brazilian Farmers Income |
| 9/12/2009 |
| Since soybean prices are set in U.S. dollars, the growth in the strength of the Brazilian real to historically-high levels will hurt Agricultures efforts to turn a profit throughout 2010. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non-GMO soy accounts for 43% of Brazils production |
| 8/12/2009 |
| Acoording to Abrange, Non GMO soy accounts for 43% of Brazils production. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Aprosoja officially launches Beneficent Agribusiness Project |
| 8/12/2009 |
| Aprosoja launched in November 30th, the Beneficent Agribusiness Project, which consists of the donation of soy milk for more than 30 thousands children and 1 thousand elders in Mato Grosso. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Consumers want better GM labelling |
| 7/12/2009 |
| Consumers think that current labelling regulation for genetically modified (GM) foods is inadequate, according to a new report from the UKs Food Standards Agency (FSA). (full text in Portuguese) |
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Soy production costs show the advantage of non-gmo crops |
| 3/12/2009 |
| Lower prices for glyphosate herbicides do not offset the higher the increase in the prices of GM seeds. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Higher GMO prices |
| 1/12/2009 |
| GM soy and maize are more expensive for producers. The explanation would be the better results of the GM production. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non-gmo grains aim the foreign market |
| 1/12/2009 |
| The non-gmo market represents a great opportunity for Brazilian grain producers. (full text in Portuguese) |
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France defines GMO-free labelling threshold |
| 30/11/2009 |
| Until recently, there was only regulation for the mandatory GM Label in Europe, but now France has defined some rules for voluntary GMO-free labelling system. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non GMO Soy production cost are better than GMO |
| 30/11/2009 |
| According to the costs estimated by Embrapa/Dourados for the 2009/2010 crop, the Non GMO Soy production costs are still better than GMOs. (NonGMO costs are R$57,77 lower than GMO per hectare) (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non-Biotech: A value added |
| 17/11/2009 |
| Article about the Non-biotech grain market, by Mr. César Borges de Souza, president of Abrange (Brazilian non biotech producers Association. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Greenhouse gases reduction target will cost R$10 billion for producers |
| 17/11/2009 |
| The greenhouse gases reduction target for the sector was defined by the government and goes from 4,9% up to 6,1% until 2020. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Land owners may join the MT Legal Program from this Tuesday on |
| 17/11/2009 |
| The MT Legal program begins and its objective is the regularization of lands and other natural resources. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Partido Verde rejects law project that removes GM labels |
| 12/11/2009 |
| Partido Verde announced on Wednesday (4th) their insatisfaction with the Law Project that removes the GM label from products with genetically modified ingredients. (full text in Portuguese) |
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The danger of GM foods in Brazil |
| 11/11/2009 |
| The distance between conventional and transgenic crops was the subject of the lecture "The Invasion of GMO: the role of scientists and society", which took place on 11/11/2009. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Global corn production falls, creating opportunities for Brazil |
| 11/11/2009 |
| The reduction of the corn production in some major corn producing countries opens space for Brazilian producion. (full text in Portuguese) |
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ABRANGE in Exposustentat |
| 3/11/2009 |
| Summary of the associations particiapation in the event (full text in Portuguese) |
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Brazilian agribusiness loses the mentor of Fundação MT |
| 26/10/2009 |
| It is with regret that the Fundação MT announced the death of the chief superintendent of the institution, Dario Minoru Hiromoto. (full text in Portuguese) |
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ExpoSustentat |
| 26/10/2009 |
| The 5th edition of the main international event on sustainability in Latin America is going to have the participation of ABRANGE (full text in Portuguese) |
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Non-GMO certification |
| 5/10/2009 |
| One decade of Cert IDs Non-GMO certification success story provides basis for European GMO-free claims. (full text in Portuguese) |
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GM Label may change |
| 18/9/2009 |
| New Law project intends to eliminate the GM labels (full text in Portuguese) |
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Brazilian Congress sees decrease in the fight against piracy |
| 4/9/2009 |
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Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? |
| 3/9/2009 |
| Scientists must ask corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops. (full text in Portuguese) |
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The state of PR concludes that the transgenic control does not work |
| 19/8/2009 |
| A states survey confirms that the GM corn contaminated other plantings. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Monsantos seed price will increase up to 42% |
| 14/8/2009 |
| Monsanto Co., the worlds largest seed producer, wants to charge up to 42% more for their genetically modified seeds in the next year. (full text in Portuguese) |
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2009/2010 crop: the supply of GM cultivars of corn increases |
| 14/8/2009 |
| On the eve of the planting season, the Brazilian farmer is going to have lots of options to choose in the seeds market of corn: there are 325 conventional cultivars and 104 genetically modified. (full text in Portuguese) |
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And the profits have dropped... |
| 9/8/2009 |
| Who would say: the gains made with genetically modified soy are now lower than those offered by the conventional grain. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Farmers Day |
| 28/7/2009 |
| A special message from ABRANGE. (full text in Portuguese) |
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The production cost of non-GM corn was R$ 42.25 lower |
| 21/7/2009 |
| In the last two harvests (08/09), the non-GM corn production cost was, on average, R$ 6.83/ha and R$ 42.25/ha, respectively, cheaper than the GM corn. (full text in Portuguese) |
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I Roadshow ABRANGE Mato Grosso. Brazil |
| 16/7/2009 |
| 400 people attended the event in the state of MT (Brazil) to discuss the non-GMO grain market. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Implications of asynchronous approval of GMOs for international trade |
| 14/7/2009 |
| The global pipeline of new GM crops (full text in Portuguese) |
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Cooperative studies payment of a "bonus" to the producers |
| 13/7/2009 |
| The project will monitor from the seed to the harvest (full text in Portuguese) |
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André Maggi Group acquires 51% of Denofa |
| 13/7/2009 |
| With the deal closed last friday André Maggi Group became the majority shareholder of the Norwegian company. (full text in Portuguese) |
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IMEA publishes the soybean production cost, 2009/2010 harvest |
| 26/6/2009 |
| The production cost of non-GMO soy remains lower in the state of Mato Grosso. (full text in Portuguese) |
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GM Soybeans produce 9% less |
| 18/6/2009 |
| A study made by the Fundação Pró-Sementes shows that the non-GM soybeans were more productive in the state of RS. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Tribute to Abrange |
| 19/5/2009 |
| The president of Abrange received new soybean samples during the V Brazilian Soy Congress and Mercosoja 2009. (full text in Portuguese) |
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CTNBio postpones the decision about genetically modified rice |
| 5/5/2009 |
| In session in the MCT, the organization decides to postpone the voting to the second semester of this year. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Genetically modified soy production cost is higher in MT |
| 5/5/2009 |
| According to a study by Abrange, based on the Conab report, the cost of conventional soy production was lower than the cost of genetically modified soy production in Mato Grosso. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Prize for conventional soy comes to R$2,00 |
| 5/5/2009 |
| Several cooperatives of the State of Parana are paying a bonus to the conventional soy producer for the sack of the actual harvest. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Conventional soy makes its way into the USA |
| 5/5/2009 |
| Researchers, farmers, universities, and producers associations representatives estimate that the demand for conventional soy seeds might increase during this year in the USA. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Labeling rules to OGMs are increasingly rigid in Europe |
| 5/5/2009 |
| France adopts seal to meat, milk and derivatives produced from animals that are fed with non genetically modified animal feed. (full text in Portuguese) |
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GM Soybeans finds resistance from the producers in Mato Grosso |
| 19/3/2009 |
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Winter Corn Crop may frustrate expectations |
| 29/1/2009 |
| The prospects of increased acreage and investments in technology may be a bit frustrating in the next winter crop of corn in Brazil. (full text in Portuguese) |
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Weed Infestation |
| 6/1/2009 |
| Farmers in Ontario are concerned with the advancement of a species of Conyza, an invasive plant that competes for light and nutrients with soybeans and is resistant to a group of herbicides. (full text in Portuguese) |
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