The government will appoint a new board to the authority, ending an interim arrangement that gave the agriculture minister control over wheat exports, the report said. Standard & Poor's 500 Index surge to its highest in more than six years after saying revenue grew the fastest in almost three years. the company increased third- quarter revenue 8.8 percent after winning supermarket sales from rival Coles Group ltd. The shares have gained 9.2 percent in. The index's 14-day relative strength...

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Providing compelling evidence that global warming is accelerating, scientists announced Thursday that this winter was the hottest on record and that surface temperatures around the world have been increasing at three times the rate they were prior to 1976. Providing compelling evidence that global warming is accelerating, scientists announced Thursday that this winter was the hottest on record and that surface temperatures around the world have been increasing at three times the rate they...

The very earliest morning futures calls are corn down 5-7 cents, soybeans are called down 4 to 7 cents and wheat futures are called down 2 to 4 cents. China Dalian Exchange soybean oil and non GMO soybeans close higher, while soybeans, corn and soybean meal futures close lower. Malaysian Palm oil futures closed up 550, reaches 8 year high on active exports and hope that India will buy soon. Weather forecast for much of the Midwest suggest net drying. Allendale Early Calls: Light Cattle...

A call for simplifying food 'health' labels - Newsday.com. April 17, 2007 For the nutritionally conscious food shopper, a stroll down the supermarket aisle has become the visual equivalent of a frenetic day at the carnival: With each visit, new nutritional claims leap from boxes and packaging to hawk products' healthful attributes, a cacophony of urgent and eye-catching messages. April 17, 2007 For the nutritionally conscious food shopper, a stroll down the supermarket aisle has become the...