In 2005, Texas companies and their employees sold products to more than 215 foreign countries, the study said, with Mexico being the top export market, followed by Canada and China. In addition, the state is the nation's third-largest exporter of agricultural products -- valued at $3. The association also found that the lowering of foreign trade barriers since the early 1990s has boosted exports and jobs tied to trade. The study also said Texas companies' exports have increased nearly 238...

KARACHI: Leading trendsetters at the Karachi cotton market remained to the sidelines while small ginners sold their lots on spinners asking prices. Traders said around 3,000 bales changed hands while fine quality cotton fetched slightly higher price around Rs 2,720 per maund. A senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani said, the mirpurkhas administration has set up emergency centers in every union council in order to save the cotton crop from attack of mealy bug. Spinners are well aware that ginners...

Have these results according to your company statement come on the back of another challenging year for agriculture? It can t have been too challenging if you deliver a 65. And what we want to do is we want to investigate the possibility of listing them separately, given the fact that Rainbow has now exited the listed market. Jeff Wright: You must remember that we came off a bit of a low base in the previous year, but yes, the results are really good in light of what is currently happening...

And then there is no increase in the market price of the produce. Cotton failures and farmer suicides and to find out the extent of illegal cotton seed trading, the extent of non performance of Bt, the effect on pesticide use and more. It can be clearly seen that biotechnology in the field of agriculture has been applied in the most experimental way in India. Introduction of genetic modification in rice, specifically in Basmati, as has been proposed by our Department of Bio Technology is...

By Field Maloney Posted Friday, March 17, 2006, at 1:34 PM ET A scene from Whole Foods groceryIt's hard to find fault with Whole Foods, the haute-crunchy supermarket chain that has made a fortune by transforming grocery shopping into a bright and shiny, progressive experience. By Field Maloney Posted Friday, March 17, 2006, at 1:34 PM ET A scene from Whole Foods groceryIt's hard to find fault with Whole Foods, the haute-crunchy supermarket chain that has made a fortune by transforming...