Hilary Osborne Friday June 8, 2007 Guardian Unlimited After several years of competing on price, high-street stores have gone green in their battle to attract parents looking to buy next year's school uniforms. A spokeswoman for M&S said that recycled polyester was hard to source and as a result prices for the clothes were "slightly higher" than for the rest of the retailer's school range. But last month, the production of Asda's sub- 10 uniform was called into question by anti-poverty...

Web Posted: 06/06/2007 08:06 PM CDT William Pack Express-News business writer In Atascosa County south of San Antonio, like other rural areas across Texas, the nation's accelerating appetite for renewable fuels is having a decided impact on what farmers grow. Web Posted: 06/06/2007 08:06 PM CDT William Pack Express-News business writer In Atascosa County south of San Antonio, like other rural areas across Texas, the nation's accelerating appetite for renewable fuels is having a decided...

He said the economy achieved history s second largest sugarcane production , history s biggest investment-to-GDP at 22 per cent and history s biggest foreign investment of six billion dollars. Shortfalls in manufacturing and cotton output targets, however, took some of the gloss off an otherwise encouraging performance, the survey said. The adviser said the international community had expressed confidence in Pakistan s economy by subscribing over three billion dollars as against $500...

The leading ginners sensing growing demand of cotton remained confident for upsurge in the prices especially in the fine cotton. The contaminated cotton was also available around Rs 2,550 per maund, but the buyers were in no mood to increase their desired price and remained interested in around Rs 2,500 per maund, he added. Brokers said the leading buyers bought quality lint on competitive rates in order to meet the orders and especially spinners consolidated their long positions during...

There was little or no relief to the cool, wet conditions across the state during the week ending June 3, and some areas experienced warmer temperatures during the first part of the week, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Texas Field Office, June 4. There was little or no relief to the cool, wet conditions across the state during the week ending June 3, and some areas experienced warmer temperatures during the first part of the week, according to the National...