Monsanto to resume development of GM wheat An agreement between Australian, U.S. and Canadian wheat groups to jointly introduce genetically-modified varieties of wheat when available lead Monsanto to renew efforts to develop a biotech wheat product, as reported in ABC Rural. Supplementing poultry diets with fish waste Does anyone have any research or information on the benefits of adding fish waste? Check out AnimalAgNet's Poultry Nutrition group and join the conversation. European grain production expected to decline Farmers in Europe are forced to grow less grain this year due to low cereal prices. AWB closes Brazilian operations Agribusiness company AWB is closing down its Brazilian operations, and will lose between $55 million to $65 million in the process. EPA urged to reject ethanol petition The American Meat Institute and National Turkey Federation urged the Environmental Protection Agency to reject the petition that will allow blends of more than 10% ethanol in gasoline. Mexico imports $22 million of US sorghum According to the U.S. Grains Council senior director of international operations for Rest of the World, the sale of $22 million worth of U.S. sorghum to Mexico in three months would not have happened without the investments of Council members. Vietnam MARD requests feed tax removal The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam has asked the Finance Ministry to remove the 5% value added tax on livestock feed. POET, Perdue AgriBusiness sign partnership deal Perdue AgriBusiness and POET have formed a partnership for the promotion of POET's Dakota Gold BPX premium distillers grains product line in domestic and international feed markets. Philippine feed mill to expand Western Feed Mill's expansion project has received tax incentives and other perks from the Philippine Board of Investments. Bunge second quarter earnings drop Bunge has seen its overall net profits drop 58% in the second quarter this year compared with 2008. AFIA launches new Web site The American Feed Industry Association launched a new Web site that provides details about the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program for mills and other facilities that produce livestock feed, petfood and related ingredients. For the latest news updates, follow us on Twitter!

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