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US Expects Bigger Corn Crop to Ease Food Inflation

Mar 31st 2011 – 9:22AM

ST. LOUIS -- U.S. farmers are expected to boost the size of this year's corn crop, potentially easing global food inflation. The Agriculture Department reports that farmers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn this spring, a 5 percent increase over last year. That would make it the second-biggest corn crop since...

Hungry for Genetically Engineered Fish?

By Andrew SchneiderAug 5th 2010 – 6:31AM
AquaBounty / MCT

AquaBounty / MCT

(Aug. 4) -- A major U.S. fish research company has tampered with the DNA of Atlantic salmon by adding a quick-growth gene that allows the fish to eat year-around and grow more quickly. And the Food and Drug Administration is about to allow these genetically engineered salmon to head to market, the company says. But food...

Topic Menu at Food Tech Expo: Simple, Healthy, Generic

By Andrew SchneiderJul 27th 2010 – 10:04AM
Andrew Schnieder, AOL News

Andrew Schnieder, AOL News

(July 26) -- More than 20,000 superfoodies gathered at the Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo last week in Chicago to chew on Pretzel M&Ms, generic brands, food in a war zone and more. They weren't typical yuppie home cooks or would-be gourmets. Instead, the conference convened most of the...

Background on Food industry

The food industry is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population.

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