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Starch ItalicsStarch Industry OverviewMarch/ April 2013
Starch ItalicsFOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS REVIEW
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Crops and GrainsPg1 Romania’s 2012 grain production
down 39% year over yearDon't look for cheaper food yet, evenas grain prices drop
Pg2 Cold curbs potential for EU grain,oilseed crops
Pg4 French grain yields risk 5-6 % cut ifcold snap lasts
Pg5 UkrAgroConsult cuts Ukraine’s2013 grain crop forecast
Pg6 EU grains unscathed from winter,yields to rise-crop monitor
Pg7 Wheat price tipped to ease as cropsrise
Starch & DerivativesPg7 Enzymes turn inedible waste plant
material into food and fuelPg8 Potato starch paper marks curious
entry into marketPg9 Government awards more than
USD 4 mio to environmentalprojects
Pg10 Inventor makes new products fromTayto starch
Pg11 Steps suggested to prevent miteattack on tapioca
Pg12 USD 4 mio of government fundingfor waste minimisation
Pg13 Scientists conclude no significantmetabolic difference betweenconsuming High Fructose CornSyrup and Sugar
Pg15 Corn and soybean prices haveopposite effect on fertilizer, foodcompany stocksCookies and cream biscuitscornering market share from Glucose
Company News
Pg16 Emsland Group to acquire dehymanufacturer MecklenburgerKartoffelveredlung GmbH
Pg19 Biofutures acquires Malaysianbiofuels firm
Pg20 extreme biodiesel enters negotiationsfor acquisition of noteworthy oilrecycling company, Prometheanbiofuels
Pg23 Ayensu starch factory resumesproduction
Biofuels
Pg24 TMO collaborates with Usina SantaMaria to develop ethanol plant inBrazil
Pg25 U.S. ethanol exports down, whilemaintaining net exporter title
Pg26 EU Environment Ministers favorbiofuels industry over people andplanet
Pg27 Insight: how will biofuels changeland use?
Pg28 High corn prices and droppingdemand are eating away at thebiofuel industry
Pg29 Liquidators finalize ethanol plantsale
Pg30 Investment panel to take up 31oil,gas blocks in 2 weeks: MoilyFarmers Research Beet-BasedBiofuel
Pg31 Ethanol’s Enviro Benefits Keep onGrowing
Pg32 Adecoagro plans to profit fromsugar-to-ethanol swing
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Bioplastics
Pg33 Cardia Bioplastic’s Biohybridtechnology used in doggie wastebagsSpanish project looks at biopackaging for fish
Pg34 Bioplastics market to increase five-fold by 2016Trade group publishes land use datafor bioplastic feedstocks
Pg35 Green Dot acquires bioplasticbusiness
Pg36 Teijin enhances heat and impactresistance of its bioplastic
Regional Language News
China
Pg37 Early assessment of corn cornprices of corn futures corn pricetrend forecast
Pg40 Brazilian soybean exports, Chineseimporters or steering ArgentinaCFT 2013 domestic corn pricesaround the market summary
Brazilian News
Pg41 Cuts challenge ethanol industry
Portuguese
Pg45 With 6 mio t of soybeans, MSterminates record crop harvest
Pg46 USDA report shows increase in cornplanting intentions in the U.S.
Glossary
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