Argentine farmers end strike

After 16 days, Argentina's farmers have ended their strike against export tax hikes and have opened up the floor for dialogue."The country's four big farming organizations-enterprises, Argentine Rural Society (SRA), Coninagro, Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA) and...

News Focus : World recession blamed for basic commodity price hikes

"Indonesian consumers are `crying` over the sky-rocketing of principal commodity prices at home amid warnings by observers that a world economic recession this year will affect many parts of the world, including Indonesia. The prices of basic commodities such as rice, wheat...

News Focus: People lamenting soaring soybean price

"People in Indonesia today can hardly find fermented soybean cake, locally known as tempe, in the markets as the price of soybean, the main ingredient in the traditional food, has increased to an unprecedented level.Tempe is a food popular mainly among the common or...

Indonesia mulls fixing soybean prices - official

"Baran Wirawan, a food crop expert who held talks with soybean importers, said the government had not decided on the exact price, but it could be between 5,500-6,000 rupiah a kilogram."The government may impose a price reference for soybean in the domestic market....

Indonesia to boost soybean output to 900,000 tonnes

"Indonesia plans to boost domestic soybean output to 900,000 tonnes this year to reduce dependence on imports as soaring prices have hurt the local food industry, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said on Tuesday."We will distribute good-quality soybean seedlings for...

Soy is making kids 'gay'

"There's a slow poison out there that's severely damaging our children and threatening to tear apart our culture. The ironic part is, it's a "health food," one of our most popular. Now, I'm a health-food guy, a fanatic who seldom allows anything into his kitchen unless it's...