Bio-crops under attack

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Genetically modified foods are under attack by militant activists who oppose the transfer of genes between organisms to improve crops. Militants have destroyed bio-crops, damaged vehicles and sprayed graffiti at research sites in Michigan, Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota, Vermont, Maine and California. Since Jul 1999, at least 18 attacks have been staged by militant groups, including Greenpeace.

Seeds NEC, Nursery and Floriculture Production, Seeds

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StarLink fiasco wreaks havoc in the heartland

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The controversy over the StarLink corn in the grain elevator in Arcadia, IA, has raised concerns among local growers of the bio-engineered corn, which is not approved for human consumption. Farmers, particulary in Iowa counties where large volumes of StarLink corn will be harvested in fall 2000, are worried that the issue could affect grain prices, spark lawsuits and greatly disrupt the nation's grain distribution system. To avoid these problems, Aventis CropScience, which developed the corn, has asked for a temporary federal approval to use the corn in food.

Corn Farming, Corn, Aventis CropScience

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Chiquita: controversial CEO

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Fruit marketer Chiquita Brands Inc of Cincinnati, OH, has been criticized as the main factor behind the costly trade war between the US and the European Union over bananas. Chiquita CEO Carl H Lindner has been reported to have financed both Republican and Democratic campaigns to gain support from the Congress and the Clinton administration to fight the EU's banana import system. Chiquita, once the top banana supplier to Europe, had lost more than 40% of its market in the region since the EU carved out quotas for European distributors in 1993.

Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming, Bananas, Chiquita Brands Inc.

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