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DuPont Co. (DD) pushed back its timelines for the North American release of its Optimum GAT corn and soybean seeds, which have a special herbicide tolerance and provide high yields, though one analyst suggested the impact on the chemical giant will be muted in the short term as the technology wasn’t expected to be meaningful
for a number of years.

Farming practices that capture carbon and store it in agricultural soils offer some of the most promising options for early and cost-effective action on climate change in developing countries, while contributing to food security, FAO said in a policy brief prepared for the Copenhagen summit. Yet agriculture has been largely excluded from the main climate financing mechanisms under discussion in Denmark, the agency said.

As of November 25, the Crimea sowed winter crops throughout the area of 610 thsd ha, or 92% from the planned areas.

From the beginning of the current MY (July 2009 – June 2010), and as of November 30, 2010, Ukraine exported 11.3 mln tonnes of grains, an increase of 7% compared to the same date of 2008, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.