ANKARA - May 3/06 - IRIN -- Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains have damaged farmlands and infrastructure in southern Tajikistan, the country's emergencies ministry said on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - May 3/06 - SNS -- Threats of military incursions by Sudan into Chad to attack Sudanese who have fled genocidal activities in Darfur by Sudanese military units and government-backed Arab gangs is worsening the food crisis for some 70,000 people who have either fled the continuous armed incursions in the east of the country or are resident there, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Maty 4/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 26 rose, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KATHMANDU - May 8/06 - IRIN -- International development agencies in Nepal are seriously concerned about an acute food shortage in several hill and mountain districts in the western region of the Himalayan kingdom. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - May 9/06 - SNS -- The Farmer Rail Car Coalition (FRCC) blasted the federal government;s decision to retain ownership of the government hopper fleet instead of selling it to a farmer coalition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 9/06 - SNS -- Grass seed production in Denmark jumped from 88,000 metric tons (MT) in 2004 to 106,829 MT last year on account of increased plantings and superior red fescue yields. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 11/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending May 3 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 12/06 - SNS -- All hay stored on farms in the United States on May 1, 2006 totaled 21.3 million tons, down 23% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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WASHINGTON - May 18/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending May 10 fell, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 25/06 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending May 10 inched up, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - May 31/06 - IRIN -- Most areas of Djibouti have received heavy rains, but there is a high risk that the upcoming dry season will destroy the green pasture and create possible food shortages. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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