ROME - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- International ocean freight rate levels opened 2005 on an easier note, with rates for most vessel types dropping below their November and December highs, according to comments from the International Grains Council (IGC) contained in this month's food outlook report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TORONTO - Apr 7/05 - SNS -- CN Rail is baffled by criticism of its service levels by the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), arguing it is doing a solid job of meeting customer shipping orders for grain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending March 30 increased from the previous week, ending two weeks of declining activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Shipments of grain through Atlantic ports in the United States are up sharply from last year, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

HARARE - Apr 11/05 - IRIN -- Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for yet another year of food shortages as adverse weather conditions take a heavy toll on crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- A recent study prepared for the Dairy Farmers of Canada argues Canadian negotiators must link reductions in subsidies with reductions in import duties so as not to perpetuate existing trade imbalances. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KIGALI - Apr 14/05 - IRIN -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank announced on Wednesday the cancellations of a US $1.4-billion debt owed by Rwanda, under their Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, designed to ease excessive debt burdens stifling growth in the developing world. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Despite the fact that agricultural productivity is having trouble keeping up with population growth in many developing countries, the FAO told the 19th session of its Committee on Agriculture that expanding the role of bioenergy will "eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and ensure environmental sustainability". . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Strong bulk ocean freight rates has increased orders for new vessels and contributed to container shortages as exporters seek alternative shipping methods for smaller lots, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 6 slipped from the previous week, offsetting part of the previous week's gains, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Incidences of food borne illness have declined in the United States, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Apr 18/05 - SNS -- The European Union published a list of 26 genetically modified (GMO) products which can legally be sold in the EU. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Programme believes roughly 350,000 children under five years-old in the West African state of Niger could be suffering from malnutrition. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ISLAMABAD - Apr 21/05 - IRIN -- With the country fast heading towards a water-deficient status, experts at a workshop in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, this week emphasized the need to educate the public about the natural water shortages and efficient management of available water both for household and irrigation purposes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 13 inched ahead of the previous week, for a third week of increased activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Food aid for Kenya will need to be expanded to cover another two million people through August, warns the United Nations World Food Programme, particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands in the northern and eastern parts of the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/05 - SNS -- The number of carloads of grains and oilseeds delivered to U.S. ports for the week ending April 20 declined, ending three weeks of increased activity, according to the USDA's Transportation and Marketing Programs/Transportation Services Branch weekly Grain Transportation Report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

DJIBOUTI - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The United Nations World Food Program warns an estimated 30,000 people in Djibouti face serious food shortages following three years of poor rains. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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