VANCOUVER - Oct 5/04 - SNS -- The union representing Canada Customs, some Canadian Grain Commission employees and other federal government employees in Canada are in a position to launch a national strike one minute after midnight on October 7. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW DELHI - Oct 8/04 - SNS -- Agricultural subsidies need to be completely eliminated in developed countries such as the United States, European Union member states, and Canada before they demand access to markets in developing countries like India, argues Shri Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Commerce & Industry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/04 - SNS -- Production of hay other than alfalfa is forecast at 88.5 million tons, up 5% from August and up 10% from 2003, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Oct 12/04 - SNS -- Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures in the United States this year is projected at 77.4 million tons, virtually unchanged from the August forecast but up 1% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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ROME - Oct 13/04 - SNS -- Locust swarms are again moving across the Sahelian countries of West Africa and the campaign to control them is entering a critical phase, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Oct 14/04 - SNS -- Additional food aid pledges are needed to offset a rising shortfall in Kenya, where an estimated 2.3 million people in 26 districts are facing severe food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) reported this week. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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ADDIS ABABA - Oct 21/04 - IRIN -- Panic is beginning to set in among drought-hit families in Somali region, where poor rains have exacerbated water shortages, the government and aid organizations said on Wednesday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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OTTAWA - Oct 27/04 - SNS -- The volume of freight carried by Canadian railways increased 1.3% in August to 21.9 million metric tons (MT) of freight, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Oct 27/04 - SNS -- The European Commission has allocated Euro 12.5 million in humanitarian aid to four African nations, including Eritrea (Euro 1 million), Ethiopia (Euro 6.5 million), Kenya (Euro 3.85 million) and Somalia (Euro 1.15 million). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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