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James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Arctic Fisheries; Leading a Sustainability Effort is The USA, How Unique is That

August 21, 2009

U.S. approves Arctic fisheries plan | www.seafoodsource.com

The USA's Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke has approved the plan "that would prohibit an expansion of commercial fishing in the Arctic. Imagine any government taking this action prior to the fisheries being on the threshold of collapse. The plan is to put in place a sustainable program with controls to insure the health of the fisheries. The bell has sounded on our world's fisheries, and Commerce Secretary Locke has heard it.

James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Salmon For The Masses May Be Coming To An End

August 18, 2009

Chilean salmon industry plunges into an abyss of pesticides and antibiotics | www.grist.org

Salmon pricing continues to fall due to the lack of demand here in the States. We are seeing wild caught salmon now being used as fish food. This short lived trend will come to an end, as will the dominance of Chilean farmed raised salmon. These elements could be the early indicators that the farmed salmon industry, as we know it today, will be changing dramatically in the future.

Gary Drimmer, President

Gary DrimmerPresidentDrimmer & Associates International What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Sugar- Cosan A Big Winner: Who Else Wins and Who Loses?

August 16, 2009

Cosan sees sugar price firm for another crop | www.reuters.com

Cosan the largest sugar producer in Brazil is reporting record profits thanks to the jump in global sugar prices. Prices could remain near or above the current 28 year high into next year, helping sugar producers with good production as well as producers of HFCS, while hurting candy, beverage and food processors.

James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

USDA Organic Program; Fact or Fiction, NOP Certifications and Growing Concerns

August 14, 2009

Do You Still Trust USDA Organic | www.thedailygreen.com

The Washington Post's story on August 4th, as pointed out in the referenced article, about the National Organic Program (NOP) inconsistencies is troubling to an industry that has fought long and hard to achieve understanding and acceptance buy the consumers. This appears to be threatened by the very agency that was put in place to protect the label and monitor the USA's organically certified products.

Gary Drimmer, President

Gary DrimmerPresidentDrimmer & Associates International What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Bunge Makes Public Offering - No New Interest In Corn Products

August 12, 2009

Analysts say Bunge public offer could fund Corn Products buyout try, but odds are against it | finance.yahoo.com

Bunge Ltd. has announced a public offering of 10 million shares. Some media have immediately questioned if this could be preparation for a second attempt to acquire Corn Products International, even when the announcement states the funds are to be used to repay debt and for general corporate expenses.  Analysts, including this writer, agree that such a deal is not very likely at this time.

James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Our Growing Water Crisis, Follow Kraft Foods Lead

August 11, 2009

Kraft Foods Reduces Global Plant Water Use by More than 20% in Less than Three Years | www.flex-news-food.com

Kraft Foods has reduced their water use, internationally, by 21% over the past 3 years, they need to be commended and industry should take their lead and use it as an example to follow. The water crisis real and will be a critical issue that needs to be addressed now. As I wrote in March, "A situation, if left to its own devises, will make the oil issues we face small in comparison."

Gary Drimmer, President

Gary DrimmerPresidentDrimmer & Associates International What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Corn, Soybean, Palm Oil & Sugar Could Be Impacted By El Nino And/Or Early Frost

August 9, 2009

El Nino to Lift Palm Oil, Sugar Prices, Deutsche Says | www.bloomberg.com

Weather is always of concern to crops. This year the world is very susceptible to possible impact of an early frost in the corn and soybean growing regions, while palm and sugar crops could be impacted by a moderate to strong El Nino. Companies that would be impacted include ADM, Cargill, Bunge Ltd., Louis Dreyfus, Wilmar, Asian Agri, Sime Darby, Tate & Lyle, Corn Products International, Unilever, Mars, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Tyson, Biofuels Corporation, Neste Oil, IOI Group and BLD Plantation BHD.

James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

World Fisheries Headed in the Right Direction Hopefully

August 9, 2009

Study rebuffing '2048' collapse praised | www.seafoodsource.com

The latest analysis rebuffing the study of 2006 of our world fisheries and their ultimate collapse is not what it seems. But, it may cause the direction of the recovery and management of our seas fish population to reverse all the good practices that have been put into place. The study is good news, lets hope its ultimate interpretation is helpful not harmful.

Joe Victor, Vice President

Joe VictorVice PresidentALLENDALE INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Corn Maturity & Influence on Yield

August 6, 2009

Area farmers remain cautiously optimistic | www.northiowanews.com

Corn maturity is lagging and unless we have a later than usual fall, corn yield is likely to suffer. The Climate Prediction Center's 90 day temperature outlook forecast below average temperatures for key corn states of Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.

James Aliucci, President

James AliucciPresidentThe Global Group What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Continued Confusion of Organic Food Production

August 5, 2009

Organic Food Not Healthier, Study Finds | www.flex-news-food.com

The interpretation of the British Government's Food Standards Agency report, that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is another misguided attempt to discredit organically raised food products, knowingly or not. As the NOP continues to become a tool of large food producers and their desire to capture the one segment of the food industry that continues to out perform all others.

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