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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that more than 72,000 tons of agricultural commodities valued at about $100 million will be allocated under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program for fiscal year 2009 as funds become available. The assistance will help children, women and schools in...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned importers that a new inspection protocol for agriculture shipments on the northern border could significantly increase cargo delays. The border control agency said it will introduce a standard inspection protocol on Feb. 1 for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables that involves a more formal, risk-bas...
The four nations that make up the BRIC bloc - Brazil, Russia, India and China - will be responsible for 40 percent of global economic growth over the next decade, according to an Ernst & Young report, For Richer, For Poorer, Global Patterns of Wealth. The report, released Dec. 23, said that the United States?contribution, in comparison, wou...
A gang of about 20 men armed with assault rifles stopped a freight train and broke into containers that were being transshipped from the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas. The Associated Press reported that the thieves may have been after drums of pseudoephedrine, a chemical used to make illegal drugs. Press reports said the thieves park...
James Brunkenhoefer, national legislative director for the United Transportation Union, died Dec. 19 from a stroke, the organization said on its Web site. He was 61. The UTU is a broad-based transportation union affiliated with the AFL-CIO that represents about 125,000 active and retired workers in the rail, bus and mass transit industries. ...
India's motor carriers have planned a strike beginning Jan. 5 to protest the government's inaction over the prices of diesel fuel and tires. Members of the All India Transport Workers?Association and All India Motor Congress are threatening an indefinite strike after the Indian government has stalled on giving a 20 cent-per liter reduction o...
The weekend was not good for freight train safety. A Union Pacific train derailed on a key trans-continental line in Nevada on Saturday and two CSX trains were involved in accidents, according to reports from the Associated Press. The UP train derailed in a tunnel about 260 miles east of Reno, but the accident will not disrupt service...
Trucking company YRC Worldwide said on Christmas Eve that it was negotiating with a group of banks to ease terms on lines of credit and that it has terminated a $150 million cash buy back of senior notes at a discounted price to improve liquidity. The largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier said it expected to complete talks with banks on am...
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