France faces tough decision on GM maize
France faces a tough choice in deciding whether to destroy thousands of hectares of maize planted with imported U.S. Seed that contained traces of genetically modified (GM) material.

Rains pull down corn futures; cocoa plummets to 7-week low
US corn futures tumbled as rain in the main Midwest growing region continued to ease concerns over crop prospects sparked earlier by drought conditions, while cocoa slid to seven-week lows.

Oil edges lower in Asia in range-bound trades
OIL prices edged down in Asia on Tuesday, but fluctuated in a narrow 20 cents a barrel band.


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