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Brazil Truck Drivers Quit Working Because of High Diesel Prices

Brazilian truck drivers were protesting high diesel prices for a fourth day this week on Thursday. The truckers don’t plan to quit with blockades until measures to reduce fuel taxes are enshrined in the official gazette. Protests have been crippling highways across the nation. Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted to reduce taxes on diesel. The Senate has yet to …

The Facts on Foreign-Owned Farmland
Citing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Oct. 26 released an article, “Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land Still Growing.” Key takeaways include: While foreign ownership continues on a long-term upward trend, the pace has slowed, the article reported. AFBF reported that Texas has the most foreign-held […]
Orange Juice Researcher Wins Award
Researcher Layanne Fraga with the Food Research Center at the University of São Paulo in Brazil won the Quality Juice Foundation Award for her study of the health benefits of daily orange juice consumption. The Quality Juice Foundation presented the award during the Juice Summit held in Belgium at the end of October. The Juice […]