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The Week Ahead in 60 Seconds: 'US Farm Exports Hit Record High'

Good news from the USDA … agricultural exports hit a record high $140.9 billion during fiscal year 2013.

Editor-in-Chief Lara L. Sowinski

EU to Investigate Shippers for Collusion

European Commission investigators are acting on shipper allegations that lines could be colluding on freight rates.

Pioneer Foods to Drop its Poultry Business

South Africa's second-largest food producer by value, Pioneer Foods, is calling it quits after a tough year in the broiler industry.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

MIC Receives Global Food Safety Certification

Miami-based integrated farm-to-distributor offers ready-to-heat frozen products for restaurants and food service clients throughout the US and in Europe.

Food Corp of India To Boost Traffic at Kochi Port

Bulk and break bulk cargo movement through Kochi Port is likely to rise after FCI picks the port for its food grains movement.

Risk/Compliance

Proposed Farm Bill Puts More Regulation on Catfish, Seafood Industry

The new USDA catfish program is projected to cost taxpayers about $14 million annually.

Risk/Compliance

Corn Industry: Stop the Smear Campaign on Ethanol

Industry groups say the EPA's proposed ehtanol reduction undermines America’s efforts to diversify its energy landscape, fuel the economy and strengthen national security.

Intermodal Association Launches Electronic Inspection Report System

Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)

Driver Vehicle Examination Report (DVER) pilot program designed and developed to provide faster handling of inspection report information.

'Supercooling' Cold Storage Tech Project Gets USDA Funding

Project aims to address the loss of quality in food items due to freezing and thawing during storage and transportation by controlling the supercooling and ice crystallization.

UK Researchers, Private Industry Join on Fresh Produce Project

University of the West of England-Bristol, Fresca Group, Norman Pendred and Co. and Bridge Biotechnology work together to improve the storage of fresh produce.

EPA Proposes a Drop in Ethanol Use for 2014

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA's new proposal is about 16 percent less than what Congress specified in the 2007 renewable fuels law.

Plug Power Gets Funds to Test Fuel Cell Power in NY

The Plug Power TRU fuel cell will power a Carrier Transicold refrigeration unit for the Sysco Corp. distribution center in Long Island for 12 months.

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