Sentences with phrase «american wheat crops»

A scourge of wheat since biblical times, stem rust caused major losses to North American wheat crops in the early 20th century.

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First, he announced plans to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, which caused some Mexico importers to look to South America for crops like wheat.

Similarly, Italy says durum wheat from the IARCs contributes $ 300 million a year to its pasta production, while one - fifth of the value of the billion - dollar American rice crop is attributed to genes from the centres.

If GMO corn, soy, wheat, and potatoes are the only subsidized crops, then the 40 million American people who live in poverty in 2010 (which is about 12 percent of us all) will eat those four crops and little else.

Available in Canada with an American launch in the near future, the paper is a no - brainer: Use the leftover by - product of harvested wheat crops and save trees.