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Korean shipping industry struggles to stay afloat

Despite signs of economic recovery, the Korean shipping industry is suffering both internally and externally, according to several sources. … The global shipping industry has been struggling. Unlike Western countries that have lent financial support to shipping companies facing liquidity problems, the Korean government isn’t all that active, an industry official said.

From Joon Gang [...]

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Marketers don’t expect wheat to have a great year in 2010

Bryce Olson, a commodity marketer at Pendleton Grain Growers, sees an “interesting year” ahead. “The grass seed market is still low,” Olson said. “There’ve been estimates of 400,000 acres that are going to be planted in wheat in the Willamette Valley. Most of those 400,000 acres have been in grass seed or other crops. What [...]

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