Archives for September 19, 2004

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China still can't get enough of soft drinks

China's soft drink industry continues to boom, with market analysts Canadean estimating that continued growth now means annual production is in excess of 20 billion litres. And with retail prices continuing to fall and expendable income growing, the...

Bad weather hits UK wheat harvest

Heavy summer rain has been blamed for hampering this year's UK wheat harvest as early results show that quality is lower than the national average for the last three years - something which has led to price increases in the UK bread wheat market.