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cooling trend
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ecord-setting warmth in North America during the winter of 2011-12 and near record-setting warmth on that continent for the past six to eight months has turned the head of even the most skeptical global warming enthusiast. But a closer look at the global temperature data shows it is a global cooling trend that continues to gain momentum, not global warming. One of the world’s greatest debates of the past 20 years has centered on global warming. The fact is global warming has occurred since the last ice age. But how much of the warming is due to human interference and how much is cyclical or divine intervention is something that will be debated for many years to come. One sure thing regarding the debate about global warming is that we cannot take local weather conditions and extrapolate those conditions around the world. The past few months in North America have fallen well outside the “norm,” or at least what we all believe to be normal weather. Record after record continues to be made in our meager 118 years of recorded weather data in the United States and similar conditions keep appearing in other parts of the world. The frequent record setting has drawn everyone’s attention to a level of puzzlement over what is happening to our world. The relatively tranquil weather of
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Although North America had record-setting warmth this winter, many other parts of the world have been cooler
previous decades has been replaced by more volatility. And when consideration is made for earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and other “natural” phenomena, it may cause one to wonder whether the end of the Mayan Calendar on Dec. 21, 2012 is indeed another sign that our world is crumbling and end times are near. The subject of end times, like global warming, is not easily discussed, and

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from the editor-in-chief - India marked by grain milling excitement
Calendar of Events
News review - GrainCorp adds capacity to key port terminals
News review - Greg Page discusses food security
News review - OSHA, Bartlett at odds over elevator mishap
News review - CME launches Black Sea wheat futures contract
News review - U.K. donates $25 million to improve ag statistics
News review - CHS second-quarter earnings drop 60%
News review - Bunge announces management transition at Bunge EMEA
News review - Kazakhstan to build grain export terminal in Iran
News review - Sistema, Louis Dreyfus family establish Russian jv
News review - Ukraine nearly doubles grain exports
News review - Cargill reports strong third-quarter earnings
News review - CBH Group names new deputy chairman
News review - Australian wheat quality improving
News review - CBH appoints new CBH Grain general manager
Grain Market Review - Rice
Country Focus - Pakistan
Feature - A missing piece of the puzzle
Feature - A leader in many categories
Feature - Europe's CAP celebrates 50 years
Feature - Grain storage and handling projects
Grain Operations - Maximizing returns
Feature - Global center unites grain experts
Biofuels Business Quarterly - The push for biotech wheat
World Grain's Biofuels Business Quarterly
Biofuels Business Quarterly - Ethanol's future in Brazil, U.S.
Feature - Canada's push for biofuels
Biofuels News Review - U.S. EPA approves E15 as registered fuel
Biofuels Business Quarterly - Saudi Arabia’s demand for DDGS grows
Biofuels Business Quarterly - Lautt takes over from Broin as POET CEO
Biofuels News Review - Boeing to study renewable jet fuels in Brazil
Biofuels News Review - Maple Energy completes Peru ethanol plant
Biofuels News Review - Solazyme, Bunge to build renewable oil facility in Brazil
Biofuels News Review - Mascoma, Lallemand enter agreement with Pacific Ethanol
Rice Quarterly - India gaining influence in rice market
Rice News Roundup - IGC estimates India’s rice exports at 6.1 million tonnes
Rice News Roundup - U.S. rice industry preps for trade with Colombia
Rice News Roundup - Vietnam rice exports fall in first quarter
Rice News Roundup - U.S. lawmakers ask Iraq to ease rice import rules
Rice News Roundup - Sumitomo to enter rice distribution in China
Feature - Global cooling trend
Feature - Positioned for success
Supplier News
Product Showcase
Advertiser Index/Reader Information Faxback Program
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World Grain - May 2012 - from the editor-in-chief - India marked by grain milling excitement
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World Grain - May 2012 - Calendar of Events
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World Grain - May 2012 - News review - Greg Page discusses food security
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World Grain - May 2012 - News review - OSHA, Bartlett at odds over elevator mishap
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - CME launches Black Sea wheat futures contract
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - CHS second-quarter earnings drop 60%
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - Kazakhstan to build grain export terminal in Iran
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - Ukraine nearly doubles grain exports
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - Cargill reports strong third-quarter earnings
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - Australian wheat quality improving
World Grain - May 2012 - News review - CBH appoints new CBH Grain general manager
World Grain - May 2012 - Grain Market Review - Rice
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World Grain - May 2012 - Country Focus - Pakistan
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - A missing piece of the puzzle
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - A leader in many categories
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Europe's CAP celebrates 50 years
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Grain storage and handling projects
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World Grain - May 2012 - Grain Operations - Maximizing returns
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Global center unites grain experts
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World Grain - May 2012 - Biofuels Business Quarterly - The push for biotech wheat
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World Grain - May 2012 - World Grain's Biofuels Business Quarterly
World Grain - May 2012 - Biofuels Business Quarterly - Ethanol's future in Brazil, U.S.
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Canada's push for biofuels
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World Grain - May 2012 - Biofuels News Review - U.S. EPA approves E15 as registered fuel
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World Grain - May 2012 - Biofuels Business Quarterly - Lautt takes over from Broin as POET CEO
World Grain - May 2012 - Biofuels News Review - Mascoma, Lallemand enter agreement with Pacific Ethanol
World Grain - May 2012 - Rice Quarterly - India gaining influence in rice market
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World Grain - May 2012 - Rice News Roundup - Vietnam rice exports fall in first quarter
World Grain - May 2012 - Rice News Roundup - Sumitomo to enter rice distribution in China
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Global cooling trend
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World Grain - May 2012 - Feature - Positioned for success
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World Grain - May 2012 - Supplier News
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World Grain - May 2012 - Product Showcase
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World Grain - May 2012 - Advertiser Index/Reader Information Faxback Program
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