Monasanto getting rich on ethanol and food crisis
Monasanto and other Agri-giant megacoporations are getting richer on the ethanol scam and the world food crisis.
http://marketplace. publicradio. org/display/web/2008/05/08/food_companies
"Sarah Gardner reports from the Sustainability Desk that big agribusiness firms are breaking earnings records as everything from grains to soybeans skyrocket."
"Monsanto is among five agribiz giants that dominate the world seed market. Fertilizers? Four companies control the vast majority of sales. Soybean crushing? Ditto. Flour milling? Just three. Even those estimates are hard to get. Many of these companies don't comment extensively on their businesses. Cargill, for example, is privately held, and told Marketplace it doesn't "elaborate on its activities." "
their sales were starting to drop too. GE seed sales had been declining and organic was going up.
http://marketplace. publicradio. org/display/web/2008/05/08/food_companies
"Sarah Gardner reports from the Sustainability Desk that big agribusiness firms are breaking earnings records as everything from grains to soybeans skyrocket."
"Monsanto is among five agribiz giants that dominate the world seed market. Fertilizers? Four companies control the vast majority of sales. Soybean crushing? Ditto. Flour milling? Just three. Even those estimates are hard to get. Many of these companies don't comment extensively on their businesses. Cargill, for example, is privately held, and told Marketplace it doesn't "elaborate on its activities." "
their sales were starting to drop too. GE seed sales had been declining and organic was going up.