Agriculture futures slid in midday trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for December delivery fell 19.5 cents to $5.23 a

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- Agriculture futures slid in midday trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Agriculture futures slid in midday trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Agriculture futures slid in midday trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 19.5 cents to $5.23 a bushel, while December corn slipped 10 cents to $3.395 a bushel and December oats dropped 13.5 cents to $1.88 a bushel.

LOS ANGELES & LIAONING, China----China Organic Agriculture, Inc. , an international diversified premium food products company capitalizing on China's burgeoning domestic consumer demand, today announced a major addition to its exceptional team of professionals with the appointment of industry veteran Weihong Xia as Chief Financial Officer.

Chennai, Dec 1 : In a minor re-allocation of portfolios, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister K N Nehru has been given the additional charge of Agriculture Department held by Veerapandi S Arumugam, who has been hospitalised.

The Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Valery Tsvetanov has issued an order for the full reinstatement of the accreditation of the Paying Agency at the State "Agriculture" Fund, the Ministry's press center announced on Sunday.

MANY people have been made to think that it is only construction that is threatening wetland depletion. To the contrary even agriculture is reclaiming many wetlands and it is increasingly becoming a threat.

Jakarta, Dec 1 : India and Indonesia today signed two MoUs on agriculture and sports in presence of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The state Department of Agriculture reported the following closing prices Wednesday. U.S. No 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT: Mostly 3 to 4 cents lower. 4.03-4.99.