11.   Dalgety told analysts at a meeting following the results announcement that raw materials prices increased at its food ingredients and other agribusinesses, particularly for wheat and soya.

12.   Dalgety, which also has interests in agribusiness, food ingredients and food distribution, intends to borrow to finance the acquisition.

13.   Domestic processors have been crushing the beans at record rates into soybean meal and soybean oil, used in livestock feed and as a food ingredient.

14.   Domestic processors have been crushing soybeans at record rates into soybean meal, used in livestock feed, and soybean oil, a food ingredient.

15.   Food ingredients are commingled throughout the food chain.

16.   Food ingredients group Burns Philp and food producer National Foods have each said full-year profit will decline from a year earlier.

17.   Monsanto, which earlier this year acquired biotechnology pioneer Calgene Inc., is spinning off its chemicals business to focus on agricultural products, food ingredients and pharmaceuticals.

18.   Monsanto Co. said it may split into two public companies, one in chemicals and the other in food ingredients, biotechnology and agricultural products.

19.   Recalls can result from mistakes like mislabeling of food ingredients or from problems like design or manufacturing flaws.

20.   Solutia was spun off so Monsanto could focus on agricultural biotechnology, drugs and food ingredients.