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Mexico court rejects appeal to lift GM corn ban

Nov. 27, 2017 at 4:22 pm CST

Mexico City | Reuters –– A Mexican court has rejected a company’s appeal to lift a ban on commercial planting of transgenic corn in Mexico, passing the matter to the Supreme Court, a lawyer for the firm said Friday. A federal court in Mexico City rejected the suit by PHI […]

China to subsidize grain transportation, storage

Nov. 24, 2017 at 8:12 pm CST

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StatsCan to add marijuana economic impact to GDP data

Nov. 21, 2017 at 7:17 pm CST

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Egypt court ruling seen reinstating ergot ban in wheat imports

Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:36 pm CST

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TPP talks without U.S. near final stretch

Nov. 1, 2017 at 3:21 pm CDT

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Maple Leaf Q3 profit beats on overall sales growth

Oct. 27, 2017 at 12:47 am CDT

Reuters — Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s biggest pork processors, posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helped by growth across all its businesses. The company, whose brands include Schneiders, Maple Leaf and, since March, Lightlife, said adjusted operating earnings rose to $65.15 million in the third quarter […]

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Bayer sees more antitrust asset sales ahead

Oct. 26, 2017 at 8:48 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer said it expected antitrust authorities to make the planned acquisition of Monsanto conditional on more asset sales after agreeing to sell seed and herbicide businesses for 5.9 billion euro (C$8.8 billion) to BASF. “By no means did the deal that was signed with BASF constitute […]

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Saputo to buy Australian dairy co-op Murray Goulburn

Oct. 26, 2017 at 8:25 pm CDT

Reuters — Murray Goulburn Co-operative, Australia’s largest milk processor, on Friday said it agreed to a buyout from Canadian dairy company Saputo worth up to A$637.8 million (C$627.5 million). Murray Goulburn (MG) said Saputo would pay between A$1.10-$1.15 per share, compared to its A$2.10 issue price when it listed in […]

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Brazil court unfreezes JBS owners’ assets

Oct. 19, 2017 at 5:37 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters –– A Brazilian federal appeals court on Thursday granted an injunction releasing assets belonging to the Batista brothers, owners of the world’s largest meatpacker JBS SA, Ticiano Figueiredo, a lawyer representing the defendants, said. A spokeswoman at the appeals court did not immediately reply to a request […]

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JBS shuts seven plants in Brazil after asset freeze

Oct. 18, 2017 at 9:02 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA shut down seven slaughterhouses in Mato Grosso do Sul after a court-ordered asset freeze affected its operations in Brazil’s second largest cattle-producing state, a press representative said on Wednesday. The world’s largest meatpacking company said in an emailed statement that the […]

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