Insights and Stories of Reuters

Toromont to buy Cat dealer Hewitt

Aug. 28, 2017 at 6:00 pm CDT

Reuters — Toromont Industries said Monday it would buy privately held Hewitt Group for about $1.02 billion in cash and shares to expand its network of heavy equipment dealers in Eastern Canada. Through the deal, Concord, Ont.-based Toromont will acquire Hewitt’s 45 Caterpillar dealerships in Quebec, the Maritimes, Labrador and […]

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:50 pm CDT

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Out of the fire: Rescued piglets served to U.K. firefighters

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:00 pm CDT

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U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

Aug. 21, 2017 at 2:31 pm CDT

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China’s Cofco to partner with Growmark on U.S. grain supply

Aug. 18, 2017 at 7:15 pm CDT

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Troops to help cull fowl in Philippines’ bird flu battle

Aug. 16, 2017 at 9:16 pm CDT

Manila | Reuters — The Philippines will deploy hundreds of troops to hasten a cull of about 600,000 fowl, the farm minister said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to rein in the Southeast Asian nation’s first outbreak of bird flu. There has been no case of human transmission after […]

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JBS misses estimates as financial expenses soar

Aug. 15, 2017 at 2:05 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, on Monday reported second-quarter income that missed estimates as a spike in net financial expenses and its struggling South American operations weighed on results. JBS reported quarterly net income of 309.8 million reais (C$123.6 million), below a consensus estimate […]

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Ahead of NAFTA talks, Canada says dispute mechanism essential

Aug. 11, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — An effective dispute settlement mechanism is essential in any trade agreement, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said on Friday, less than a week before the first round of negotiations on the North American trade pact. Canada’s desire to include a dispute settlement mechanism in a renegotiated North […]

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Italy demands origin labels for pasta, rice

Jul. 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

Rome | Reuters — All packets of pasta and rice sold in Italy will have to include labels of origin showing where the produce was grown, the government ruled on Thursday, a move aimed at protecting local farmers. The agriculture and industry ministers signed a decree ordering the new labelling […]

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Alabama finds atypical BSE case

Jul. 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

Reuters — An 11-year-old cow in Alabama tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. The cow tested positive for the atypical L-type of BSE after exhibiting clinical signs at an Alabama livestock market, USDA said in a press release. Atypical BSE can […]

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