Insights and Stories of Reuters

BASF still out for ag chem deals

Apr. 27, 2017 at 5:32 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters –– German chemicals giant BASF said it would continue to push for acquisitions to shore up its crop protection business, after the antitrust-related sale of assets from the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont left it empty-handed. “We are generally interested in strengthening our business further, acquisitions […]

Tyson Foods beefs up prepared foods with AdvancePierre buy

Apr. 25, 2017 at 10:44 am CDT

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Subway says it shut hundreds of U.S. restaurants last year

Apr. 20, 2017 at 9:12 pm CDT

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Brazil’s JBS to resume slaughtering at six idle beef units next week

Apr. 20, 2017 at 3:37 pm CDT

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China to work off corn stockpile in three to five years

Apr. 19, 2017 at 3:33 pm CDT

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China clears ChemChina’s Syngenta deal

Apr. 12, 2017 at 4:58 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — ChemChina’s US$43 billion planned takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta has received approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the two companies said Wednesday. “This represents a further step towards the closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place in the second […]

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Lactalis still short in bid to delist Parmalat

Apr. 4, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

Milan | Reuters — France’s Lactalis has not secured the 90 per cent stake in Parmalat it needed to press ahead with plans to delist the Italian food company, a filing showed Tuesday. On the last day of an extended bid on shares it did not already own, the French […]

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Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

Apr. 1, 2017 at 3:56 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall, the third announced by Ford this […]

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Indian regulator warns on Agrium-PotashCorp merger

Mar. 29, 2017 at 11:01 am CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s competition regulator said the proposed merger between Agrium and PotashCorp was likely to hurt competition, a government statement said Wednesday. The two Canadian fertilizer producers agreed to merge last September to navigate a severe industry slump by boosting efficiency and cutting costs. Neither Agrium […]

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U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

Mar. 28, 2017 at 3:08 pm CDT

Lausanne | Reuters — Glencore does not see further consolidation in agricultural commodities as straightforward and views a U.S. acquisition as less crucial than in the past, the group’s agriculture chief said Tuesday. The diversified trading and mining group had pointed to the possibility of making bolt-on acquisitions after posting […]

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