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U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

Mar. 28, 2017 at 2:49 pm CDT

Reuters — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing funding for the world body and its agencies. Beasley will replace another American, Etharin Cousin, who […]

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

Mar. 27, 2017 at 2:23 pm CDT

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JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

Mar. 27, 2017 at 1:56 pm CDT

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Brazil fears lost market share for meat industry

Mar. 22, 2017 at 3:37 pm CDT

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Lactalis short of threshold to delist Parmalat

Mar. 21, 2017 at 4:33 pm CDT

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Ameropa to shut malting barley trading firm Interbrau

Mar. 16, 2017 at 3:09 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters — Swiss-based grain trading group Ameropa AG said Thursday it will end its involvement in malting barley trading and close its Hamburg-based malting barley trading house Interbrau GmbH at the end of 2017. “This decision is mainly driven by the fact that the malting barley market did […]

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U.S. ag secretary nominee submits ethics disclosures

Mar. 13, 2017 at 6:04 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agriculture Department said in Senate ethics disclosure forms that he would place his assets, which include part ownership of a grain merchandising company, into a blind trust. Republican Sonny Perdue was tapped to head the department the day before […]

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Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

Mar. 11, 2017 at 3:39 pm CST

Reuters — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it was compliant with tax laws, a week after federal law enforcement officials raided three of the company’s buildings in connection with a probe into the heavy machinery manufacturer’s offshore tax practices. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has challenged the company’s taxes for the […]

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Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

Mar. 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm CST

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and U.S. seeds company Monsanto are launching asset sales worth roughly US$2.5 billion as they seek regulatory clearance for their US$66 billion merger, people close to the matter said. To kick off an auction process, Bayer’s advisors will send […]

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Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

Mar. 8, 2017 at 3:25 am CST

Athens | Reuters — Greek farmers clashed with police in central Athens on Wednesday when a protest against tax and pension reforms mandated by the country’s multi-billion-euro bailout turned violent. About 1,300 farmers who had arrived in Athens from the island of Crete overnight headed to the agriculture ministry, which […]

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