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Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

Mar. 7, 2017 at 1:02 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — The U.S. has reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. A strain […]

Nestle, Coke end Nestea iced tea venture

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:35 pm CST

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Macquarie to buy Cargill’s global oil business

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:22 pm CST

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Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

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Mexico will only stay in NAFTA if it suits it, minister says

Feb. 28, 2017 at 8:07 pm CST

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Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

Feb. 24, 2017 at 10:08 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters — Amid trade tensions with the U.S., Mexico plans to send a delegation next month to visit Brazilian corn, beef, chicken and soy producers as an alternative to U.S. suppliers, its representative in Brazil said on Friday. Mexican charge d’affaires Eleazar Velasco said Brazil is uniquely positioned […]

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Wild boars roam Czech forests, some of them radioactive

Feb. 22, 2017 at 1:20 pm CST

Prague | Reuters –– The Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat, a local delicacy. The boars are radioactive. Actually, it’s not the boars themselves, but what they’re eating. A cold and snowy winter is forcing them to feed on false truffles, an underground […]

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Maple Leaf Foods allows McCain to boost stake

Feb. 22, 2017 at 12:43 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a smaller-than-expected profit on Wednesday and also said it would allow its biggest shareholder to take a bigger stake in the company. The company said CEO Michael McCain and an affiliated company, McCain Capital Inc., could now bump up their stake […]

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French MNAs take EU-Canada trade deal to court

Feb. 21, 2017 at 6:51 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — More than 100 French left-wing lawmakers decided Tuesday to appeal to the country’s Constitutional Council to block a contentious free trade deal between the European Union and Canada. Supporters of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) say it will boost economic growth and jobs on […]

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Tim Hortons owner confirms US$1.8B deal for Popeyes

Feb. 21, 2017 at 12:13 pm CST

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast-food chains, said on Tuesday it would acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for US$1.8 billion in cash. The deal is a bet by Oakville, Ont.-based Restaurant Brands that it can use its international reach to introduce Popeyes’ Louisiana-style […]

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