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Canada’s farm income to dip, but remain above average

Feb. 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian farmers’ incomes will decline seven per cent in 2017, falling for the second year in a row but remaining at above-average levels, the country’s agriculture department predicted on Friday. A drop in North American cattle and calf prices from record highs in 2015 is the main reason […]

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

Feb. 16, 2017 at 3:52 pm CST

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China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

Feb. 15, 2017 at 12:37 pm CST

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Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports

Feb. 10, 2017 at 2:56 pm CST

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Agrium forecasts less profitable year than expected

Feb. 9, 2017 at 7:32 pm CST

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U.S. forecaster says La Nina faded, sees El Nino potential

Feb. 9, 2017 at 6:42 pm CST

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday said La Nina has faded and neutral conditions are likely to continue in the coming months, though it noted some chance that the El Nino phenomenon may reappear as early as the Northern Hemisphere spring. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency […]

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JBS shares slump as prosecutors target controlling holder

Feb. 7, 2017 at 5:17 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Shares in JBS SA, the world’s biggest beef exporter, tumbled on Tuesday after prosecutors demanded that Joesley Batista step aside as head of JBS controlling shareholder J+F Investimentos SA. Common shares fell as much as 6.2 per cent to 11.29 reais (C$4.76) in early trading […]

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B.C. police stop farmer clearing snowy street with Zamboni

Feb. 7, 2017 at 3:59 pm CST

Vancouver | Reuters — Police stopped a “well-intentioned” farmer on Vancouver Island on Monday night after he tried to clear a snowed-in neighbourhood street with a Zamboni, a vehicle for cleaning ice rinks and a fixture in arenas across Canada. Central Saanich police spokesman Dan Cottingham said on Tuesday the […]

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Tim Hortons to enter Mexican market

Jan. 27, 2017 at 6:55 pm CST

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International said it would launch its coffee and doughnut chain, Tim Hortons, in Mexico as a part of its expansion plans. The company said it would form a master franchise joint venture with a group of investors, whom they did not name, to launch the brand. […]

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DuPont expects Dow merger to close later than expected

Jan. 24, 2017 at 10:46 am CST

Reuters — Chemicals and seeds producer DuPont indicated on Tuesday that its $130 billion merger with Dow Chemical will take longer to wrap up than previously expected as the companies await regulatory approvals. This is the second time that the two companies, which are in talks with the European Union’s […]

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