Insights and Stories of Reuters

Canada expects Britain to be part of CETA

Nov. 16, 2016 at 2:15 pm CST

London | Reuters –– Canada expects Britain to be part of the CETA trade deal between Canada and the European Union, and stands ready to work with Britain on how the system will function after Brexit, Finance Minister Bill Morneau told BBC radio on Wednesday. He also defended Canada’s NAFTA […]

Loblaw reports better-than-expected profit

Nov. 16, 2016 at 1:40 pm CST

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EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:53 pm CST

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Agrium posts quarterly loss

Nov. 3, 2016 at 2:22 pm CDT

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Maple Leaf profit jumps by over 70 per cent

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:48 pm CDT

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German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

Nov. 2, 2016 at 4:36 pm CDT

Berlin | Reuters — The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Germany had announced in September 2015 that it will ban cultivation of crops with GMOs under new European Union rules allowing member states […]

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EU, Canada to hold trade summit Sunday

Oct. 28, 2016 at 5:18 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union and Canada will hold a summit to sign their free trade deal on Sunday, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday, after Belgium had cleared the agreement with its regional governments. “Mission accomplished! Just agreed with PM @JustinTrudeau to hold EU Canada […]

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U.S. agency seeks proof of criminal use of dicamba

Oct. 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency executed search warrants in parts of southeastern Missouri earlier this month to look for signs of improper use of the herbicide dicamba, the agency said on Tuesday. The searches stemmed from complaints that dicamba, which has only been approved for application […]

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InVivo pursues co-op alliances to vie with grain, chemical giants

Oct. 26, 2016 at 3:32 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — France’s InVivo wants to expand international partnerships with other co-operatives, including in joint buying of crop supplies and shipping fixtures, as it tries to compete with global grain trading and chemical firms, its CEO said on Wednesday. InVivo, a grouping of 220 agricultural co-operatives and one […]

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Ukrlandfarming owner in talks to sell stake

Oct. 24, 2016 at 2:08 pm CDT

Kiev | Reuters — Ukrainian businessman Oleh Bakhmatyuk, the major shareholder in agricultural group Ukrlandfarming, is in talks with Chinese and Middle East investors about possibly selling a stake in the company, Interfax news agency said on Monday. Ukrlandfarming’s main businesses are grain and sugar production, livestock farming, the distribution […]

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