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Iran now self-sufficient in wheat, president says

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:16 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Iran has become self-sufficient in wheat and aims to export wheat in the coming months, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday. “We had a good year that led Iran to stop importing wheat. We are planning to export wheat in the coming months,” Rouhani […]

China to conditionally lift ban on some U.S. beef

Sep. 22, 2016 at 7:48 am CDT

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EU, Canada seek to win over CETA doubters with declaration

Sep. 21, 2016 at 12:19 pm CDT

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Egypt cancels zero-ergot wheat policy amid mounting pressure

Sep. 21, 2016 at 12:03 pm CDT

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Z Tags owner Datamars reportedly up for sale

Sep. 19, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

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Austrian government split on opposition to CETA

Sep. 14, 2016 at 11:59 am CDT

Vienna | Reuters –– Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern’s opposition to a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada was countered by fervent praise for the deal from his deputy at a special parliamentary session on the issue on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada, […]

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Chinese pesticide firm to buy Adama Agricultural

Sep. 13, 2016 at 3:09 pm CDT

Hong Kong | Reuters — China’s Hubei Sanonda will acquire Israel’s Adama Agricultural Solutions for about 18.6 billion yuan (C$3.67 billion), Sanonda said on Tuesday. Pesticide firm Sanonda, based in China’s central Hubei province, also said it aimed to raise up to 2.5 billion yuan (C$493 million) in a private […]

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California first state to promise overtime to farmworkers

Sep. 12, 2016 at 3:56 pm CDT

Sacramento | Reuters — California will become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. The bill would phase in overtime pay for farmworkers from 2019 to 2022. In an industry where […]

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EU regulators halt Dow, DuPont merger review to gather data

Sep. 9, 2016 at 6:11 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — European Union antitrust regulators have halted their scrutiny of Dow Chemical and DuPont’s proposed merger while the companies provide more information regarding their US$130 billion deal. The European Commission opened a full investigation into the case in August, concerned that the deal to create the world’s […]

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U.S. agency reduces outlook for La Nina in 2016-17

Sep. 8, 2016 at 2:12 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster reduced its outlook on Thursday for La Nina conditions to develop during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter of 2016-17, saying neutral conditions were more likely. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, said in […]

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