Insights and Stories of Reuters

Canada to allow medical marijuana users to grow their own

Aug. 11, 2016 at 5:26 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Medical marijuana patients in Canada will be allowed to grow a limited amount of cannabis for their own use or designate someone to grow it for them, the government said Thursday. The government had been given six months to comply with a federal court ruling that […]

China backs GMO soybeans in push for high-tech agriculture

Aug. 10, 2016 at 5:37 pm CDT

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Agrium’s Vanscoy potash operations suspended

Aug. 9, 2016 at 4:46 pm CDT

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New Zealand farm firm bans use of palm in feed

Aug. 8, 2016 at 2:29 am CDT

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Egyptian prosecutor says millions in local wheat falsely claimed

Aug. 8, 2016 at 1:23 am CDT

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Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

Aug. 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm CDT

Reuters — No genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been found in a Washington state farm’s crop tested after an unapproved biotech variety was discovered growing there in June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The quarantined grain will be allowed to enter the marketplace, USDA said. USDA’s Animal […]

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Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

Aug. 5, 2016 at 3:04 pm CDT

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has not detected any genetically modified wheat in tests on imports of wheat and flour from Washington state, after the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in the U.S. state prompted Japan and South Korea to suspend certain U.S. imports. South Korea, the fifth largest […]

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Kellogg’s sales miss analysts’ estimates

Aug. 4, 2016 at 2:03 pm CDT

Reuters — Kellogg Co.’s quarterly sales dropped 6.6 per cent, missing analysts’ estimates, as demand slid further for its breakfast foods and snacks, which include Corn Flakes and Froot Loops. Kellogg also said a strong dollar was expected to hurt sales this year more than it had anticipated, mainly due […]

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Crescent Point pipeline leaks into Saskatchewan field

Aug. 3, 2016 at 6:10 pm CDT

Reuters — A Crescent Point Energy pipeline in southwestern Saskatchewan leaked 100 cubic metres (630 barrels) of oil emulsion on Tuesday, a government official said on Wednesday. The spill happened on land near Pennant, about 45 km northwest of Swift Current, and did not affect wildlife or water that bears […]

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Saputo profit jumps, dividend raised

Aug. 2, 2016 at 2:37 pm CDT

Reuters — Saputo Inc., one of Canada’s largest dairy producers, reported on Tuesday a 30 per cent jump in net earnings and boosted its quarterly dividend by 11 per cent. For Saputo’s fiscal 2017 first quarter, net income rose to $176.7 million, or 44 cents a share, from $136.4 million, […]

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