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Italy demands origin labels for pasta, rice

Jul. 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

Rome | Reuters — All packets of pasta and rice sold in Italy will have to include labels of origin showing where the produce was grown, the government ruled on Thursday, a move aimed at protecting local farmers. The agriculture and industry ministers signed a decree ordering the new labelling […]

Alabama finds atypical BSE case

Jul. 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm CDT

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JBS gets nod from Brazil court to divest assets

Jul. 13, 2017 at 8:40 pm CDT

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Dow to sell part of Brazil corn seed business

Jul. 11, 2017 at 8:02 pm CDT

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EU, Canada agree start of free trade agreement

Jul. 8, 2017 at 11:29 am CDT

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Brazilian top court justice upholds barring JBS asset sale

Jul. 3, 2017 at 12:32 pm CDT

Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has upheld a lower court decision that ordered the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS SA, to halt the sale of US$300 million worth of South American assets to Minerva SA , according to a court document. Justice Edson Fachin agreed with a […]

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Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

Jun. 30, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has filed a request for approval of its planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto with European Union regulators, as suitors line up for assets that Bayer will sell to get the approval by year-end. Bayer, which is bracing for the EU Commission […]

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Cheese and drugs wrangle holds up EU-Canada trade deal

Jun. 29, 2017 at 2:15 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — Disputes over cheese and pharmaceuticals are holding up the start of a EU-Canada free trade agreement that both sides have championed as a landmark deal for open markets against a protectionist tide. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has received all the clearances required for […]

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Mexico gives conditional approval to Dow, DuPont merger

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:32 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it has given approval to DuPont and Dow Chemical to merge on the condition that they sell certain crop protection products and other assets. The asset sales required by Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is similar to what U.S. […]

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Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind […]

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