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Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

Mar. 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm CST

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and U.S. seeds company Monsanto are launching asset sales worth roughly US$2.5 billion as they seek regulatory clearance for their US$66 billion merger, people close to the matter said. To kick off an auction process, Bayer’s advisors will send […]

Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

Mar. 8, 2017 at 3:25 am CST

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Low-path bird flu turns up in Wisconsin turkeys

Mar. 7, 2017 at 1:02 pm CST

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Nestle, Coke end Nestea iced tea venture

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:35 pm CST

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Macquarie to buy Cargill’s global oil business

Mar. 3, 2017 at 5:22 pm CST

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Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

Mar. 2, 2017 at 4:51 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters — At least 11 ships are facing delays in loading soybeans at Brazil’s northern ports after rains washed out roads and disrupted the progress of trucks carrying beans from the centre-west region, Brazilian officials said on Thursday. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said some commodities traders could have […]

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Mexico will only stay in NAFTA if it suits it, minister says

Feb. 28, 2017 at 8:07 pm CST

Mexico City | Reuters — A defiant Mexico said on Tuesday it would only stay in NAFTA if it suited it and rejected the imposition of any tariffs or quotas when renegotiating the trade deal U.S President Donald Trump wants to recast to benefit the United States. Trump has vowed […]

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Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

Feb. 24, 2017 at 10:08 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters — Amid trade tensions with the U.S., Mexico plans to send a delegation next month to visit Brazilian corn, beef, chicken and soy producers as an alternative to U.S. suppliers, its representative in Brazil said on Friday. Mexican charge d’affaires Eleazar Velasco said Brazil is uniquely positioned […]

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Wild boars roam Czech forests, some of them radioactive

Feb. 22, 2017 at 1:20 pm CST

Prague | Reuters –– The Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat, a local delicacy. The boars are radioactive. Actually, it’s not the boars themselves, but what they’re eating. A cold and snowy winter is forcing them to feed on false truffles, an underground […]

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Maple Leaf Foods allows McCain to boost stake

Feb. 22, 2017 at 12:43 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a smaller-than-expected profit on Wednesday and also said it would allow its biggest shareholder to take a bigger stake in the company. The company said CEO Michael McCain and an affiliated company, McCain Capital Inc., could now bump up their stake […]

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