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Tyson invests in non-meat protein

Oct. 10, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Reuters — Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, took a five per cent stake in plant-based protein maker Beyond Meat amid growing pressure on food companies to reduce environmental and health risks by changing the way they source protein. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based […]

German federal, state governments to decide jointly on GM crops

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:18 pm CDT

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Agrium, PotashCorp shareholders vote on merger next month

Oct. 6, 2016 at 7:12 pm CDT

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EU’s Juncker seeks to win over Austria on CETA

Oct. 5, 2016 at 11:28 am CDT

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Austria’s chancellor sees CETA on right track

Oct. 3, 2016 at 6:28 pm CDT

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Farm gate prices fall in August on meat, dairy

Sep. 30, 2016 at 9:39 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian producer prices unexpectedly fell in August as meat and dairy products saw the largest decrease in nearly nine years, while lower prices for energy and petroleum products also weighed, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday. The 0.5 per cent decline in producer prices fell […]

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China approves corn export permits to two companies

Sep. 30, 2016 at 9:32 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– China has given approval to at least two companies to export corn, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a radical move by the world’s No. 2 producer to cut its ballooning surplus that could add more supply to a saturated global market. The […]

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China slaps more duties on U.S. DDGS

Sep. 28, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– China will impose anti-subsidy duties of between 10 and 10.7 per cent on imports of U.S. animal feed ingredient known as distillers’ dried grains (DDGS), the Commerce Ministry said in a preliminary ruling on Wednesday. The move was widely expected after the government announced a similar […]

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U.S. farmer suits over Syngenta corn get class status

Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. district court judge in Kansas this week said lawsuits brought by U.S. farmers against seed company Syngenta over sales of biotech corn seeds not approved for import by China can proceed as a class action, according to a court filing. Farmers from the largest U.S. corn-producing […]

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Ontario to scale back renewable energy purchases

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:35 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters –– Ontario will scale back its purchase of renewable power in a move expected to result in savings of up to $3.8 billion from a 2013 forecast, the provincial government said on Tuesday. It’s not clear consumers will benefit directly, though the province’s Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault […]

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