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Algeria buys large quantity of durum

Nov. 2, 2015 at 1:32 pm CST

Reuters —Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC purchased about 350,000 tonnes of durum wheat for shipment in December and January likely to be sourced from Canada in a tender which closed on Thursday, European traders said on Monday. The average price paid was just below $330 per tonne, traders said, with […]

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

Nov. 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm CST

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Brazil’s JBS concludes acquisition of Cargill pork unit

Oct. 30, 2015 at 3:13 pm CDT

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#FreeBacon sizzles on social media

Oct. 28, 2015 at 12:42 pm CDT

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CME to raise feeder cattle index weight requirements

Oct. 28, 2015 at 3:10 am CDT

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Brazil’s JBS considering slew of acquisitions

Oct. 27, 2015 at 7:50 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is ready to take on a slew of acquisitions next year, chairman Joesley Batista said Tuesday. The Brazilian company controls assets in the U.S., Canada, Australia and other countries. Batista, speaking on the sidelines of a telecommunications industry […]

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Indonesia’s president says country intends to join TPP

Oct. 26, 2015 at 8:29 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– Indonesian President Joko Widodo, speaking after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, said his country intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the U.S. has forged with Canada and 10 other countries. “We are the largest economy in Southeast Asia,” Widodo said […]

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China to resume imports from U.S. pork plants

Oct. 24, 2015 at 2:58 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — China, the world’s largest pork consumer, will soon resume imports from 14 U.S. pork plants and warehouses, after halting some shipments last year over the use of a feed additive, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. USDA did not provide a date on which China […]

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Mosaic lays off staff at Sask. potash mine

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:54 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co. has laid off 46 unionized workers, or eight per cent of the workforce, at its Colonsay, Sask. potash mine, the company said Friday, as producers struggle with weak demand. Potash prices have fallen in the past year due to excessive mining capacity and […]

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Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Oct. 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France […]

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