Insights and Stories of Reuters

Talks halt on sale of malt barley trader Interbrau

Sep. 28, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters –– Swiss grain trading group Ameropa said Monday it would not go ahead with the sale of German malting barley trader Interbrau GmbH to French co-operative group Vivescia, as conditions for the deal had not been met. The companies entered into an agreement in mid-July for the […]

USDA analyzing effects of wild pigs on crops, livestock

Sep. 25, 2015 at 6:22 pm CDT

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U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

Sep. 22, 2015 at 6:03 pm CDT

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Iran cancels import duties on wheat, barley

Sep. 22, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

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Mosaic cuts potash output as demand slumps

Sep. 21, 2015 at 7:46 pm CDT

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Deal would let southern California buy surplus water from Nevada

Sep. 20, 2015 at 1:38 pm CDT

Reuters — A US$45 million deal that would let southern California’s biggest water agency access a major supply of water that would normally go to southern Nevada won approval on Thursday from the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The board of the Metropolitan Water District, a wholesaler that supplies public utilities […]

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JBS to expand in processed foods, eyes Europe

Sep. 20, 2015 at 10:46 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest beef exporter, is looking to enlarge its processed foods operations and expand in Europe, CEO Wesley Batista said in an interview with Valor Economico published Friday. The company, which in recent months has made billion-dollar acquisitions in the U.K. and […]

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China to stockpile corn during 2015-16 at lower price

Sep. 20, 2015 at 9:54 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters — The Chinese government will continue its controversial corn stockpile policy during 2015-16 and will start to stock the grain from farmers at a lower price compared with last year, government bodies said in a statement late Friday. Beijing will pay 2,000 yuan (C$414) per tonne to […]

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Russia defends crop data reliability

Sep. 18, 2015 at 1:56 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia’s agriculture ministry defended the reliability of its crop data on Thursday, after a farmers’ lobby said regional officials were pressuring farmers to report bigger grain crops to the ministry than they actually harvested this year. The ministry said its numbers, compiled by its regional departments […]

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France bolsters ban on genetically modified crops

Sep. 17, 2015 at 6:45 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place, it said on Thursday. The European Union’s largest grain grower and exporter has asked the European Commission for France to […]

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