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PotashCorp, Mosaic profits climb less than expected

Apr. 30, 2015 at 12:01 pm CDT

Reuters — North America’s two biggest potash producers, PotashCorp and Mosaic Co., reported larger first-quarter profits on Thursday, but results missed expectations. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer maker by market capitalization, cut its full-year profit forecast, and both companies warned potash prices could slide. Prices are yet to recover […]

Saudi Arabia bans Ont. poultry, egg products

Apr. 29, 2015 at 4:25 pm CDT

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EU moves to stop spread of ‘olive tree leprosy’

Apr. 28, 2015 at 7:18 pm CDT

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EU lifts wheat, barley, rapeseed yield outlook

Apr. 27, 2015 at 6:40 pm CDT

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Owner of Tim Hortons, Burger King posts strong Q1

Apr. 27, 2015 at 6:33 pm CDT

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Canada to set new speed limits on dangerous goods trains

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:25 pm CDT

Updated April 25, 2015 — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will immediately impose a new speed limit of 65 kilometres per hour for dangerous goods trains moving through urban areas with more than 100,000 people, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday. This is one of many measures the Conservative government […]

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Daily price limits revised for CBOT grains futures

Apr. 23, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Daily price limits for Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures will rise starting in May, while soybean limits will not change following a semi-annual review, CBOT parent CME Group said Thursday. Under exchange rules, the CBOT resets daily limits for grains and oilseeds […]

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Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

Apr. 17, 2015 at 11:41 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed to the government to cancel a tax on wheat exports from July 1 when the 2015-16 marketing year starts, a source at the ministry told Reuters. Russia imposed the duty on wheat exports between Feb. 1 and June 30 in an […]

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Fast-track avoids ‘mistakes from our past’ on trade: Obama

Apr. 16, 2015 at 5:09 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a bipartisan bill that would fast-track trade deals through Congress, urging lawmakers to pass it quickly so his administration can advance a trade pact with Pacific nations. “The bill put forward today would help us write those rules in […]

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Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

Apr. 16, 2015 at 4:55 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Rural Society, a group representing large- and medium-scale farmers, filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to overturn restrictions on the amount of land foreigners can purchase. The attorney general’s office tightened restrictions on foreign land ownership in Brazil in […]

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