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Japan forecaster sees El Nino likely to emerge by summer

Apr. 10, 2015 at 11:58 am CDT

Tokyo | Reuters –– Japan’s weather bureau said in its monthly outlook on Friday that the possibility of an El Nino weather pattern forming by summer remains high, but gave no probability forecast. The previous El Nino, which emerged last summer, ended over winter and conditions appear to be normal […]

U.S. cuts poultry export forecast as avian flu spreads

Apr. 9, 2015 at 7:28 pm CDT

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Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

Apr. 9, 2015 at 7:19 pm CDT

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U.S. forecaster now sees 70 per cent chance of El Nino summer

Apr. 9, 2015 at 9:29 am CDT

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India’s PM boosts compensation for farmers to ease rural discontent

Apr. 8, 2015 at 9:06 pm CDT

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JBS has cash for takeover, but focused on growth, CEO says

Apr. 8, 2015 at 10:27 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian meat packer JBS will have sufficient cash flow in 2015 to bankroll potential acquisitions, but for the time being plans to focus on consolidating gains from recent takeovers, CEO Wesley Batista said on Tuesday. The company in late March completed the US$1.125 billion buyout […]

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Russia may consider lifting food ban from Greece, Hungary, Cyprus

Apr. 7, 2015 at 6:31 pm CDT

Moscow | Reuters — The Russian government could consider removing Greece, Hungary and Cyprus from its ban on most Western food imports, Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov was quoted as saying Tuesday. Russia’s ban, which should run until early August, was imposed in retaliation to Western sanctions on Russia over […]

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Russia may extend tax on wheat exports, deputy PM says

Apr. 4, 2015 at 1:06 am CDT

Moscow | Reuters — Russia may extend a tax on wheat exports beyond July 1, but is yet to make a final decision, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who is in charge of the sector, as saying on Friday. Russia has imposed the duty on wheat […]

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California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

Apr. 1, 2015 at 5:45 pm CDT

Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 per cent. The cutbacks, to be implemented by state and local water agencies, will affect consumers and […]

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ADM buys Belgian veg oils company AOR

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland is buying AOR NV, a privately held edible oils bottler and distributor based in Antwerp, Belgium, the U.S. grain company said Monday. Chicago-based ADM did not disclose the cost of the purchase, its latest acquisition aimed at expanding into higher-margin products including food-grade oils and […]

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