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DuPont investors to vote on activist firm’s demands in May

Mar. 24, 2015 at 9:56 am CDT

Reuters — DuPont, embroiled in a proxy war with activist investor Trian Fund Management LP for board seats, said it would hold its annual shareholder meeting on May 13. Trian is seeking four seats on DuPont’s board, including one for its CEO Nelson Peltz, to help it force the company […]

Andersons shares up after report hints Glencore interest

Mar. 20, 2015 at 2:06 pm CDT

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Britain backs Zimbabwe to help rural farmers

Mar. 19, 2015 at 5:39 pm CDT

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U.S. reports low-path H7N3 bird flu in California

Mar. 19, 2015 at 10:22 am CDT

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California tightens water regulations amid long drought

Mar. 18, 2015 at 6:05 am CDT

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Wayne Farms files for IPO

Mar. 17, 2015 at 11:45 am CDT

Reuters — Wayne Farms, the sixth-largest poultry producer in the U.S., has filed with U.S. regulators in an initial public offering of common stock. Wayne Farms is a subsidiary of Continental Grain, one of the largest privately-held corporations in the U.S. Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets are underwriting […]

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Argentina says ‘worried’ about flooded soy fields

Mar. 6, 2015 at 4:26 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Flooding in some of the soy-growing areas of Cordoba, Entre Rios and Santa Fe provinces has become “worrying” to the government as farmers get ready to start harvesting the 2014-15 crop, the agriculture ministry said in its weekly report on Friday. The northern part of […]

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Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

Mar. 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Protesters have agreed to open access to Brazil’s main poultry exporting port of Itajai in Santa Catarina state, the port said on Wednesday, ending a lingering flashpoint after a two-week truck drivers’ protest. A union of autonomous truck drivers agreed to the port’s proposal to […]

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Floods in Argentina expected to cause soy crop losses

Mar. 5, 2015 at 2:58 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Some of Argentina’s northern soy-growing areas were flooded by heavy rains in the past week, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said Thursday, warning that it may lower its 57 million-tonne 2014-15 harvest forecast in the coming weeks. The country is the world’s No. 3 soybean […]

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Australia clears JBS bid for pork firm Primo

Mar. 4, 2015 at 4:35 pm CST

Sydney | Reuters — Australian regulators have approved a bid by the U.S. arm of Brazilian beef giant JBS to acquire Australian Consolidated Food Holdings Pty. Ltd. (Primo) for an undisclosed sum, Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Wednesday. The approval by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), subject to conditions […]

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