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U.S. EPA to propose biofuels standards this spring

Feb. 19, 2015 at 10:48 am CST

Grapevine, Tex. | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to put out a proposal that will address Renewable Fuels Standards for 2014, 2015 and 2016 this spring, an agency official at an industry conference in Grapevine, Tex., said Thursday. The agency will address all three years at once […]

USDA sees reduced U.S. plantings of corn, soy, wheat in 2015-16

Feb. 19, 2015 at 10:43 am CST

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U.S. pork production seen at record high in 2015, beef lower

Feb. 19, 2015 at 10:28 am CST

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S. Africa’s proposed ban on foreign land ownership aimed at farms

Feb. 17, 2015 at 11:41 am CST

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S. Korea blocks Canadian beef again over BSE case

Feb. 15, 2015 at 8:18 pm CST

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Labour minister says CP, engineers urged to bargain

Feb. 11, 2015 at 5:59 pm CST

Vancouver | Reuters — Federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch on Wednesday said she was encouraging the parties at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to bargain, but declined to speculate on what Ottawa might do if workers went out on strike. CP said its managers will be ready to take over if […]

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U.S. may lower cholesterol’s level of threat to health

Feb. 10, 2015 at 6:55 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — A U.S. advisory panel reviewing national dietary guidelines has decided to drop its caution against eating cholesterol-laden food, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. At a December meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee discussed its decision to no longer deem cholesterol a “nutrient of concern,” according to […]

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Brazil’s grain traders fear monopoly if rail merger allowed

Feb. 9, 2015 at 5:00 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s grain industry association, Abiove, said on Monday the takeover of the main railway operator America Latina Logistica (ALL) by Rumo, the logistic arm of the biggest sugar and ethanol producer Cosan, could create a monopoly and hurt competition. Cade, Brazil’s antitrust agency, is due […]

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CME expects US$10M savings per year closing futures pits

Feb. 6, 2015 at 3:22 am CST

New York | Reuters –– CME Group will save US$10 million (C$12.4 million) per year after it shuts nearly all of its futures pits in New York and Chicago, a spokesman said Thursday, as the world’s biggest futures exchange pushes ahead with cost-cutting measures. While that may be a significant […]

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U.S. lawmaker says Canada, Japan must cut farm tariffs

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:16 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Canada and Japan must open their markets to farm imports under a Pacific trade pact, the chairman of a congressional committee responsible for trade said on Thursday, adding that any country that cannot meet the deal’s ambitious goals should drop out. In prepared remarks, House ways […]

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