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Condo developer to ship canola oil to China, Canada says

Nov. 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — A condominium developer has signed a $1 billion deal to export Canadian canola oil to China, according to the Canadian government. The deal was one of more than 20 commercial agreements signed during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to China, which wrapped up this week. The […]

Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

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U.S. weather forecaster slightly reduces El Nino outlook

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:11 pm CST

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EU rapeseed crop forecast at new record

Nov. 3, 2014 at 9:24 am CST

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Strike averted on St. Lawrence Seaway

Nov. 3, 2014 at 9:20 am CST

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Agco posts lower profit on falling crop prices

Oct. 28, 2014 at 4:35 pm CDT

Reuters — Agco Corp. posted a lower quarterly profit Tuesday as growers around the globe, faced with falling prices for farm commodities, purchased fewer tractors and harvesters. The company, which makes equipment sold under the Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra brand names, reported a third-quarter net profit of $65 […]

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Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant offline indefinitely

Oct. 28, 2014 at 11:01 am CDT

Reuters — A canola-crushing plant owned by the Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus will be offline indefinitely after an explosion and fire on Friday, the company said. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast at the Yorkton, Sask. plant, and an assessment of the structural condition […]

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ICE Canada canola drops following cash market sales

Jul. 30, 2014 at 3:49 pm CDT

ICE Canada canola futures eased in early trading on Wednesday, pressured by some recent farmer sales, traders said. * Losses in U.S. soybean futures added further pressure to the market. * A weaker Canadian dollar, which boosts export interest, kept declines in check. * Scouts on Cereal’s North America Canadian […]

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U.S. appeals court upholds federal meat labelling regulation

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:39 pm CDT

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a food industry challenge to a federal rule concerning labelling requirements for meat, marking a potential setback for other businesses fighting federal regulations on free-speech grounds. For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the […]

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Food industry lobbying spikes amid GMO fight-report

Jul. 29, 2014 at 4:36 pm CDT

U.S. food companies spent almost as much lobbying Congress in the first quarter of 2014 as they did in the full year in 2013, a sign the industry may have intensified its fight against state labelling requirements for genetically engineered foods, according to a report released Tuesday. The Grocery Manufacturers […]

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