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K+S says retail shareholders back rejecting PotashCorp

Aug. 11, 2015 at 1:45 am CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters –– German salt and fertilizer company K+S AG says a survey of its retail investors shows they strongly support its rejection of a 7.9 billion euros (C$11.4 billion) takeover offer from Canada’s PotashCorp. K+S said on Monday it had surveyed retail, or non-institutional, shareholders, who hold about […]

France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk

Jul. 18, 2015 at 12:50 am CDT

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Malteurop parent to buy barley trader Interbrau

Jul. 16, 2015 at 3:08 pm CDT

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ConAgra names activist investor nominees to board

Jul. 10, 2015 at 6:36 pm CDT

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U.S. forecaster sees El Nino likely into N. Hemisphere spring

Jul. 9, 2015 at 1:02 pm CDT

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PotashCorp not planning to increase K+S bid

Jul. 8, 2015 at 2:53 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp does not plan to sweeten its bid for German rival K+S AG, several people familiar with the Canadian mineral miner said, downplaying a media report that it would consider such a move. The proposed bid of 41 euros (C$58) per share already represented an unusually high […]

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PotashCorp says can address K+S concerns about tie-up

Jul. 3, 2015 at 7:18 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp said it was confident of addressing concerns raised by K+S over its 7.9 billion euro (C$11 billion) takeover proposal for the German potash miner, giving K+S’s stock a boost. K+S rejected PotashCorp’s proposed bid as too low on Thursday, saying its suitor could be […]

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JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:23 pm CDT

Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill’s U.S. pork business for US$1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal that would make it one of the largest and most powerful meat companies in the U.S. The bid by the […]

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Potash miner Sirius wins approval for mine in British national park

Jun. 30, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Potash mine developer Sirius Minerals on Tuesday won the go-ahead to build a large mine in a scenic national park in Yorkshire, northern England, a company spokesman said, clearing a major hurdle in the construction of the US$3 billion project. The North York Moors National Park’s […]

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USDA takes first step to import fresh beef from Brazil, Argentina

Jun. 29, 2015 at 6:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow fresh beef into the U.S. from Brazil and Argentina under specific conditions that mitigate risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the agency said Monday. “This is the first step […]

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