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U.S. EPA strikes deal on biofuel blending targets with oil groups

Apr. 10, 2015 at 8:07 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– Oil refiners who have complained that U.S. federal regulators missed deadlines to issue rules on blending renewable fuels into the nation’s supply of gasoline and diesel fuel are set to get long-awaited targets from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under a deal the EPA announced Friday […]

CN grain train derails near Calgary

Apr. 10, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

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Japan forecaster sees El Nino likely to emerge by summer

Apr. 10, 2015 at 11:58 am CDT

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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

New York | Reuters –– A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 per cent, up from a 60 per cent chance last month, with a 60 per cent chance it lasts through autumn. […]

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

Apr. 8, 2015 at 9:06 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters –– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced higher compensation and government aid for farmers who are suffering due to unseasonable rains, in an attempt to calm growing discontent among people living in the countryside. Storms have badly damaged crops in large parts of northern […]

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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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