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Burger King, Tim Hortons reach deal on marriage

Aug. 26, 2014 at 3:59 pm CDT

Two days after confirming their talks on the idea, Canada’s biggest quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain and the world’s second-biggest burger chain have lined up their US$15.5 billion merger deal. Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons on Tuesday announced a “definitive agreement” to combine the world’s fourth- and eighth-biggest QSR firms […]

Minogue: In tractors, data is the new tech

Aug. 26, 2014 at 1:31 am CDT

By Leeann Minogue

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle extend gains after USDA report

Aug. 25, 2014 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on outlook for record crops

Aug. 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Rod Nickel

Burger King throne would move north in Timmy’s merger

Aug. 25, 2014 at 3:16 pm CDT

By Staff

WTO panel rules against U.S. in COOL fight: WSJ

Aug. 23, 2014 at 1:05 am CDT

Reuters — A World Trade Organization panel has ruled against the U.S. in a trade dispute over meat labels with Canada and Mexico, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The newspaper, citing anonymous sources familiar with the findings, said on Thursday that the U.S. lost its case before a […]

Indonesia revokes beef import ban on Japan to diversify supply

Aug. 22, 2014 at 3:56 pm CDT

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia has revoked a four-year ban on beef and cattle imports from Japan, in a move to reduce dependence on Australian shipments and diversify its supply sources, an official in the Southeast Asian nation’s agriculture ministry said on Friday. The move follows the announcement this week of talks that will […]

By Yayat Supriatna

Belarus cancels import ban on live cattle from EU

Aug. 22, 2014 at 1:28 am CDT

Minsk | Reuters –– Belarus, aiming to boost food exports to neighbouring Russia, has cancelled a ban on live cattle from the European Union, Yuri Pivovarchuk, the head of veterinary surveillance at the Belarussian agriculture ministry, said. Minsk said the cancellation of the ban was not caused by its plans […]

Colorado voters to weigh in on GMO food labeling

Aug. 22, 2014 at 1:06 am CDT

Reuters — Colorado voters in November will have their say on a proposition that would require labels on foods that contain genetically modified ingredients (GMOs). Proponents of GMO labeling initiatives, who say they have the right to know what is in their food, have been gaining steam in the U.S. […]

By Lisa Baertlein

France forced to import wheat as rain hits crop quality

Aug. 22, 2014 at 12:54 am CDT

Paris | Reuters –– France’s rain-hit wheat crop has delivered the first shock of the 2014-15 season: the EU’s top grower and exporter is buying Lithuanian and British milling wheat to mix with its unusually poor-grade crop to meet contracts signed before the harvest. French exports exceed those of Britain […]

By valerie-parent