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Tyson offers to buy Hillshire for US$6.13B

May. 29, 2014 at 12:41 pm CDT

Reuters — Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, offered to buy Hillshire Brands for US$6.13 billion to expand into the fast-growing market for breakfast foods. Tyson said it would offer $50 per share, representing a premium of about 11 per cent to Hillshire’s closing on Wednesday (all figures US$). […]

California lawmakers reject bill requiring labeling on GMO foods

May. 29, 2014 at 10:48 am CDT

By Jennifer Chaussee

Zimbabwe plans 100 per cent “local control” of minerals, land

May. 29, 2014 at 9:24 am CDT

By MacDonald Dzirutwe

EU member states back compromise to allow GMO crops

May. 29, 2014 at 9:20 am CDT

By barbara-lewis

USDA sued over drug-resistant salmonella in meat

May. 29, 2014 at 5:22 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. farm groups seek to exclude Japan from Trans-Pacific talks

May. 29, 2014 at 5:09 am CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farm groups said Wednesday Japan should be suspended from Pacific trade talks if the Asian nation insists on keeping tariffs on sensitive agricultural sectors. Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari told Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trading partners at talks in Singapore last week that Japan will not […]

Australian organic farmer loses landmark GMO contamination case

May. 29, 2014 at 4:56 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters — An organic farmer in Western Australia lost his bid to claim damages from a neighbour after genetically modified (GMO) canola seed heads blew onto his property, causing him to lose his licence as an organic grower. The Supreme Court of Western Australia ruled on Wednesday against […]

By Colin Packham

PEDv re-infects U.S. farm, fuels supply fears

May. 29, 2014 at 4:34 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — An Indiana farm has become the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second outbreak of a deadly pig virus, fueling concerns that a disease that has wiped out 10 per cent of the U.S. hog population will be harder to contain than producers and veterinarians […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. new-crop soybeans and corn under pressure

May. 28, 2014 at 7:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Improving weather conditions across the U.S. Midwest weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade over the past week, and further declines are likely heading into the summer months, according to an analyst. Weather conditions across the Midwest’s corn- and soybean-growing regions have […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: Fund buying drives CME feeder cattle to record high

May. 28, 2014 at 7:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle Wednesday hit a record high on fund buying after contracts broke through technical resistance levels, traders said. “(The) technical aspect of the feeder cattle market looks fine,” said Citigroup futures specialist Sterling Smith. Fundamentally, young calves for feeding will be in […]

By Theopolis Waters