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U.S. top court lets Conagra cooking oil class action proceed

Oct. 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a bid by Conagra Brands to escape a class-action lawsuit accusing it of falsely labeling its cooking oil as 100 per cent natural even though it had genetically modified ingredients. Conagra had asked to the justices to […]

U.S. grains: Wheat nears four-week low on weak export demand

Oct. 9, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

K+S to pool salt, potash units amid overhaul

Oct. 9, 2017 at 3:31 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy hits one-week top

Oct. 6, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures plunge on spreading, cash markets

Oct. 6, 2017 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer

Unilever spreads business whets private-equity appetite

Oct. 6, 2017 at 3:20 am CDT

London | Reuters — Anglo-Dutch consumer group Unilever has invited private-equity bidders to submit tentative offers for its US$8 billion margarine and spreads business by a deadline of Oct. 19, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The business includes the brands Stork and Flora, the latter of which […]

By Clara Denina Dasha Afanasieva Pamela Barbaglia

Close up view of the working bees on honeycells.

Global study finds trace neonics in much of world’s honey

Oct. 5, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

A study by Swiss scientists has found trace levels of at least one neonicotinoid pesticide in three-quarters of the honey samples it collected from around the world. The study, spearheaded by a team from Switzerland’s Universite de Neuchatel and published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, was meant to […]

By Staff

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

EU set to delay vote on glyphosate

Oct. 5, 2017 at 3:23 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — Health experts from European Union countries are expected to discuss whether or not to extend the licence for herbicide glyphosate at a meeting starting on Thursday, but will only vote on the issue later this year. The EU has been debating for two years whether to […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rise as harvest slows

Oct. 5, 2017 at 2:47 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.1 per cent on Thursday to their highest level in nearly a week, supported by reports of some disappointing yields in key Midwest production areas and technical buying, traders said. Concerns about rains slowing down the U.S. harvest, which was already behind […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Soy firm as farmer selling eases

Oct. 4, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose slightly on Wednesday, reflecting a slowdown in the Midwest harvest as rains stalled fieldwork and weak cash values discouraged farmer selling, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on technical selling and corn was modestly lower. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled up […]

By Julie Ingwersen