Insights and Stories on International

B+G to buy Green Giant frozen foods business

Sep. 8, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

Reuters — Snack food company B+G Foods said it would buy General Mills’ Green Giant frozen foods and Le Sueur canned vegetables brands for about US$765 million to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen foods market. Growth in the frozen vegetables category has been sluggish in recent years […]

PotashCorp reported preparing to make hostile K+S bid

Sep. 8, 2015 at 6:45 pm CDT

By Reuters

Glencore to rein in debt as commodity slump persists

Sep. 8, 2015 at 4:41 pm CDT

By olivia-kumwenda

U.S. grains: Prices rise on harvest uncertainty, short-covering

Sep. 8, 2015 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle limit up on short-covering

Sep. 8, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

PotashCorp reported hiring third bank in battle for K+S

Sep. 8, 2015 at 12:58 am CDT

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp has hired a third investment bank as adviser in its effort to take over German fertilizer maker K+S , a German newspaper reported Sunday. Bank of America Merrill Lynch will join Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in advising the Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant in the effort, the […]

By Reuters

EU to give 500M euros to farmers hit by Russia sanctions

Sep. 8, 2015 at 12:46 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission announced a 500 million-euro (C$743 million) package of measures on Monday to provide relief for farmers stung by slumping prices, triggered partly by the loss of exports to Russia due to EU sanctions against the country. The crisis has triggered a wave of […]

By Nigel Hunt

Egypt’s ag minister arrested on suspicion of corruption

Sep. 8, 2015 at 12:34 am CDT

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. “He was arrested in connection with a corruption case involving illegal land licences,” a security official said. “He is under investigation.” The minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud […]

By Ahmed Mohammed Hassan

Bayer issues fungicide warning for wine grape growers

Sep. 7, 2015 at 11:56 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer has advised wine grape growers not to use its Moon Privilege fungicide until its Bayer CropScience arm has investigated whether there’s a connection between the product’s use and reported crop damage. Growers have reported deformed leaves and lower yields from their crops this year. […]

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs retreat before holiday

Sep. 4, 2015 at 4:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle slumped on Friday before the Labour Day holiday, due to lower prices for market-ready (cash) cattle, traders said. CME live cattle were further weakened by Wall Street’s tumble on uncertainty whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates by mid-September. October live […]

By Theopolis Waters