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Australia plans country-of-origin labelling after hep A outbreak

Feb. 26, 2015 at 8:00 pm CST

Sydney | Reuters — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott backed plans on Thursday to introduce country-of-origin labelling in the wake of a hepatitis A outbreak, potentially risking contravention of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. With 18 confirmed cases of hepatitis A linked to consumption of berries sold by Patties Foods […]

Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal

Feb. 21, 2015 at 10:14 am CST

By Steve Gorman

Pacific trade pact negotiators to meet in March

Feb. 20, 2015 at 7:44 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

Walmart to boost fresh food handle in Canada

Feb. 11, 2015 at 7:17 pm CST

By Staff

BMR hardware chain joins Coop federee

Feb. 6, 2015 at 8:40 pm CST

Agrifood processor and ag retailer La Coop federee has moved from minority stakeholder to full owner of home reno and hardware retail chain Groupe BMR. Coop federee, Quebec’s biggest agrifood company, announced Thursday it exercised an option in its 2013 purchase of a minority position in BMR, buying the retailer’s […]

By Staff

CME Group to close most open-outcry futures trading pits

Feb. 4, 2015 at 7:00 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group will shutter most of its open-outcry futures pits by July 2, the world’s largest futures market operator said Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on a once-raucous tradition that has been in decline since the rise of computerized trading. The decision ousts traders of products […]

By Tom Polansek

Obama proposes creation of stand-alone U.S. food safety agency

Feb. 2, 2015 at 7:36 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed bringing together the country’s food safety operations into one agency to better monitor food quality in a move that would reshape the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The proposal was put forward as part of the President’s 2016 budget plan. The new […]

By Reuters

France says EU orders repayment of $1.5B in ag subsidies

Jan. 27, 2015 at 12:31 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — The European Commission has asked France to repay 1.1 billion euros (C$1.54 billion) of farm subsidies dating back to 2008-2012, the French agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The Commission’s claim, which mainly relates to inaccurate declarations of farm area, initially amounted to around 3.5 billion euros before […]

By Reuters

Regulatory requirements seen keeping diesel prices high

Jan. 26, 2015 at 6:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Diesel prices in North America aren’t likely to come down to the levels of gasoline anytime soon, according to an analyst. “It’s probably going to trade at a premium to gasoline for some time,” said Phil Flynn, energy market analyst for Price Futures Group in Chicago. One […]

By Dave Sims