Insights and Stories on Competition

EU regulators reported set to clear Dow, DuPont deal

Feb. 22, 2017 at 12:55 pm CST

Brussels | Reuters — Dow Chemical and DuPont are set to win EU antitrust approval for their US$130 billion merger, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, which still needs approval from U.S. and other regulators, has faced intense scrutiny from the European Commission. Of particular […]

Canada’s competition watchdog clears Syngenta takeover

Feb. 14, 2017 at 6:14 pm CST

By Staff

Deere challenges U.S. federal block on Precision Planting bid

Oct. 14, 2016 at 2:58 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

New Zealand dairy industry worries over Canada pricing plan

Sep. 30, 2016 at 1:55 pm CDT

By Rebecca Howard Rod Nickel

Bayer clinches Monsanto with raised US$66 billion bid

Sep. 14, 2016 at 10:28 am CDT

By greg-roumeliotis Ludwig Burger

PotashCorp, Agrium make engagement official

Sep. 12, 2016 at 11:09 am CDT

The boards of two of the heaviest hitters in Canada’s fertilizer sector have formally agreed to a $47 billion “merger of equals” deal under a new, yet-to-be-named parent company. PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by capacity, and rival Agrium, which is also the world’s biggest crop input retail chain, […]