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EU clears Bunge and Viterra’s $34 billion merger deal

Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:54 pm CDT

The European Commission said on Thursday that it had cleared the $34 billion merger deal between Bunge and the Glencore-backed company Viterra.

Bunge, Viterra $34 bln deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says

Jul. 24, 2024 at 9:49 am CDT

By Foo Yun Chee Reuters

China singles out Danish, Dutch, Spanish firms in anti-dumping probe

Jul. 18, 2024 at 10:12 am CDT

By Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Bunge offers to sell Viterra’s oilseeds facilities in Poland, Hungary, source says

Jul. 16, 2024 at 10:07 am CDT

By Foo Yun Chee Reuters

Bunge, Viterra offer to sell assets in two EU countries, sources say

Jul. 12, 2024 at 9:15 am CDT

By Reuters

EU governments fail to agree on gene-editing rules despite patent exception

Jun. 26, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

A last-ditch attempt by EU governments to break a deadlock over relaxing regulations on gene-edited crops failed after countries including Poland rejected changes to the text that exempted patented seeds from the measure.

By Reuters

China may take provisional anti-dumping steps against EU pork imports

Jun. 20, 2024 at 10:17 am CDT

China has opened an investigation into EU pork and its by-products, a step that appears mainly aimed at Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark, after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles.

By Joe Cash Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Rival pork exporters could benefit from China-EU trade tensions

Jun. 17, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

Pork suppliers from South America and the U.S. could gain market share in China if Beijing restricts imports from the European Union in response to escalating trade tensions, traders and analysts said.

By Naveen Thukral Reuters

EU regulators to decide on Bunge and Viterra merger by July 18

Jun. 17, 2024 at 10:01 am CDT

U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG. and Glencore-backed Viterra's plan to create a $34 billion agricultural trading giant will be decided by EU antitrust regulators by July 18, a European Commission filing showed on Monday.

By Foo Yun Chee Reuters

Main farming groups shun Brussels protest against EU green policies

Jun. 4, 2024 at 10:29 am CDT

Farmers drove hundreds of tractors into Brussels on Tuesday to protest against the European Union's environmental policies, but the action was shunned by mainstream farming groups who said it did not reflect their members' concerns.

By Reuters