Insights and Stories on Nutrition

U.S. confirms will boost food stamps by record amount

Aug. 15, 2021 at 8:12 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Monday will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits, the agency confirmed Sunday. The New York Times first reported the plan to unveil the largest permanent benefits increase in the history of the government’s primary anti-hunger program, […]

Pulse weekly outlook: World Pulses Day celebrated

Feb. 16, 2021 at 7:41 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

ADM beats profit estimates but revenue disappoints

Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:57 pm CDT

By Arundhati Sarkar Tom Polansek

DuPont said considering sale of nutrition, biosciences unit

Aug. 6, 2019 at 9:14 pm CDT

By Reuters

Ag minister announces launch of Canadian food policy

Jun. 17, 2019 at 2:28 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

ADM says to seek early retirements, may cut jobs

Apr. 11, 2019 at 9:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain trader Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday it will seek voluntary early retirements by some North American employees and may eliminate individual jobs as part of a restructuring of specific areas. The actions are needed to strengthen ADM’s core business and establish the company […]

By Tom Polansek

Nestle to buy Canadian nutrition firm Atrium

Dec. 5, 2017 at 7:13 pm CST

London | Reuters — Nestle is buying Canadian vitamin and nutritional supplement maker Atrium Innovations for US$2.3 billion, expanding its presence in consumer healthcare as it seeks to offset weakness in packaged foods. The world’s largest packaged food company said on Tuesday it will buy the maker of vitamins, probiotics […]

By Martinne Geller

Federal funding pledged for crop market development work

Jan. 14, 2015 at 7:07 pm CST

Canadian crop commodity groups getting federal AgriMarketing funding plan to put the money to work over five years — not just in salesmanship, but in developing their crops’ story for potential customers. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made two five-year funding announcements during the CropSphere 2015 conference Tuesday and Wednesday […]

By Staff