Chicago | Reuters –– A federal appeals court has opened the door for Syngenta Seeds to revive a lawsuit it brought against Bunge North America in 2011 over the agribusiness company’s refusal of a type of genetically modified corn. An opinion in the case came on Monday as Syngenta and its parent company, Swiss-based Syngenta […] Read more
Syngenta suit against Bunge over GM corn revived on appeal
Cargill loses bid to stop ex-manager from working for rival
Reuters — A federal judge has denied Cargill’s attempt to block a former executive of its meat-packing unit from working for rival JBS to prevent the potential loss of trade secrets. U.S. Judge Raymond Moore in Denver ruled on Monday that although Jason Kuan “did once have specific knowledge of Cargill’s trade secrets, his knowledge […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat top one-month highs
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat futures climbed on Tuesday to their highest levels in more than a month, as technical and speculative buying pushed up prices in the face of advancing U.S. harvests. Soy futures also traded higher, led by gains in soymeal. The rallies will likely be short-lived as farmers are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Prices touch one-week lows on improved U.S. harvest weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures touched one-week lows on Monday as drier weather in the U.S. Midwest was expected to allow harvests to accelerate after rain delays. Corn finished near unchanged, shaking off losses associated with the improved harvest outlook as technical buyers entered the market. Forecasts for mostly dry conditions […] Read more
Ex-Cargill beef manager fights bid to keep him from rival
Chicago | Reuters — Valuable trade secrets that Cargill claims were stolen by a longtime manager in its meatpacking division who quit for rival JBS SA are nothing more than basic butchery, lawyers for the employee said in court documents. Privately-held Cargill, one of the top U.S. meat producers, is asking a federal judge in […] Read more
Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say
Chicago/Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus is not likely to transmit the disease if manufacturers follow proper safety measures. Multiple studies suggest spray-dried porcine plasma, a supplement containing pigs’ blood that is fed to piglets, is not a […] Read more
U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over corn China rejected
Chicago | Reuters — Farmers from the biggest U.S. corn-growing states have sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, joining global exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. In coordinated lawsuits filed on Friday in federal courts in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, farmers accused Syngenta of […] Read more
Syngenta faces second suit over GM corn China rejected
Chicago | Reuters — A second company has sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, raising the stakes for the Swiss-based seed maker by including byproducts used for animal feed in its complaint and seeking class-action status. Trans Coastal Supply Co., a major exporter of livestock feed products, said […] Read more
Pit traders abandon lawsuit against CME over grain rules
Chicago | Reuters — Veteran traders from Chicago’s grain pits on Tuesday dropped a lawsuit against CME Group that sought to reverse a change to end-of-day settlement rules they said was killing open-outcry business. The traders, who work on the Chicago Board of Trade’s 140-year-old agricultural trading floor, agreed to abandon their claims against the […] Read more
Cargill suing Syngenta over sale of GM corn banned by China
Chicago | Reuters — Cargill, the top U.S. grain exporter, sued a unit of Syngenta in a Louisiana state court on Friday for damages stemming from China’s rejection of genetically modified U.S. corn, which Cargill said cost the company more than US$90 million. Minnesota-based Cargill accuses Syngenta of exposing the grain trader to losses by […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
