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Grainworld: Oats market a ‘trainwreck’

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — The oats market in North America is a “trainwreck”, and there’s not much positive in the six- to 12-month outlook, an analyst told the Wild Oats Grainworld conference here Tuesday. “We have got bottlenecks all over the place. We are within an eyelash of shutting down the milling industry in […] Read more




Steve Peterson says General Mills’ plan to market Original Cheerios as GM-free “is not an indication that we’re going to move everything there.” (Lisa Guenther photo)

Cheerios maker not taking all products GM-free

General Mills still supports genetically modified (GM) technology, despite the food company’s move to market Cheerios as free of GM ingredients, a company representative told CropSphere delegates Tuesday in Saskatoon. “From General Mills’ perspective, we want to do what consumers are anticipating and wanting,” Steve Peterson responded when asked about the company’s GM-free Cheerios. Peterson […] Read more