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Canada Bread buys into organic craft bread market

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 7, 2017

A Toronto baking firm that grows and contracts its own organic grains in eastern Ontario is going to be an entry point in the craft bread market for Canada Bread. Canada Bread, the Canadian arm of Mexican baking giant Grupo Bimbo, announced Monday it had completed its deal to buy Stonemill Bakehouse Ltd. for an […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

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Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

By Ahmed Abd Elkawey, Haitham El Sheikh March 7, 2017

Alexandria, Egypt | Reuters — Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread rations are managed raised fears that the government was cutting food subsidies by the back door. Bread subsidies are an explosive issue in Egypt, where more than 70 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on Brazil crop expectations

By Mark Weinraub March 7, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped 1.1 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week on rising expectations for a Brazil harvest already forecast to be a record, traders said. Outlooks for a bountiful South American harvest also weighed on corn futures, while wheat eased on profit-taking after rallying […] Read more

A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Saskatchewan ponders changes to ag extension model

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 7, 2017

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry is considering an overhaul of its delivery system for ag extension services, in time for a new federal/provincial funding framework next year. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart on Tuesday announced a new online survey on the subject for farmers, ranchers and agribusiness operators, running until the end of the month. Extension delivery in […] Read more

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White House still weighing U.S. biofuels program change

By emily-stephenson, GFM Network News March 7, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of a key change to U.S. biofuels policy requested by oil refiners and Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and special advisor on regulations to President Donald Trump, a White House official said Monday. The administration has no position “either way on this issue at […] Read more

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

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ChemChina says Syngenta deal filing accepted by Beijing

By Chen Aizhu March 6, 2017

Beijing | Reuters –– ChemChina said Monday that Beijing had accepted its application for regulatory approval of its US$43 billion takeover of Syngenta last month. Earlier Gao Hucheng, who retired as commerce minister less than two weeks ago, said the government had not received a formal filing for China’s largest overseas acquisition. Speaking to Reuters […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weather concerns

By Mark Weinraub March 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Monday and hit their highest level since mid-February on concerns about dry conditions hampering crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Falling production in Australia and strong export data also lent strength to the wheat market, which closed in positive […] Read more

RFA CEO Bob Dinneen, shown here last March in New Orleans, has said the group is optimistic for biofuel’s prospects under a Trump administration. (EthanolRFA.org)

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Ethanol group, Icahn clash over details of U.S. biofuel negotiation

By Chris Prentice, Jennifer Ablan, GFM Network News March 3, 2017

New York | Reuters — The head of the Renewable Fuels Association says billionaire investor Carl Icahn told him last week U.S. President Donald Trump was about to issue an order overhauling the U.S. biofuels program — something both Icahn and the White House have denied. Confusion over Trump’s plans for the Renewable Fuel Standard […] Read more

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Nestle, Coke end Nestea iced tea venture

By Reuters March 3, 2017

Zurich/London | Reuters –– Nestle and Coca-Cola have agreed to end their Nestea iced tea joint venture after 16 years and pursue separate strategies in the fast-changing bottled drinks market. The companies formed Beverage Partners Worldwide in 2001 to sell Nestea around the world but the brand has faced fierce competition from Lipton iced tea, […] Read more

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Macquarie to buy Cargill’s global oil business

By Reuters March 3, 2017

Houston | Reuters — Australian bank Macquarie Group is planning on buying Cargill’s global oil business, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the second energy business the global commodities trader has shed this year. Terms of the deal have been agreed upon, but the integration could take several weeks or longer, one of […] Read more

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Canada Bread buys into organic craft bread market

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White House still weighing U.S. biofuels program change

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Macquarie to buy Cargill’s global oil business

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