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A plate of honey dijon glazed chicken wings. (SandersonFarms.com)

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Cargill, Continental close U.S. chicken deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 24, 2022

Washington | Reuters — Cargill and Continental Grain said on Friday that they had closed their deal to buy Sanderson Farms, the third largest chicken producer, in a deal worth some US$4.53 billion. Under the deal, which was announced last August, Sanderson is being combined with Continental Grain subsidiary Wayne Farms. Sanderson will cease trading […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bunge CEO Schroder to step down amid investor pressure

By Reuters December 10, 2018

Reuters — Bunge CEO Soren Schroder is stepping down after five years at the helm of the global agribusiness, following months of pressure from shareholders to shake up the company amid a prolonged grain market slump. The management change is the latest event to rattle the two-century-old commodities trader after a stretch of particularly weak […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bunge names Syngenta CEO to board under deal with activist investors

By Reuters December 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Bunge Ltd. appointed the CEO of agrichemicals company Syngenta to its board on Wednesday as part of an agreement with activist investors D.E. Shaw and Continental Grain Co. The global grains trader named J. Erik Fyrwald as a director, as it navigates low crop prices and the trade war that has […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Fund raises stake in Bunge, reportedly pushing for change

By Reuters October 8, 2018

Reuters — Hedge fund D.E. Shaw and Co. has raised its stake in Bunge and was working with Continental Grain to make operational improvements at the grain trader, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Bunge’s shares were up 2.5 per cent at US$70.64 on Monday. The firms, which together own […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Continental Grain to push Bunge to consider potential sale

By Tom Polansek March 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural investor Continental Grain plans to push Bunge to consider a potential sale, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, after Archer Daniels Midland approached Bunge about a takeover. It was unclear how Continental Grain would pressure Bunge, one of the world’s top agricultural merchants. But the company, […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Wayne Farms files for IPO

By Reuters March 17, 2015

Reuters — Wayne Farms, the sixth-largest poultry producer in the U.S., has filed with U.S. regulators in an initial public offering of common stock. Wayne Farms is a subsidiary of Continental Grain, one of the largest privately-held corporations in the U.S. Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets are underwriting the IPO, Wayne told the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

Tag Archives Continental Grain

Cargill, Continental close U.S. chicken deal

Bunge CEO Schroder to step down amid investor pressure

Bunge names Syngenta CEO to board under deal with activist investors

Fund raises stake in Bunge, reportedly pushing for change

Continental Grain to push Bunge to consider potential sale

Wayne Farms files for IPO

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