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Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU

Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.


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Pulse Weekly: India extends duty-free period

But two months not enough to spur price increases

Canadian yellow pea producers may have received something of a Christmas present from the Indian government late last month, as the duty-free period for India’s yellow pea imports was extended from Dec. 31 to Feb. 28.