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Indonesia’s president says country intends to join TPP

By Reuters October 26, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– Indonesian President Joko Widodo, speaking after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, said his country intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the U.S. has forged with Canada and 10 other countries. “We are the largest economy in Southeast Asia,” Widodo said through a translator. “And Indonesia […] Read more

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Global markets: WHO research

By MarketsFarm Team October 26, 2015

CNS Canada — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. PROCESSED MEAT CAUSES CANCER, WHO SAYS — Eating processed meat can cause bowel cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. The WHO added processed meats, such as hot dogs and ham, to its group one list, which also includes items […] Read more

Mosaic’s potash facility at Esterhazy, Sask. (Greg Berg photo)

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Mosaic lays off staff at Sask. potash mine

By Reuters October 23, 2015

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co. has laid off 46 unionized workers, or eight per cent of the workforce, at its Colonsay, Sask. potash mine, the company said Friday, as producers struggle with weak demand. Potash prices have fallen in the past year due to excessive mining capacity and reduced demand in key markets. […] Read more

Yellow mustard. (Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission)

Crops, Markets

Mustard growers relish price spike from supply squeeze

By Luc Cohen, Rod Nickel October 22, 2015

Reuters — From Canada to India, there is a squeeze on mustard that has put producers in a pickle. Prices of the yellow condiment dabbed on hot dogs and pretzels have leaped to their highest level in seven years this autumn as growers in Western Canada, which supplies three-quarters of the world’s traded mustard seed, […] Read more

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Dow reviews options for farm chemical/seeds unit

By Sneha Banerjee, Swetha Gopinath October 22, 2015

Reuters — Dow Chemical said it would “review all options” for its farm chemicals and seeds unit, which has reported falling sales for nearly a year, and suggested that it might buy Corning’s stake in a silicon joint venture. Dow is also selling its stake in a Kuwaiti JV that produces a chemical used in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Mitsui buys half of non-GMO U.S. grain, soybean handler

By Reuters October 19, 2015

Reuters — The U.S. arm of Japanese commodities trader Mitsui has bought a 50 per cent stake in Bluegrass Farms of Ohio, a grain handler and breeder of non-genetically modified soybeans, the companies said Monday. The deal, which closed on Friday, is valued at about US$15 million including debt, said Bluegrass owner and CEO David […] Read more

Crops

Suits stack up over alleged Roundup cancer link

By Carey Gillam October 17, 2015

Reuters — Personal injury law firms around the U.S. are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical. The latest lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Delaware Superior Court by three […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Pulses: Mexican pinto bean crop to curb U.S. exports

By MarketsFarm Team October 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, Oct. 16. • There is good demand for chickpeas in the cash market as supplies are very limited due to festival season going on in India. The government has issued a fresh notice that duty free chickpeas […] Read more

AB InBev’s operations include Alexander Keith’s maker, Halifax-based Oland Breweries, which became part of Labatt in 1971. (Keiths.ca)

Crops, Markets

Rivals see local battles, not global war, with new beer giant

By Philip Blenkinsop, Teis Jensen October 15, 2015

Copenhagen/Brussels | Reuters — The prospect of a new competitor that produces one third of an entire industry’s output would normally terrify rival companies, but brewing is different. The very local nature of lagers and ales, and the fact that a price war is seen as unlikely, mean global market leader Anheuser-Busch InBev’s imminent takeover […] Read more

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Global markets: Japan, Germany cut economic forecasts

By MarketsFarm Team October 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. JAPAN CUTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK – The Japanese government downgraded its assessment of industrial production and identified some areas of weakness in a monthly government report released on Wednesday. The reduced forecast for industrial production is due to weaker demand […] Read more

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