Hamburg | Reuters – Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency has told grains exporters it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley in its international tenders, European traders […] Read more
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Saudi Arabian agency stops buying Canadian wheat, barley
Saudi Arabia boosts stake in G3 Canada
Winnipeg | Reuters — Saudi Arabia’s agriculture company has taken control of the majority investor in grain handler G3 Canada Ltd., according to a filing, reducing Bunge Ltd.’s stake and […] Read more
Glencore in talks to sell further stake in ag unit
London | Reuters — Commodity trader and miner Glencore is in talks to sell a further 9.9 per cent stake in its agricultural unit, negotiating with bidders that missed out […] Read more
CPP reported in talks for stake in Glencore agribusiness
Reuters — Commodity trading and mining firm Glencore is in advanced talks to sell a stake in its agricultural business to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall […] Read more
Saudi dairy firm buying California land for fodder
Reuters –– Saudi Arabia’s Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Gulf, has spent C$45 million to buy land in California to supply its business with alfalfa hay, it said […] Read more
Brazil looking to open Canadian, Saudi Arabian fresh beef markets
Brasilia/Reuters – Brazil is working on a deal to open the Canadian market for fresh beef in the second half of 2015 and is in the final phase of opening […] Read more
Saudi Arabia bans Ont. poultry, egg products
Reuters — Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest importer of chicken broiler meat, has banned imports of poultry meat and egg products from Ontario due to the presence of avian flu […] Read more
Bunge, Saudi Arabia to buy control of CWB
Agribusiness giant Bunge and the Saudi Arabian government’s ag investment arm are the joint “successful acquirer” of the former Canadian Wheat Board. Bunge Canada and SALIC Canada, an arm of […] Read more
UN team investigates Saudi surge in deadly MERS virus
London | Reuters –– An international team of United Nations human and animal health experts has flown to Saudi Arabia to investigate a recent surge in cases of a deadly […] Read more
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