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

Canada’s competition watchdog clears Syngenta takeover

Canada’s farmers aren’t likely to see less competition for their crop chemical dollars if the owner of Adama Canada buys Syngenta, the Canadian antitrust watchdog has ruled. The Competition Bureau on Tuesday issued a “no action” letter for the takeover of Syngenta by China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), saying the deal is “unlikely to result

University of Saskatchewan’s Richard Gray says there’s plenty of reason to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger.

News, Oilseeds

Canola farmers worried about Bayer-Monsanto merger

The fear is the new company’s market power will result in higher seed prices and less innovation unless regulators order some divestiture of assets

By Allan Dawson September 22, 2016

Farmers who are worried about chemical and seed giants Bayer and Monsanto merging should be, according to one prominent agriculture economist. With 94 per cent of western Canadian canola containing Bayer’s Liberty Link or Monsanto’s Roundup Ready traits, the new company will have tremendous market power resulting in higher canola seed prices for farmers, said

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Feeding the fish

By Gord Gilmour September 22, 2016

There’s a familiar trope of editorial cartoonists that features a chain of fish, small to large, with each larger incarnation set to consume the next smallest, until the tiny, blissfully unaware minnow at the very end of the food chain. It’s an image that’s been much on my mind lately as I’ve watched the latest

Crops

Agrium’s CPS agrees to shed four Alberta retail sites

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 4, 2016

Agrium’s Crop Production Services (CPS) arm will need to sell four ag retail sites in eastern Alberta to close on its deal to buy an independent western Prairie retail chain. The federal Competition Bureau on Thursday announced an agreement with CPS dealing with the company’s planned purchase of Andrukow Group Solutions Inc. which operates 18

Crops

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

By GFM Network News September 2, 2016

Toronto/Washington | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp and Agrium are more likely to win approval for a potential merger in Canada than in the U.S., but U.S. rejection of the deal would scuttle it globally, competition lawyers said. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp and Calgary’s Agrium confirmed Tuesday they were in preliminary merger talks, toward a deal that would

Crops

PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel August 31, 2016

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — North American farmers will pressure regulators to protect their negotiating leverage with fertilizer suppliers if PotashCorp and Agrium agree to merge, major farm groups said on Wednesday. The potential deal revealed on Tuesday would combine the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity, with the continent’s biggest network of farm retail dealers,

Crops

CPS to seek buyer for Sask. farm supply outlet

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 3, 2016

A deal for Agrium’s Crop Production Services (CPS) to buy a crop input retail chain in north-central Saskatchewan will require the company to sell off a retail outlet and a pair of its storage sites. The federal Competition Bureau on Monday announced it has an agreement with CPS over its planned deal to buy six

(Todd Rosenberg photo via KraftFoodsGroup.com)

Dairy cattle, Markets

Canadian, U.S. regulators clear Heinz and Kraft merger

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 11, 2015

Antitrust regulators in both Canada and the U.S. have fixed their seals of official inaction on ketchup giant H.J. Heinz’s play for control of Kraft Foods Group. Canada’s Competition Bureau has confirmed that it wrapped its review of the proposed deal and issued its “no action” letter to the companies on Wednesday. A “no action”

Crops

Regulators clear path for Westeel takeover

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 21, 2015

Federal competition watchdogs have cleared the path for grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth International to close its deal for bin manufacturer Westeel. AGI announced it had completed its deal to buy its fellow Winnipeg-based manufacturing firm for $221.5 million on Wednesday — after announcing the Competition Bureau of Canada would allow the deal on which

Livestock

Ontario Farmer newspaper cleared for sale

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2015

Long-running weekly agricultural journal Ontario Farmer is expected to be under new ownership within weeks as federal regulators have cleared its sale. The federal Competition Bureau on Wednesday issued a “no-action” letter for Sun Media’s planned sale of its 175 English-language specialty titles and daily and weekly newspapers to Postmedia for about $316 million. Ontario

Daily Network News

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases

Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration

Opinion: Is a closer trade relationship with China a security risk?

Tag Archives Competition Bureau

Canada’s competition watchdog clears Syngenta takeover

Canola farmers worried about Bayer-Monsanto merger

Editorial: Feeding the fish

Agrium’s CPS agrees to shed four Alberta retail sites

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators

CPS to seek buyer for Sask. farm supply outlet

Canadian, U.S. regulators clear Heinz and Kraft merger

Regulators clear path for Westeel takeover

Ontario Farmer newspaper cleared for sale

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