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Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News March 21, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — German conglomerate Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$62.5 billion buy of U.S. peer Monsanto, the latest in a trio of mega-mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry. The tie-up is set to create a company with control of more than a quarter of the world’s seed and

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Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger February 5, 2018

Brussels/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has offered to sell seeds and pesticides businesses to try to address EU competition concerns over its US$63.5 billion bid for U.S. rival Monsanto. The proposed remedies “are very significant and we are confident they fully address the European Commission’s concerns,” the German company said in a statement on Monday.

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EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger January 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Brussels | Reuters — Bayer’s quest to win regulatory approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto ran into further delays on Monday as European Union antitrust investigators extended their investigation by five working days until March 12. The ongoing proceedings would have given the German drugs and pesticides maker until midnight on Monday to offer

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EU regulators reported as set to warn Bayer on Monsanto bid

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News December 8, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — EU antitrust regulators are set to warn Bayer its planned purchase of U.S. seed maker Monsanto may hurt competition, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, a move that would force Bayer to offer concessions to address the concerns. The US$66 billion deal would make Bayer the world’s largest

Germany’s Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt. (Thomas Imo photo, Bmel.de)

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Germany’s Merkel scolds ally in glyphosate row

By GFM Network News November 28, 2017

Berlin | Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel scolded a minister on Tuesday in a bid to shield talks on forming a coalition government from a dispute between cabinet colleagues over an EU herbicide licence. Conservative Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt angered the centre-left SPD on Monday by breaking protocol to back a European Union proposal

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Germany swings EU vote in favour of glyphosate

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop November 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Germany defeated its key EU ally France in a very tight vote on Monday to clear the use of glyphosate herbicide for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer. After months of indecisive votes among the 28 member states in Brussels, Germany, whose Chancellor Angela

Hogs, Livestock

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 27, 2017

A domestic technical obstacle has been cleared out of Canadian pork’s export path to the European Union, the Canadian Pork Council said Friday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week made changes to its Manual of Procedures, which will allow pork packers to apply health mark labels after pork has been frozen, the council said.

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EU delays decision on glyphosate

By GFM Network News, Philip Blenkinsop October 25, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — EU countries failed on Wednesday to vote on a licence extension for glyphosate, delaying again a decision on the widely used herbicide that critics say could cause cancer. The European Commission said in a statement the relevant committee did not hold a vote at a meeting and that it would announce

Livestock, Markets

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

By GFM Network News, Tom Miles October 3, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade

Daily Network News

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CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

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Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

EU regulators reported as set to warn Bayer on Monsanto bid

Germany’s Merkel scolds ally in glyphosate row

Germany swings EU vote in favour of glyphosate

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

EU delays decision on glyphosate

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

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