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

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News April 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters –– ChemChina won conditional EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, a deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. The deal is one of several reshaping the agricultural chemicals and seeds market, even as these deals trigger fears among

A maize weevil on a corn kernel. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneer’s 1507

Crops

EU regulators said set to clear Dow, Syngenta deals next week

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News March 23, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — EU antitrust regulators are set to clear the US$130 billion Dow Chemical and DuPont merger and ChemChina’s US$43 billion bid for Syngenta next week, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The European Commission could announce its approvals for both companies at the same time either Monday or Tuesday, the people

Livestock, Markets

Brazil beef scandal leaves fewer options for global buyers

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters, Tom Polansek March 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Global beef buyers will likely need to cobble together supplies from several nations if a scandal persists in Brazil’s meat sector because supply constraints and politics are already limiting trade flows, market analysts said Monday. China suspended imports of all meat products from Brazil, the world’s top beef exporter, as a

Crops

EU chemical agency says glyphosate not carcinogenic

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Helsinki | Reuters — Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, should not be classified as a substance causing cancer, the European Chemical Agency concluded on Wednesday, potentially paving the way for its licence renewal in the EU. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health has prompted investigations by congressional committees in

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

By GFM Network News, Nigel Hunt February 21, 2017

Birmingham | Reuters –– Britain’s farm policy is set for a major shake-up when the country leaves the European Union because the current system is poor value for money, has too much red tape and provides few incentives to use the latest technologies, farming and environment minister Andrea Leadsom said Tuesday. Leadsom said she was

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops

EU said set to approve ChemChina bid for Syngenta

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News February 2, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — ChemChina is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal — the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company — is important for China, the world’s largest agricultural market,

Livestock

CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 23, 2016

Strasbourg | Reuters –– The planned EU-Canada free trade deal cleared a hurdle to its implementation next year when the European Parliament rejected a motion on Wednesday to ask the top European Union court to rule on its legality. The vote by lawmakers in the parliament is an indication they will also ultimately back the

Cereals, Markets

EU wheat rises ahead of U.S. elections, USDA report

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 8, 2016

Paris/Reuters – European wheat prices rose in the wake of Chicago on Tuesday in a broader rise across international markets which increasingly anticipated the victory of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Presidential elections. Traders also pointed to short covering and technical buying ahead of the election results and the release a much awaited

A preserved portion of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. (CIA.gov)

Crops

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 2, 2016

Berlin | Reuters — The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Germany had announced in September 2015 that it will ban cultivation of crops with GMOs under new European Union rules allowing member states to opt out of their

Daily Network News

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Relief as new China ruling lowers EU pork tariffs

Klassen: Feeder market sees wide price range

Tag Archives EU

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

EU regulators said set to clear Dow, Syngenta deals next week

Brazil beef scandal leaves fewer options for global buyers

EU chemical agency says glyphosate not carcinogenic

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

EU said set to approve ChemChina bid for Syngenta

CETA clears legal test hurdle in EU parliament

EU wheat rises ahead of U.S. elections, USDA report

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

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