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Tilray to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest

Reuters — Shares of cannabis firm Tilray Inc. rose as much as seven per cent on Wednesday after announcing a deal to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for up to $419 million as it seeks to gain a foothold in the lucrative business. The deal comes after the U.S. farm bill, which legalized commercial […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 14, 2019

Paris | Reuters — A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks, despite low global supply, and price pressure may continue if harvest prospects for next season remain good, analysts at Strategie Grains said. The barley market rallied earlier in the 2018-19 season with weather-hit crops in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia’s ag ministry to set up new grain exporters’ union

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 11, 2019

Moscow/Hamburg | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry will set up a new grain exporters’ union to better understand the needs of the market, it said on Monday after its routine meeting with local grain traders. Traders interpreted it as a result of the close attention with which Russian officials have been monitoring how big exporters […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CP grain train ‘began to move on its own’ before fatal derailment

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — A Canadian Pacific Railway train was parked for a change of crew when it unexpectedly rolled down a steep embankment and derailed in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains on Monday, killing three crew members, a transport regulator said. The train, hauling 112 cars of grain, was parked for two hours at the […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2019

Washington | Reuters — Biofuels group Growth Energy filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, challenging the agency’s renewable fuel mandate for 2019 as failing to address rising waived biofuel volumes. “EPA’s inaction on addressing lost gallons due to small refinery exemptions in this rulemaking is a clear violation of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

Three crew die in CP grain train derailment

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 4, 2019

Toronto | Reuters — Three crew members died on Monday when a Canadian Pacific Railway grain train derailed in British Columbia, a Transportation Safety Board (TSB) spokesman said. The accident occurred when a train carrying 40 to 60 grain hopper cars derailed near Field, B.C., the TSB spokesman said. TSB is investigating the cause of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus seals share buyout

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 28, 2019

Paris | Reuters –– Margarita Louis-Dreyfus has completed a purchase of minority shares in agricultural commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Company, ending a long-running tussle with other family members. The buyout was completed on Jan. 25 and increased the stake of Margarita Louis-Dreyfus’ Akira trust to 96.2 per cent of Louis Dreyfus Company Holdings B.V., she […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 28, 2019

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded talks with them on the subject. The EU has in place a series of tariff rate quotas, allowing agricultural producers such […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

France’s glyphosate exit seen 80 per cent complete by 2021

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 25, 2019

Paris | Reuters — France expects to have cut the use of glyphosate herbicide by 80 per cent by early 2021, its agriculture minister said on Friday, less than previously anticipated due to the number of farmers who will qualify for an exemption. In November 2017, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to ban glyphosate in France […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. firm launches second hostile bid for pot producer Aphria

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 24, 2019

Reuters — U.S. cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands said on Tuesday it would make a second all-stock takeover bid for Aphria, valuing the Canadian pot producer at about $2.35 billion. Several companies are looking to partner with or buy pot firms to explore opportunities in the Canadian cannabis sector after the country legalized recreational use […] Read more

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Canola exports still sluggish, but grains solid

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U.S. livestock: Cattle set one-year high on weather, supply concerns

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Tilray to buy hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest

Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

Russia’s ag ministry to set up new grain exporters’ union

CP grain train ‘began to move on its own’ before fatal derailment

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

Three crew die in CP grain train derailment

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus seals share buyout

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

France’s glyphosate exit seen 80 per cent complete by 2021

U.S. firm launches second hostile bid for pot producer Aphria

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