Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. grains merchant Bunge is close to getting a ruling from Chinese regulators on its $8.2 billion (C$11.2 billion) purchase of Glencore-backed Viterra with a verdict expected within days, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Bunge nears China ruling for $8.2 billion Viterra merger, Bloomberg News reports
Politicians should view decisions with a ‘food lens’ amid trade tensions say experts
Agriculture, particularly in the West, struggles to get adequate representation in government
Reading Time: 3 minutes Politicians should apply a “food lens” to decision-making to protect Canada’s agriculture sector amid trade tensions, some experts say.
Embattled B.C. ostriches a human health risk says epidemiologist
Universal Ostrich Farm’s bid to save flock from CFIA cull has drawn international attention
Reading Time: 3 minutes An embattled British Columbia ostrich flock remains a significant risk to human health, an epidemiologist says.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures retreat on weather as US-China optimism cools
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures drifted lower on Wednesday as initial optimism faded over the U.S. and China agreeing on the framework of a trade truce, and market players shifted their focus back to benign crop weather, analysts said.
Carney’s new green agenda
Experts suspect the new PM’s approach to the environment will be informed by his corporate roots
Reading Time: 5 minutes While some say Justin Trudeau’s government had a much more hands-on approach to environmental issues, appearing to favour deterrents over incentives, the Carney government’s strategy may be more restrained and integrated with its economic agenda.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle dip, lean hogs gain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly all Chicago cattle futures dipped on Wednesday while lean hogs saw gains.
ICE Weekly: Low stocks, dry weather raising canola prices
Upcoming rains could pull prices back
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola prices were on the rise for the week ended June 11 as depleted stocks and dry weather gave the markets a lift.
CBOT Weekly: ‘Not looking for any fireworks’ in June WASDE
Report unlikely to have notable changes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do not expect any major changes in the June supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture, said Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex.
Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US appeals court rules
Reading Time: 3 minutes A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. means Trump may continue to enforce, for now, his "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners, as well as a separate set of tariffs levied on Canada, China and Mexico.
U.S. immigration officials raid meat production plant in Omaha, dozens detained
Reading Time: 2 minutes An immigration raid on Tuesday at a meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska was the "largest worksite enforcement operation" in the state during the Trump presidency, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said.
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