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Cargill Q1 profit jumps despite commodities slump

By GFM Network News October 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. effectively navigated tumbling commodities markets and volatile currencies to turn in a 20 per cent gain in first-quarter profit, the privately held company said Wednesday. The Minnesota-based company’s grain and oilseed supply chain and energy businesses were standouts in the quarter ended Aug. 31, in stark […] Read more

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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Historic TPP deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress

By GFM Network News October 5, 2015

Atlanta | Reuters –– Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 per cent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact struck in Atlanta after marathon talks could reshape industries, change […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

VanRaes: TPP deal seen shrinking supply-managed markets

By Shannon VanRaes, GFM Network News October 5, 2015

CORRECTION, Oct. 7: Canada’s supply managed sectors can expect to lose $4.3 billion to foreign interests in the 15 years following the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. After years of negotiations, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam reached an agreement Monday morning, which includes granting access […] Read more

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Market access, income supports come with Trans-Pacific pact

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 5, 2015

Canada’s federal government has pledged a suite of compensation programs for supply-managed dairy, poultry and egg sectors, against what it promises will be a mousehole in Canada’s tariff wall. Federal officials on Monday confirmed negotiations have concluded on the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, now billed as “the largest, most ambitious free trade initiative in history.” The […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Canada says TPP offers limited access to dairy market

By GFM Network News October 5, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada said on Monday that a major trade deal agreed by 12 Pacific nations would only allow limited access to protected Canadian domestic dairy and poultry markets, a politically sensitive issue ahead of the Oct. 19 election. Officials said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would offer up just 3.25 per cent of […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

After five years of negotiations, TPP talks near deal

By GFM Network News October 4, 2015

Atlanta | Reuters — A dozen Pacific nations closed in on a sweeping free trade pact on Sunday in Atlanta after a breakthrough over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs. The issue has pitted the U.S., which has argued for longer protections, against Australia and five other delegations […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

Pacific trade ministers extend talks through Saturday

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 2, 2015

Atlanta | Reuters — Pacific trade ministers are extending talks on a free trade deal between a dozen nations through Saturday in a bid to reach a final agreement, representatives from Japan and Mexico said Thursday. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said the extension on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in Atlanta showed ministers thought there […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Starbucks to switch to all cage-free eggs by 2020

By GFM Network News October 1, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Starbucks will switch to using only eggs laid by cage-free chickens at its North American locations within five years, the company told Reuters on Thursday. The company said it has been steadily working on making the switch since it began buying cage-free eggs in 2008. The pledge follows similar moves by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ConAgra to cut 1,500 jobs, shift base to Chicago from Omaha

By GFM Network News October 1, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods said it would cut about 1,500 jobs and move its headquarters to Chicago from Omaha as part of a plan to save at least US$300 million in three years. The maker of Chef Boyardee pasta and Healthy Choice dinners is under pressure to cut costs and accelerate growth as consumers shift […] Read more

TPP trade ministers, shown here in July in Maui, have meetings in Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday. (USTR.gov)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

TPP trade ministers push to wrap up ambitious trade deal

By GFM Network News September 30, 2015

Atlanta | Reuters — Pacific trade ministers readied on Wednesday to close the biggest trade deal in a generation but warned there was still work to be done on issues ranging from intellectual property to trade in dairy and automobiles. Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb said ministers from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybean prices rise as China-U.S. truce assessed

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures post limit-down losses

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market rangebound

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