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Southern Ontario wine grapes on the vine. (Dave Bedard photo)

World wine output falls to 60-year low

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Paris | Reuters — Global wine output fell to its lowest level in 60 years in 2017 due to poor weather conditions in the European Union that slashed production in the bloc, international wine organization OIV said. Wine production totalled 250 million hectolitres last year, down 8.6 per cent from 2016, data from the Paris-based […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

By 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 […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

By GFM Network News 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. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU regulators reported as set to warn Bayer on Monsanto bid

By 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 […] Read more

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

Crops, Reuters

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 […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany swings EU vote in favour of glyphosate

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News 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. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU delays decision on glyphosate

By GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By Reuters, GFM Network News 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 […] Read more

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Tag Archives EU

World wine output falls to 60-year low

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

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