BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — The World Trade Organization has ruled in favour of several challenges by Indonesia to anti-dumping duties imposed on its biodiesel exports to the European Union, saying the measures needed to be changed. The ruling is the latest in a series of legal challenges to duties the EU set in 2013 on […] Read more
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WTO rules against EU on anti-dumping duty on biofuel
Trump’s anti-trade agenda could helpCanada
WINNIPEG (CNS) — As United States President Donald Trump follows his American first policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry, according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C., it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve ever […] Read more
Ottawa funds Pulse Canada projects
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced $575,000 in federal funding through Growing Forward 2 for three Pulse Canada projects. The organization will receive $178,500 to explore new markets in China, eastern Asia, the United States and Canada. A further $221,680 from the same program is going toward a pulse promotion to the food service […] Read more
Alta. wheat, barley commissions merge staff
Alberta’s main crop commissions are going to be doing a few things differently this year as they aim to make the best use of producers’ check-off dollars. They spelled out their plans during their annual general meetings at FarmTech in Edmonton last week. Up first was the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. The organization told members […] Read more
EU set to launch subsidy inquiry into biodiesel
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — The European Commission plans to launch an investigation into whether Argentine producers exporting biodiesel to the bloc are benefiting from unfair subsidies people familiar with the case said. The commission, which oversees trade policy across the 28-nation bloc, was expected to launch the investigation in response to a complaint from the […] Read more
Bayer offers asset sales for Monsanto deal
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Bayer has offered to sell seeds and pesticides businesses to try to address EU competition concerns over its $63.5 billion bid for Monsanto. The proposed remedies “are very significant and we are confident they fully address the European Commission’s concerns,” the German company said Feb. 5. The European Commission extended the deadline […] Read more
China snaps up Aussie barley
PARIS, France (Reuters) — China is soaking up almost all of Australia’s feed barley exports and the trend could continue as Beijing looks to divert corn supplies toward ethanol fuel, an Australian export firm said. China buys 80 to 90 percent of Australian barley exports, reflecting heavy demand from its livestock industry, said Scott Haughton, […] Read more
Calf feeding is focal pointof research into dairy health
Calves require higher levels of milk feeding to do well, but this can cause complications because it can make weaning more difficult
Dan Weary’s research goal is to improve the lives of animals in the dairy industry. Weary, a professor at the University of British Columbia, said a major part of their work involves working with young calves. “On most Canadian dairy farms, the farmers are keeping all of the baby females, the heifer calf and they’re […] Read moreTime’s up for summer? Finns push EU to scrap clock changes
HELSINKI, BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Finland has called on the European Union to scrap its twice-yearly switch of clocks to daylight saving time. In Brussels, however, the EU executive showed little sign of haste to comply, confirming only that a long-term review of its 2001 summer time directive was still going on. A study for the […] Read more
Bunge buys corn flour mills
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — U.S. grain merchant Bunge Ltd. has bought two corn flour mills to expand its food and ingredients business. The move comes after a bid to take over Bunge by rival Archer Daniels Midland Co. that would consolidate the agribusiness sector. Bunge’s North American arm acquired the mills in Iowa and Texas […] Read more
