A companywide campaign to curb emissions, reduce energy use and decrease water consumption is showing early results at Archer Daniels Midland Company, according to the company’s newly released Corporate Responsibility report. ...
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US agribusiness company Cargill has started construction of a new $200m sunflower oil crush facility in the Volgograd region of southern Russia. Expected to be operational in time for the 2015 harvest, the facility will process up to ...
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BioExx Specialty Proteins, focused on the separation of oil and high-value proteins from oilseeds for global food, beverage and other markets, has reported $60,575 of revenue from canola oil and canola meal sales at its Saskatoon plant ...
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The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed around 41 varieties of crops under its nuclear agriculture program. BARC has developed about 15 varieties of groundnut, mustard, soyabean, sunflower, green gram, pigeon pea, black ...
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US-based Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has entered into a 81-20 Grain Terminal joint venture with Central Valley Ag Cooperative (CVA) to establish a bushel shuttle loader grain elevator near Randolph, Nebraska. The elevator will source ...
The European Commission (EC) has approved US-based Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor GrainCorp for A$2.8bn ($2.95bn). The approval by the EC brings the number of government ...
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US-based farmer-owned agribusiness company CHS has teamed up with Australia-based Ruralco to acquire grain origination and marketing firm Agfarm for an undisclosed amount. Under the deal, CHS and Ruralco will each own 50% of Agfarm. The ...
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has cleared US-based Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor Graincorp. This approval brings the number of government agencies that have ...
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is in negotiations to sell its cocoa business which is estimated to be worth $2bn, as part of its efforts to focus on its grains portfolio such as corn, and oilseeds, including ...
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US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is close to complete the acquisition of Australia's largest grain exporter after GrainCorp accepted its A$2.8bn ($2.95bn) takeover bid. Under the terms of the deal, ADM agreed ...
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Richardson Oilseed plans to expand its canola processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, a move which will more than double the processing capacity at the facility. The expansion will also enhance efficiencies at the facility ...
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A programme to develop a certified coconut oil supply chain to enhance sustainability and improve the livelihoods of 2,500 coconut growers in the Philippines has been launched. It is a result of a partnership between the Deutsche ...
Nestle's chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, has backed those who criticise the use of food crops for biofuels. Speaking at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, Brabeck-Letmathe said that food should be for people, not for ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) plans to create 16 Centres of Expertise across Canada to provide industry and CFIA inspectors with better, more consistent access to information and advice. This initiative was announced by ...
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Japanese c-store retailer FamilyMart has announced that Itochu executive Isamu Nakayama will replace Junji Ueda as its president and CEO. FamilyMart's board of directors approved the move at a meeting on 27 December, although it ...
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