Reuters — Cargill, Canada’s biggest beef processor, is recalling ground beef sold by Wal-Mart Stores that may be contaminated with E. coli, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Tuesday. The agency said there have not been any reported illnesses associated with Cargill Meat Solutions’ “Your Fresh Market” brand beef, sold at Walmart in Alberta, […] Read more
Cargill recalling beef sold at Walmarts in Canada
CP CEO says unlikely to pursue hostile bid for CSX
Toronto | Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is still open to a merger with one of the two bigger eastern U.S. carriers even after talks with CSX Corp. failed, though a hostile bid is unlikely, CEO Hunter Harrison said Thursday. CP, Canada’s No. 2 railway with extensive operations in the U.S., said on Monday […] Read more
As clock winds down, CP’s CEO hunts for his dream deal
Toronto/Chicago | Reuters — Veteran railroad boss Hunter Harrison has won over many critics since taking over as chief executive of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), but he still has unfinished business — creation of a consolidated North American railway — and is running out of time to do it. That might explain why CP, Canada’s […] Read more
Agrium says potash under pressure from Russian ‘soap opera’
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian departure from sales partnership now a diplomatic row The Russian potash “soap opera” could weigh on prices until demand rises substantially or producers shut some capacity, the chief executive of Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc. said Oct. 8. Prices for the crop nutrient have slipped since midsummer, when Russia’s Uralkali OAO quit its export […] Read more
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