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Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

By diane-bartz, Ludwig Burger May 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Washington | Reuters — Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about US$9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the US$62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker. Makan Delrahim, who heads the U.S. Justice Department’s (DoJ) antitrust division, said […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. clears Couche-Tard to buy CST, with conditions

By diane-bartz June 26, 2017

Washington | Reuters — Alimentation Couche-Tard has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy rival CST Brands on condition that it sell up to 71 stores in eight states, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. Alimentation Couche-Tard, a major Canada-based chain of convenience stores and gas stations, said in August that it would buy the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Dow, DuPont merger wins U.S. antitrust approval

By diane-bartz June 15, 2017

Reuters — DuPont and Dow Chemical have won U.S. antitrust approval to merge on condition that the companies sell certain crop protection products and other assets, according to a court filing on Thursday. The asset sales required by U.S. antitrust enforcers were similar to what the companies had agreed to give up in a deal […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ChemChina, Syngenta win U.S. antitrust approval for deal

By diane-bartz April 4, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The China National Chemical Corp., or ChemChina, has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta on condition that it divest three pesticides, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. To win approval for the $43 billion deal, the companies agreed to divest ChemChina’s generic production of the herbicide paraquat, the […] Read more

Crops, Dairy Cattle, Reuters

Danone wins antitrust approval to buy WhiteWave

By diane-bartz April 3, 2017

Washington | Reuters — French food group Danone has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy U.S. organic food producer WhiteWave Foods, the Justice Department said on Monday. To win approval for the US$10.4 billion deal, Danone agreed to sell its leading U.S. organic yogurt business Stonyfield Farms, the department said. Danone did not immediately reply […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. lawmakers skeptical of ag chemical, seed merger wave

By diane-bartz September 20, 2016

Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers expressed concern on Tuesday over a wave of mergers among companies that sell farmers their seeds, herbicides and insecticides, worrying that the deals could lead to higher prices and less innovation at a time of dropping farm incomes. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said the proposed mergers […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

By diane-bartz, John Tilak September 2, 2016

Toronto/Washington | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp and Agrium are more likely to win approval for a potential merger in Canada than in the U.S., but U.S. rejection of the deal would scuttle it globally, competition lawyers said. Saskatoon-based PotashCorp and Calgary’s Agrium confirmed Tuesday they were in preliminary merger talks, toward a deal that would […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Rush for ag chem megadeals clogs regulatory path, worries farmers

By diane-bartz, P.j. Huffstutter May 20, 2016

Reuters — As Bayer joins the agricultural sector’s scramble to consolidate, its bid for Monsanto may be a tipping point for U.S. farmers, federal lawmakers and regulators concerned the tie-ups may harm the farm economy. If Monsanto accepts Bayer’s unsolicited offer, experts say, the deal would inevitably trigger a review by federal antitrust regulators. But […] Read more

Crops, Markets

States join U.S. probe of Ardent flour deal

By diane-bartz July 4, 2013

A group of wheat-growing states has joined the U.S. Justice Department in investigating a proposed joint venture by Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, which would make the largest U.S. flour miller even larger, two sources told Reuters. About a dozen states, led by Oklahoma’s attorney general, will join the department’s antitrust division in a review […] Read more

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Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

U.S. clears Couche-Tard to buy CST, with conditions

Dow, DuPont merger wins U.S. antitrust approval

ChemChina, Syngenta win U.S. antitrust approval for deal

Danone wins antitrust approval to buy WhiteWave

U.S. lawmakers skeptical of ag chemical, seed merger wave

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

Rush for ag chem megadeals clogs regulatory path, worries farmers

States join U.S. probe of Ardent flour deal

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