Meet The Man Who Is Changing Washingtons Ideas About Corporate Power Former business journalist Barry Lynn is reviving a forgotten tradition. 09/02/2016 08:13 am ET | Updated 23 hours ago Zach Carter Senior Political Economy Reporter, The Huffington Post Visions Of Our Land via Getty Images The 2016 Republican Party platform is best known for…
A Grave Time in History Posted On: 09/03/16 By Cassie Fish, http://cassandrafish.com Cash cattle prices, reaching the lowest level since 2012 this week, have dropped about $62/cwt in 23 months, the largest 2-year consecutive decline since the 1970s on a percentage basis. Live cattle futures have dropped almost $70 or 40.7% in the same time…
No electronic or mechanical reproduction of the Farm and Food File is permitted without direct consent of the author. Farm and Food File for the week beginning Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 There’s no ‘future’ in the futures market Alan Guebert As the food industry continues to consolidate into fewer, bigger players, the price risk it…
Why Justice Wants to Block the Deere/Precision Planting Deal September 1, 2016 12:00 PM TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Alison Rice AgWeb.com Markets and News Editor <iframe src=’http://admaym.com/nojsadserving.ashx?pbId=262&wsName=undefined&wName=undefined&bfDim=160×600&rank=1&clk=‘ width=’160′ height=’600′ frameborder=’0′ marginheight=’0′ marginwidth=’0′ scrolling=’no’></iframe> The news that the Department of Justice has sued John Deere to block its $190 million purchase of Precision…
Did someone forward you this newsletter? Get your own copy by subscribing here. The Month in Review As the summer winds down, here’s a look at some of the biggest stories in food and agriculture consolidation. · Three major mergers in the agrochemical sector are facing antitrust review in several countries. The European Union has…