Keyword: Agriculture

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Strong Pet Product Sales Help Zoetis Top Estimates

30.04.2013 - Zoetis, formerly the animal health subsidiary of U.S. pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer, posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by growth in sales of pet products in...

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EU to Ban Pesticides Blamed for Harming Bees

29.04.2013 - The European Union will ban three of the world's most widely-used pesticides for two years because of fears they are linked to a plunge in the population of bees critical to the...

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U.S. GMO Food Labeling Drive Has Biotech Industry Biting Back

26.04.2013 - New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop...

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DuPont Profit Beats Estimates on Demand for Agriculture Chemicals, Seeds

23.04.2013 - Chemicals maker DuPont's quarterly profit beat analysts' estimates as higher sales of its seeds and agriculture chemicals offset weak demand for the once-lucrative titanium dioxide...

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Syngenta Shrugs Off Cold Weather to Post Solid Sales

18.04.2013 - Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices...

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Mosaic Notches Bigger Profit, Eyes Share Buyback

28.03.2013 - U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic reported a 26% rise in third-quarter profit, driven by higher potash and phosphate volumes and said it wants to buy back shares later this year...

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Monsanto to Debut New GMO Soy in Brazil

22.03.2013 - Monsanto hopes to roll out a new bioengineered, worm-resistant soybean seed for planting in Brazil next season, the firm's local president said, but a successful launch is tied to...

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India to Cut Fertilizer Subsidy for FY14

08.02.2013 - India plans to cut its fertilizer subsidy bill by at least 15% for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources told Reuters, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices...