Russia says ASF might have come to China from the EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus may have came to China from the European Union, Russian agriculture safety watchdog said on Tuesday, citing results of its own…
China detects more African swine fever cases in cities already infected
BEIJING (Reuters) – China discovered three more outbreaks of the deadly African swine fever on Thursday in Heilongjiang and Anhui provinces as the highly contagious disease spreads further in cities…
Bayer cuts forecasts on Monsanto delay as lawsuits pile up
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer cut its earnings forecast on Wednesday due to delays to its $63 billion takeover of Monsanto, and said sales of its consumer care products fell, hitting…
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutors hope to strike deal lifting glyphosate injunction
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil federal prosecutors are negotiating with health authority Anvisa and the agriculture ministry to reach a deal that could lift an injunction against the popular weed-killer glyphosate,…
U.S. to move ahead with Mexico trade pact, keep talking to Canada
WASHINGTON/TORONTO (Reuters) – Contentious U.S.-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement after the mood soured, and President Donald Trump notified…
China finds second African swine fever case at WH Group plant
BEIJING (Reuters) – China found its second case of African swine fever (ASF) on Thursday at a slaughterhouse owned by WH Group Ltd’s Chinese unit, stirring concerns about the spread…
Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world’s first Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordered…
Chinese state media slams Trump for ‘extortion’ in trade dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies in an unusually personal attack, even as they sought to reassure investors about…
China says threats, intimidation on trade will never work
BEIJING (Reuters) – Threats and intimidation on trade will never work on China, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was ready to impose…
Bulgaria reports another case of ovine rinderpest
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria reported on Thursday another case of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) close to the border with Turkey. The virus, which can infect up…