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December 28, 2015

China's COFCO to buy agri-arm of top Asian trader
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 23, 2015
China's largest food company COFCO is to buy 100 percent of the agricultural arm of embattled trader Noble Group, the companies said Wednesday, in the latest move by China to expand its global reach. COFCO, which says it supplies grain and oil to a quarter of the world's population, bought 51 percent of Hong Kong-based Noble's agricultural subsidiary in April 2014. COFCO will now spend $750 million to buy the remaining 49 percent of Noble Agri, which trades grain, sugar, cotton and coffee in ar ... read more

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Belgian chocolatier goes 'bean-to-bar' for best taste Chuao, Baracoa, Hacienda Rio Peripa: when it comes to cocoa beans, it turns out there are vintages just like there are for fine wines, says Belgian chocolate maker Benoit Nihant. ... more		Growing crops on organic soils increases greenhouse gas emissions Growing agricultural crops on organic (peat) soils is not good for the climate. When organic soils are drained and cultivated the organic matter in the soil will decompose which leads to emissions o ... more		OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked Zambia rejects US claims of toxins after February mine spill		Wild bee decline threatens US crop production The first national study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they're disappearing in many of the country's most important farmlands - including California's Central Valley, the Midwest's corn belt, and t ... more
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