Louis Dreyfus And Olam In Possible Merger Talks
September 26, 2010
Agrimoney.com | Grain merchants - Louis Dreyfus in talks over merger with Olam | www.agrimoney.com
This morning Olam confirmed that they are in talks with Louis Dreyfus on a potential merger. Neither of the two companies are familiar names outside of a very specialized industry. The merger would be a good fit, though the cultures might be very different.
Seafood, Overfishing And The Governments That Support It.
September 16, 2010
World pays high price for overfishing, studies say | uk.reuters.com
An interesting look at a different view on overfishing and the continued need for sustainability. The article opens up a potential discussion that focuses on the need for governments' subsidies to be curbed in order to help curtail overfishing. A point of view, backed up by monetary facts, that should help drive industry leaders into the ever growing sustainable dialog.
Worldwide Sustainable Seafood, Is It An Oxymoron
September 7, 2010
Seafood News Environment & Sustainability | www.seafoodsource.com
We see MSC, GAP, WWF, GAA, ASC, NOP, and the list goes on. These are but a few of the certifiers that the industry relies on to get their sustainable message out. How does the Seafood Industry forge ahead with public credibility when the industry cannot come to an agreement on what is sustainable and who, whom or what should be the best group to do so. Not just in the USA but worldwide. I think the Seafood Industry needs a clear, concise and credible voice to the public.
Gulf Facts About Seafood, as Reported by Our Government, Fact or Fiction
September 3, 2010
Top Democrat Criticizes U.S. Oil Spill Report | online.wsj.com
How can we gauge the health of the Gulf and is effects, short and long term, on the seafood it contains when we can not trust the Government agencies to get out the truth on the spill?
The Continuing Gulf Seafood Crisis, And It's Not About Oil
August 31, 2010
Minnesota farmer battles Gulf 'dead zone' | www.cnn.com
The seafood industry continues to focus it's attention on the BP spill and its effects on sea life and water quality. But in the short term, we all tend to forget about the dead zone in the Gulf the size of New Jersey.
The Gulf, BP, And the World's Seafood
August 24, 2010
Top Democrat Criticizes U.S. Oil Spill Report - WSJ.com | online.wsj.com
How can we gauge the health of the Gulf and is effects, short and long term, on the seafood it contains when we can not trust the Government agencies to get out the truth on the spill?
The New Wave; Sustainability, Fisheries And Your Local Supermarket
August 22, 2010
Another US grocery giant demands seafood sustainability | www.fishfarmingxpert.com
There is a movement in the supermarkets, and I do not mean the specials of the week. We are seeing a surprising amount of supermarkets insisting, no, requiring all their seafood now must be from sustainable means. That is from fisheries and aquaculture alike.
Time For Consolidation In Animal Feed Market- Is Nutreco On The Move?
August 19, 2010
UPDATE 2-Nutreco eyes buys after leap in H1 profits | Reuters | www.reuters.com
Nutreco has reported a good first half and has made an acquisition of an aquaculture feed company in Viet Nam. They have the cash and technology to keep growing in markets that are expanding. Have they picked the right targets?
Fertilizer Takeovers Heating Up After Scorching Russian Summer: PotashCorp
August 17, 2010
Potash rejects $39bn approach by BHP | www.ft.com
BHP Billiton has just made an all cash offer for PotashCorp, which has been rejected by the Board. This follows Agrium's takeover over the weekend for AWB. Earlier this year another mining giant expanded into phosphate mining and the fertilizer industry through the acquisition of Bunge and Cargill's assets in Brazil.
Is Agrium Taking On Next Acquisition Fight Down Under
August 16, 2010
Agrium Enters Aussie Fertilizer War - TheStreet | www.thestreet.com
Agrium lost on its efforts to acquire CF Industries which had rejected the bid as it attempted and finally acquired Terra Industries. Agrium has now made a bid down under for AWB, which had just accepted a merger offer from Australian GrainCorp. The proposal is complicated, but as was seen last year with Viterra's purchase of ABB, acquisitions by Canadian agriculture companies of Australian grain companies are never simple deals.
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012
It's too early in the game to write off Shtokman
December 8, 2011