Trade Talk with Jim, Episode 1

Back when the Chinese government was encouraging state-owned enterprises and private sector companies to “go out” of the country, few…

Post-patent players, retailers seek out options and opportunities as the unknowns of supply constraints and consolidation from the Big 6 to the Big 3 take hold.

Third-quarter revenue climbed to $844 million, up from $800 million in the same period a year ago.

Adama to receive products in Europe from Syngenta while divesting others of similar nature and economic value to Nufarm.

The portfolio of products being divested includes off-patent crop protection formulations in the herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and other categories in the European Economic Area.

The agricultural industry should be prepared for plenty of “domino effects” from moves within the crop protection sector.

The combined company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Yang Xingqiang, President of ChemChina, as the new Chairman of its Board, as well as the appointment of new directors.

Multiple factors — both legacy and new — are combining to set the stage for some dramatic alterations for how U.S. ag retailers operate their businesses.

The recent mergers of numerous chemical and agricultural companies are said to be the biggest farm-business oligopoly in history. An…