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On Monday, DuPont Co. announced it is opening two new research centers in Italy and Hungary as part of an effort to boost its seed business in Europe, as reported

Rising commodity costs kept weighing on food makers H.J. Heinz Co. and Hormel Foods Corp. in the most recent quarter, even as consumers continued to swallow price increases for their

The Associated Press reports that Tyson Foods Inc., the world''s largest meat processor, spent more than $555,000 in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on agriculture and trade

Two weeks after Monsanto said it was selling off the business that makes artificial growth hormone for dairy cows, Eli Lily and Company has agreed to pay $300 million to

A flood-damaged Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin has reopened but the meat maker is cutting more than 200 jobs there due to damaged equipment, the Associated Press reports.

Michigan State Police say they''ve seized more than 20 pallets of stolen crackers and cookies from 13 Detroit area grocery stores and a warehouse as part of a probe into

According to the Associated Press, chicken producer Pilgrim''s Pride Corp. will stop production at processing plants in Arkansas and Louisiana in a bid to boost profits. The production cutback will

The Associated Press reports that soaring costs for fuel, grains and packaging, along with consumers pulling back their spending, pushed Molson Coors Brewing Co.''s profit down 56 percent in the

The Associated Press reports that Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent more than $5 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.

PRNewswire reports that NutraCea has signed a definitive agreement with the Bright Food Investment Group, China''s largest food conglomerate, to build the world''s largest rice bran oil refinery. The new