Source: FOOD BUSINES NEWS, 12/22/21

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking additional information for the agency’s review a proposed acquisition of Laurel, Miss.-based Sanderson Farms by a joint venture of Continental Grain Co., New York, and Cargill, Minneapolis. The transaction was expected to close by the end of 2021 or in early 2022, but a DOJ request for additional information and documentary material extends the mandated waiting period until 30 days after both Sanderson and parent company Walnut Sycamore Holdings LLC...

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