date:Jul 04, 2013
a proposed joint venture between ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS Inc that would combine the flour milling operations of ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling into a new joint venture called Ardent Mills, said Justice Department spokeswoman Gina Talamona.
Horizon Milling is currently the largest U.S. miller.
Oklahoma and the other states are concerned that the new venture, to be called Ardent Mills, will have the power to illegally push down prices received by farmers for their wheat, the sources sa