The global agribusiness is in the midst of an M&A boom that’s reshaping the industry, coinciding with a slump in food-commodity prices such as wheat that’s trading near a 10-year low. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. announced a merger that would create the world’s largest crop-nutrient supplier while Glencore Plc is selling stakes in its agriculture unit to Canadian pension funds for US$3.25 billion.

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