date:Apr 25, 2014
d Ardent Mills, which would control a third of the U.S. flour market.
Completion of the deal has taken longer than expected due to an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division.
Under the deal, ConAgra is joining forces with Horizon Milling LLC - a joint operation between Cargill and CHS that already is the largest flour miller in the United States. The deal was first made public in March 2013 and was initially expected to close late last year.
Those flour mills are Hor