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Labatt owner ups offer for SABMiller as deadline looms

By Martinne Geller, philip-blenkinsop October 12, 2015

Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev raised its proposed takeover offer for SABMiller on Monday, as the world’s largest brewer tries to win over its smaller rival to the idea of creating a giant that would make nearly a third of the world’s beer. The owner of the Budweiser, Labatt and Alexander Keith’s brands said it would […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

By Reuters October 12, 2015

Reuters — The U.S. administration hopes to release the full text of a Pacific trade deal within the next 30 days, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview with CNN. The U.S. sealed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 11 trading partners this week, after more than five years of negotiations. “The lawyers are […] Read more

Mill Street CEO Irvine Weitzman, Labatt president Jan Craps and Mill Street’s brewmaster Joel Manning and co-founder Steve Abrams (l-r) on Friday announced Labatt has bought the Toronto craft beer company. (CNW Group/Labatt Breweries of Canada)

Barley, Crops

Labatt buys Toronto craft brewer Mill Street

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2015

An award-winning Toronto craft brewer, famed as the biggest certified organic brewer in Canada, is now owned by the makers of Bud and Blue. Labatt Breweries, the Canadian arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced Friday it has bought Mill Street Brewery for an undisclosed sum and will “immediately” invest $10 million in upgrades at Mill Street’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Commodity index jumps, Fed releases minutes

By MarketsFarm Team October 9, 2015

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. COMMODITY INDEX SEES BIGGEST WEEKLY ADVANCE SINCE 2012 — The Bloomberg Commodities Index advanced 3.9 per cent over the course of the week, led by a ten per cent increase in zinc prices. Zinc prices were buoyed by an announcement from […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed: Corn awaiting USDA, Sask. barley yields near average

By MarketsFarm Team October 9, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, Oct. 9. • CBOT corn futures were posting small gains Friday morning, but were holding rangebound overall as traders were squaring positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report due out later in the […] Read more

Minimum temperatures on the Prairies for June 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

By Jade Markus October 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Farmers have seen more weather-related hardships this year than normal, made evident by an above-average amount of hail and reseed damage claims. Summer hail and frost at the end of June and the beginning of July took a toll on crops, leading to insurance claims above the five-year average. Manitoba Agricultural Service […] Read more

Rainfall as a percentage of ‘normal’ levels for the week of Oct. 1-7. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

By Dave Sims October 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Parts of the western Prairies that have been bogged down by wet, cool weather should see drier conditions as the month rolls along, according to a weather expert. However, that still doesn’t mean wet crops are going to dry out anytime soon, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Hogs, Markets, Soybeans

Feed grains: Corn edging down, Japan looking for barley

By MarketsFarm Team October 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Oct. 8. • CBOT corn futures were posting small losses Thursday morning, but were holding rangebound overall as traders were squaring positions ahead of Friday’s USDA monthly supply/demand report. December corn was trading at US$3.9450 per bushel […] Read more

Lorne Hehn, shown here in an undated photo, was a southern Saskatchewan farmer before becoming UGG’s president in Winnipeg in 1981. (Grainews file photo)

Crops

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 8, 2015

Lorne Hehn, at his funeral last week, was remembered as the Saskatchewan farmer-turned-businessman who led the Canadian Wheat Board toward its next-to-last incarnation as a farmer-controlled marketing agency. Hehn, who died Sept. 16 at age 79, had farmed at Markinch, about 65 km north of Regina, and was involved in several farm organizations, becoming a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cargill Q1 profit jumps despite commodities slump

By Karl Plume October 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. effectively navigated tumbling commodities markets and volatile currencies to turn in a 20 per cent gain in first-quarter profit, the privately held company said Wednesday. The Minnesota-based company’s grain and oilseed supply chain and energy businesses were standouts in the quarter ended Aug. 31, in stark […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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Labatt owner ups offer for SABMiller as deadline looms

U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

Labatt buys Toronto craft brewer Mill Street

Global markets: Commodity index jumps, Fed releases minutes

Feed: Corn awaiting USDA, Sask. barley yields near average

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

Feed grains: Corn edging down, Japan looking for barley

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

Cargill Q1 profit jumps despite commodities slump

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