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Cargill books higher profits, warns of tough markets

By Karl Plume April 7, 2016

Reuters — U.S. agricultural commodities trader Cargill on Thursday reported a rise in third-quarter profit on stronger results in food ingredients and grain handling, but warned about headwinds from oversupplied grain markets and low commodity prices. The privately-held company is exiting lower-margin operations, including its U.S. pork business, and expanding deeper into food ingredients and […] Read more

Canadian wines certified as organic in Canada can now be exported to the EU without another layer of certification. (Southbrook.com)

Crops, Grapes

Wine, foreign content now covered in organic pact with EU

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 7, 2016

The deal that clears Canadian-certified organic food for sale as organic in the European Union is now expanded to cover Canadian-processed products with some imported ingredients — and to include organic wine. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Thursday confirmed the expansion of scope for the EU-Canada Organic Equivalence […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat

North Dakota wheat acres seen likely to beat forecast

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 6, 2016

CNS Canada — North Dakota farmers will be seeding less spring wheat this year — but the acreage may not be down by as much as the U.S. Department of Agriculture now forecasts. In its Prospective Plantings report, released last Thursday, USDA forecast North Dakota spring wheat area for 2016 (excluding durum) at 5.7 million […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore sells 40 per cent of agribusiness to CPP

By Dmitry Zhdannikov April 6, 2016

London | Reuters –– Commodity miner and trader Glencore has agreed to sell 40 per cent of its agricultural unit to Canada’s state pension fund for US$2.5 billion, the company’s latest step to cut debt and soothe investor concerns about the impact of weak commodity prices. The sale values the agricultural unit as a whole […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

CPP reported in talks for stake in Glencore agribusiness

By Reuters April 5, 2016

Reuters — Commodity trading and mining firm Glencore is in advanced talks to sell a stake in its agricultural business to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The CPPIB would take a stake of up to 40 per cent, valuing the business at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

By Mark Weinraub March 31, 2016

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. farmers could plant more soybean acres than suggested in the government’s acreage forecast issued Thursday, as recent gains in the futures market tempted them to alter their corn-heavy seeding plans, growers and analysts said. The U.S. Agriculture Department report showed farmers intend to plant 93.601 million acres of corn this […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 29, 2016

CNS Canada — Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar helped prop up prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $5-$8 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Durum prices sluggish ahead of upcoming harvests

By Jade Markus March 22, 2016

CNS Canada — Canada’s durum prices are losing their premium over other wheat markets, but staying relatively static, despite hearty harvests and lagging demand, one analyst said. “I think what will drive the durum market here now is the overall wheat complex,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian office for Swiss-based grain trader GAP […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners

By Gus Trompiz March 21, 2016

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus is seeking partners for some of its businesses to help the commodity trading group to weather a market downturn that hit full-year profits. Lower prices, plentiful supply and faltering economic growth in emerging economies have put pressure on commodity traders such as Louis Dreyfus that collect, export and process […] Read more

(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

Crops, Reuters

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

By Lisa Baertlein, GFM Network News March 18, 2016

Reuters — General Mills on Friday said it would begin putting labels on its products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, a move that comes days after U.S. senators failed to advance legislation aimed at blocking Vermont from requiring such labels on July 1. U.S. consumer are calling for greater transparency around food production and sourcing, […] Read more

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Durum wheat

Cargill books higher profits, warns of tough markets

Wine, foreign content now covered in organic pact with EU

North Dakota wheat acres seen likely to beat forecast

Glencore sells 40 per cent of agribusiness to CPP

CPP reported in talks for stake in Glencore agribusiness

U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops

Prairie spring wheat bids rise as loonie falls

Durum prices sluggish ahead of upcoming harvests

Louis Dreyfus reports lower profits, seeks partners

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

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