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U.S. regulators may recommend testing food for glyphosate residues

Reuters — U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide, the Environmental Protection Agency told Reuters on Friday, as public concern rises over possible links to disease. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, has come under intense scrutiny since a research unit of the World Health […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola treads water waiting for news

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved slightly higher during the week ended Wednesday, as values stayed mostly rangebound amid a dearth of fresh fundamental news. “The open interest is going down because the funds have been liquidating their positions; down under 10,000 contracts,” said analyst Wayne Palmer of Agri-Trend Marketing in Winnipeg,. […] Read more





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Dreyfus’ commodities business posts higher 2014 profit

Paris | Reuters — Global trading group Louis Dreyfus Commodities reported a rise in full-year profit on Thursday as increased volumes and healthy processing margins helped offset lower market prices. Louis Dreyfus is one of the “ABCD” quartet of companies, alongside Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill, that dominates agricultural commodity trading. The 164-year-old family-owned […] Read more



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ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, for now

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but managed to find some support to the downside and are looking rangebound overall. Canola is still looking firm relative to Chicago (CBOT) soybeans, said broker Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. While solid commercial demand was one supportive […] Read more

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Long liquidation looms in canola futures

CNS Canada –– Fund traders are still holding large long positions in canola, but could be poised to start liquidating some of those positions as prices near key chart support. Funds are sitting on a long position in “the mid-40,000 area”, according to a canola broker. “Further technical weakness would likely bring in some long […] Read more