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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans moving on technical trading

By Jade Markus September 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are mostly moving on technical trading, profit-taking and good harvest weather. “It’s a technical trade; the range may have moved up a little bit higher than what we had thought,” said Scott Capinegro, senior broker with Highground Trading Group. Soybeans saw […] Read more

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USDA probes release of incorrect data that pressured crop prices

By Tom Polansek September 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) unit is reviewing its procedures after posting incorrect crop data online on Wednesday, an error that temporarily pressured grain prices. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) inadvertently issued the wrong data on crop acreage around 5 a.m. CT and posted corrected data four hours later. The agency […] Read more

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French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

By Reuters September 10, 2015

Lyon/Paris|Reuters — A French court upheld on Thursday a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found liable in the chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the U.S. company’s Lasso herbicide. The decision by an appeal court in Lyon confirmed the initial judgment, the first such case heard in court […] Read more

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U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

By Mark Weinraub September 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Cash market sales of corn and soybeans will probably be slow around the U.S. this fall as weakness in the futures market and crumbling basis levels have left prices well below growers’ targets and threatened profitability. But the downturn has not killed farmers’ hopes for a fall rally, even with expectations […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

By Jade Markus September 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Despite short-term bullish factors in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybeans, one analyst anticipates prices will be pressured in coming weeks. To start the week, a turnaround in crude oil markets supported prices, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. Rebounds in Malaysian palm oil prices are also […] Read more

Record showers in August have already swamped parts of Argentina, with more rain on the way next month. (Argentina.gob.ar)

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El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

By Hugh Bronstein September 3, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to start dumping torrential rains on Argentina next month, pushing farmers to plant more low-cost soy and less corn despite concern over lack of crop rotation in one of the world’s main food suppliers. Argentina, the No. 1 exporter of soymeal livestock feed […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans bearish on economic woes

By Jade Markus September 2, 2015

CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) corn and soybean futures have abandoned fundamental trading in favour of moving alongside macro-markets, which for the most part are bearish. “It’s not all doom and gloom, but it sure isn’t pretty right now,” said Scott Capinegro, president at Barrington Commodity Brokers. Outside influencers have been prevalent […] Read more

A scene from “The Scarecrow,” Chipotle’s 2013 video short. (YouTube)

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Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

By Reuters September 1, 2015

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the first national restaurant company to […] Read more

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Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop

By Barbara Lewis August 28, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia’s and Greece’s requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union, but accused them of ignoring science. Under a law signed in March individual countries can seek exclusion from […] Read more

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Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

By P.J. Huffstutter August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto, having ditched an audacious US$46 billion offer for Syngenta, may downshift to a humbler strategy of beefing up its crop protection portfolio through other acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements. The deal’s collapse leaves Monsanto, Syngenta and other agrochemical sector companies facing a bleak landscape of plummeting grain prices and farm […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans moving on technical trading

USDA probes release of incorrect data that pressured crop prices

French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans bearish on economic woes

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

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