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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn have downside risk

By Jade Markus April 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have short-term downside potential, one U.S. analyst says, as traders watch exports, weather and fund positioning. Since last week, soybeans have lost close to 25 cents per bushel in the May contract, closing at $9.4425, while corn advanced 6.25 cents per bushel, […] Read more

Palmer amaranth. (United Soybean Board photo)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

By Renita D. Young, Tom Polansek April 5, 2017

Winterset, Iowa | Reuters — A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America’s rural heartland. The weed is hard to kill and, if left unchecked, destroys as much as 91 per cent of corn on infested land, […] Read more

A strawberry rhubarb mini cake at Panera Bread. (PaneraBread.com)

Crops, Reuters

Krispy Kreme owner to buy bakery chain Panera Bread

By Anya George Tharakan, Gayathree Ganesan April 5, 2017

Reuters — JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, said Wednesday it would buy bakery chain Panera Bread for US$7.2 billion, as it expands its coffee and breakfast empire through the biggest-ever U.S. restaurant deal. JAB, the investment vehicle of Germany’s billionaire Reimann family, has built up an empire of coffee […] Read more

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

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EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

By Foo Yun Chee April 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters –– ChemChina won conditional EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, a deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. The deal is one of several reshaping the agricultural chemicals and seeds market, even as these deals trigger fears among […] Read more

The same principles that apply to corn and soybeans must also apply to forages, including even emergence and good early-season weed management.

Crops, Forages

The challenges of growing quality forages

There are many reasons why production and quality may be less than ideal

By Ralph Pearce April 4, 2017

Perception that forages are too weather-dependent or that producers plant one year and leave them alone for three must be challenged. The name varies from farm to farm and from one region of the country to another. Some refer to it under the blanket term “forage” while others attempt to be more specific — hay, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans plumb new lows

By Julie Ingwersen April 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures fell to their lowest level in a year on Tuesday, pressured by expectations for record-large U.S. plantings and a massive South American harvest, analysts said. Corn futures fell one per cent on profit-taking a day after reaching a three-week top, while wheat ended narrowly […] Read more

A two-row Bentley base malt. (RedShedMalting.ca)

Barley, Crops

Growing craft beer sector thirsty for local malt

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Craft breweries are a growing subsector of the Canadian beer industry, but the increased variety of local drink options are not necessarily 100 per cent homegrown, as a lack of domestically produced specialty malts forces brewers to look far afield to meet their needs. “We get our base malt locally, but we […] Read more

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ChemChina, Syngenta win U.S. antitrust approval for deal

By diane-bartz April 4, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The China National Chemical Corp., or ChemChina, has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta on condition that it divest three pesticides, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. To win approval for the $43 billion deal, the companies agreed to divest ChemChina’s generic production of the herbicide paraquat, the […] Read more

Jim Pattison, shown here second from right with the Quality Foods partners, has taken majority control of the Quality Chain. (QualityFoods.com)

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Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 3, 2017

The owner of Save-On Foods and other Canadian grocery chains will expand its overall market share on Vancouver Island with majority control of the Quality Foods chain. The Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group was announced last week as the new controlling shareholder in Quality Foods, buying up the interests of founding partners Ken Schley and John […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Dreyfus sees recovery after two-year profit slide

By Gus Trompiz April 3, 2017

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus’ core earnings fell for a second year in 2016 amid a persistent high supply of crops, but the agricultural commodity trader said a revamp of operations should help results this year. Large inventories, low prices and limited volatility have curbed margins in the past two years for companies that […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn have downside risk

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

Krispy Kreme owner to buy bakery chain Panera Bread

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

The challenges of growing quality forages

U.S. grains: Soybeans plumb new lows

Growing craft beer sector thirsty for local malt

ChemChina, Syngenta win U.S. antitrust approval for deal

Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

Dreyfus sees recovery after two-year profit slide

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