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U.S. grains: Wheat futures soar on short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen October 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped about five per cent on Thursday as a flurry of export deals prompted funds to cover short positions, analysts said. Corn futures rose on short-covering and firm cash markets despite the ongoing U.S. harvest, while soybeans followed the higher trend. At the Chicago Board of Trade, December […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall after USDA report

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News October 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, the most in a month, while soybean and wheat futures also declined on expectations for record-large U.S. harvests and huge grain inventories. At the CBOT, December corn settled down 8-1/2 cents at $3.37 per bushel. November soybeans […] Read more

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U.S. biodiesel executives plead guilty over fraud scheme

By Reuters October 12, 2016

New York | Reuters — Two men pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday to conspiracy, fraud and making false statements related to the U.S. government’s controversial policy designed to boost use of renewable fuels, according to court documents. The case comes in the last four weeks of a contentious U.S. presidential election campaign […] Read more

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Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 12, 2016

Iowa precision ag equipment maker Ag Leader will be able to make and sell high-speed planting equipment using certain systems from Precison Planting — when, or if, Deere and Co. seals its deal to buy the latter company. Deere and Ag Leader announced Wednesday they will have a licensing agreement in place allowing Ag Leader to […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 12, 2016

CNS Canada — Snow, rain and cold temperatures over the past week helped canola futures trend higher, hitting their strongest levels in three months. With about a fifth of the crop facing harvest delays, more gains are possible, but the large U.S. soybean crop remains a bearish influence in the background. “Farmers continue to struggle […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely rangebound

By Jade Markus October 12, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to be rangebound following a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday. USDA on Wednesday released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE), to which traders were looking for direction. “Soybeans, corn — there’s probably a […] Read more

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B.C. beer firm to shed Vancouver, Winnipeg breweries

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 12, 2016

The owner of Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Brewing and Surrey-based Russell Brewing is set to sell those companies to separate buyers. Vancouver-based Russell Breweries said Friday it plans to sell Fort Garry to an unnamed purchaser for about $7.7 million and Russell Brewing to a B.C. numbered company for $1.8 million. Russell Breweries, whose shares trade […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm ahead of USDA report

By Julie Ingwersen October 11, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures firmed on Tuesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. government crop report, traders said. Soybeans settled nearly flat, paring early advances. But all three markets were able to withstand pressure from weaker energy markets and a stronger dollar, which tends to make U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters, Soybeans

Tyson invests in non-meat protein

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 10, 2016

Reuters — Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, took a five per cent stake in plant-based protein maker Beyond Meat amid growing pressure on food companies to reduce environmental and health risks by changing the way they source protein. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Beyond Meat sells plant-based burger […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on dry weather worries

By Gus Trompiz, Naveen Thukral October 10, 2016

Paris/Singapore | Reuters –– Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday, snapping a two-session fall, as dry weather in some U.S. and European wheat belts stirred concern in a market that has been weighed down by the prospect of record global supplies this season. Soybeans lost more ground as U.S. farmers are expected to boost the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures soar on short-covering

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall after USDA report

U.S. biodiesel executives plead guilty over fraud scheme

Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely rangebound

B.C. beer firm to shed Vancouver, Winnipeg breweries

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures firm ahead of USDA report

Tyson invests in non-meat protein

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on dry weather worries

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