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CBOT weekly outlook: More losses likely as U.S. harvest pressure mounts

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 28, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are both trending lower and should continue to do so, as seasonal harvest pressure and large production estimates will limit the upside potential over the next few weeks. “To some extent, the large crops are dialed in to our prices,” said Rich […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola treads water looking for direction

By Dave Sims September 28, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continue to chop around in a narrow range these days, as the trade waits for the market to break one way or another. Canada and China recently agreed on rules over dockage that will see shipments of canola accepted at Chinese ports as long as they don’t […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

By Mark Weinraub September 28, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures weakened Wednesday on expectations that drier weather in the coming days will allow farmers in the Midwest to ramp up the harvest of what is expected to be record-large crops, traders said. MGEX spring wheat and K.C. hard red winter wheat contracts firmed on tight stocks […] Read more

SABMiller, whose brands in Canada include Miller and Foster’s, and AB InBev, whose Canadian brands include Keith’s, Labatt Blue and 50 and Kokanee, are now expected to close their merger by Oct. 10. (Keiths.ca/SABMiller.com)

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SABMiller investors approve takeover by AB InBev

By Martinne Geller, philip-blenkinsop September 28, 2016

London/Brussels | Reuters — SABMiller shareholders overwhelmingly backed the brewer’s takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev on Wednesday, clearing the last big hurdle for one of the largest corporate mergers in history. When the deal closes, which AB InBev said Wednesday it expects to happen Oct. 10, the combined group will sell more than a quarter of […] Read more

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China slaps more duties on U.S. DDGS

By Reuters September 28, 2016

Beijing | Reuters –– China will impose anti-subsidy duties of between 10 and 10.7 per cent on imports of U.S. animal feed ingredient known as distillers’ dried grains (DDGS), the Commerce Ministry said in a preliminary ruling on Wednesday. The move was widely expected after the government announced a similar move on anti-dumping duties last […] Read more

Rail cars arrive at Glencore’s Puerto Prodeco coal depository in Colombia. (Glencore.com)

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Glencore sees renewables not cost competitive until mid-century

By Nina Chestney September 27, 2016

London | Reuters — Renewable energy will not be cost competitive with fossil fuels until 2050, Glencore said on Tuesday, much later than energy organizations forecast and supporting the mining and trading giant’s case for continued investment in coal. Glencore, whose non-mining holdings include Canadian grain handler Viterra, has said coal is still an investment […] Read more

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U.S. farmer suits over Syngenta corn get class status

By Reuters September 27, 2016

Reuters — A U.S. district court judge in Kansas this week said lawsuits brought by U.S. farmers against seed company Syngenta over sales of biotech corn seeds not approved for import by China can proceed as a class action, according to a court filing. Farmers from the largest U.S. corn-producing states sued the seed maker […] Read more

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Ontario to scale back renewable energy purchases

By Reuters September 27, 2016

Toronto | Reuters –– Ontario will scale back its purchase of renewable power in a move expected to result in savings of up to $3.8 billion from a 2013 forecast, the provincial government said on Tuesday. It’s not clear consumers will benefit directly, though the province’s Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault told a news conference a […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer September 27, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rebounding from an earlier five-month low on support from investor short-covering ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report due on Friday. Rainfall delayed the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, while heavy precipitation could curb wheat output […] Read more

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Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

By Tom Polansek September 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Justice Department is looking into concerns that global consolidation among major seed and agricultural chemical companies may squeeze supplies of the building blocks for widely used genetically modified seeds, a farm group told Reuters. The department has asked the American Soybean Association for details about how small and independent […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: More losses likely as U.S. harvest pressure mounts

ICE weekly outlook: Canola treads water looking for direction

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

SABMiller investors approve takeover by AB InBev

China slaps more duties on U.S. DDGS

Glencore sees renewables not cost competitive until mid-century

U.S. farmer suits over Syngenta corn get class status

Ontario to scale back renewable energy purchases

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

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