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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

By Jade Markus March 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are both sitting at the low end of their trading ranges, with South America’s harvest keeping bullish features at a minimum. Corn — The May corn contract will probably establish new contract lows over the course of the week, said Terry Reilly, senior […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

By Julie Ingwersen March 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied to close higher on Wednesday as traders covered short positions following the market’s drop to its lowest level in nearly six years. Soybean futures also advanced on bargain buying, halting a six-session slide, while corn settled fractionally higher. At the CBOT, May wheat finished […] Read more

Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)

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Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

By Reuters March 1, 2016

Oslo | Reuters –– Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara plans to cut operating costs and raise investments to become more competitive and grow its business, it said in an update ahead of an investor meeting on Tuesday. The company raised its estimate for 2016 capital expenditure to 17.9 billion Norwegian crowns (C$2.8 billion) from previous guidance […] Read more

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Glencore to cut more debt as 2015 profit falls

By eric-onstad March 1, 2016

London | Reuters — Glencore stepped up its debt reduction plan on Tuesday by promising to offload more assets to shore up its finances to cope with a commodities rout that wiped around a third off its 2015 profit. The Swiss mining and trading house, whose agricultural arm includes Canadian grain handling giant Viterra, aims […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

By Julie Ingwersen March 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the dollar and better crop conditions than last year in the Plains, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures declined for a sixth straight session, with the most-active May contracts in both markets falling to multi-week lows. At the […] Read more

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U.S. EPA moves to pull crop insecticide from sale

By Karl Plume March 1, 2016

CLARIFIED, March 7, 2016: Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it was moving to halt sale of insecticides from chemical firms Bayer and Nichino America containing an active ingredient, flubendiamide, found to pose risks to the environment. Bayer CropScience had anticipated the action after rejecting the EPA’s request to voluntarily […] Read more

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Paterson to build new central Alta. elevator

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 29, 2016

Winnipeg’s Paterson Grain has lined up property off the QE2 Highway in central Alberta for its next inland grain terminal. The company announced Monday it would start construction “immediately” at a site near Bowden, Alta., about 40 km south of Red Deer, to start taking grain in 2017. The facility, when complete, will have storage […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

By Julie Ingwersen February 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a fifth straight session, retreating from early advances as concerns about weak demand pressured the market, traders said. Soybean futures sagged on larger-than-expected deliveries against futures while wheat futures were mostly higher. At the CBOT, the most active May corn contract […] Read more

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Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 29, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the strengthening Canadian dollar cut into basis levels. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by about $5-$7 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

By Tom Polansek February 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, with the nearby contract touching its lowest level in more than 10 weeks, under pressure from hefty global supplies, while soybean meal futures approached a six-year low. Expanding inventories and concerns about sluggish demand also pushed front-month corn futures to their lowest price in more […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy in harvest-induced trading range

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

Glencore to cut more debt as 2015 profit falls

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

U.S. EPA moves to pull crop insecticide from sale

Paterson to build new central Alta. elevator

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

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