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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

By Rod Nickel December 30, 2015

Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat slipped on Wednesday, as concerns about potential damage to winter wheat crops moved to the background in light year-end trading. Soybeans rose on technical buying, despite forecasts for much-needed rains in parts of Brazil next week. With a lack of fresh bullish news for the grains, traders sold futures, […] Read more

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Cargill to sell crop insurance unit to Silveus

By Julie Ingwersen December 29, 2015

Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill will sell its crop insurance business to the Silveus Insurance Group next month, the two companies said Tuesday. The deal will close the second week in January, said Tyler Silveus, CEO for Silveus, based in Warsaw, Indiana. “We are not disclosing terms of the deal, other than we are […] Read more

DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)

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DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger

By Reuters December 29, 2015

Reuters — Chemical maker DuPont said it would cut 1,700 jobs in Delaware, as part of a previously announced plan to reduce its workforce before combining with Dow Chemical in a US$130 billion megamerger. The job cuts in the state, which has been its home for more than 213 years, will take place in the […] Read more

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CN, CP both over revenue limits for 2014-15 grain haul

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 29, 2015

Canada’s big two railways will both be required to hand over seven figures in Prairie grain revenue from the 2014-15 crop year after taking in more than their federally-allowed maximums. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Tuesday ruled Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CN, CP) exceeded their grain revenue entitlements for the crop year […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen December 29, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose roughly two per cent on Tuesday to hit a one-week high on bargain buying and concerns about crop prospects in the southern Midwest, traders said. Soybeans were also higher while corn futures firmed, rallying from contract lows as wheat advanced. At the Chicago Board of Trade, March […] Read more

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Flooding in U.S. Midwest threatens winter wheat

By Julie Ingwersen December 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Heavy weekend storms caused flooding in parts of the southern U.S. Midwest, threatening the region’s soft red winter wheat, crop experts said on Monday. A swath of eastern Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and southern Illinois received 7.5 to 18 cm of rain with localized totals of up to 25 cm, MDA Weather […] Read more

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Chinese group eyes indirect stake in Chile’s SQM

By Reuters December 28, 2015

Santiago | Reuters — China’s CITIC CLSA Capital Markets will participate in the process to buy an indirect stake in Chilean crop nutrition and industrial chemical firm SQM, one of the world’s top lithium producers, the holding company selling the stake said Monday. Holding company Oro Blanco said in a filing with Chile’s securities regulator […] Read more

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Rising Mississippi waters bring barge traffic near halt

By Michael Hirtzer December 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Rapidly rising floodwaters brought barge traffic to a near standstill on the middle section of the Mississippi River on Monday, halting shipments of goods such as soybeans, concrete and road salt, government officials and traders said. The deadly storms have killed more than 40 people in flooding and tornadoes, snarling air […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

By Julie Ingwersen December 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell for a fifth straight session on Monday as forecasts for rains across Brazil’s key producing region Mato Grosso eased concerns of potential yield losses in the world’s largest exporter. Corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on fears of slowing export demand, and wheat followed […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

By Tom Polansek December 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a one-week low on Thursday as expectations for beneficial rains in top exporter Brazil overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. export sales. Concerns about large U.S. supplies and poor export demand pushed March corn to settle at a new contract low, while wheat futures reached a three-week low. Traders kept […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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U.S. grains: Corn, wheat tumble ahead of year’s end

Cargill to sell crop insurance unit to Silveus

DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger

CN, CP both over revenue limits for 2014-15 grain haul

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on bargain-buying, fund short-covering

Flooding in U.S. Midwest threatens winter wheat

Chinese group eyes indirect stake in Chile’s SQM

Rising Mississippi waters bring barge traffic near halt

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on improved Brazil weather forecasts

U.S. grains: Rain in Brazil’s forecasts dampens soy futures

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