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Devalued Argentine peso seen spurring grain exports

By Hugh Bronstein, GFM Network News December 18, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — The currency devaluation set to kick off in Argentina on Thursday is expected to pump millions of tonnes of pent-up grains supply into the international market at a time when the world is already seeing record stockpiles. For the first time since 2011, Argentines have full access to U.S. dollars […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Ocean freight rate index at historic low, again

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 17, 2015

CNS Canada –– The Baltic Dry Index, which gauges the price of moving grain and other goods by sea, is down to new historical lows, less than a month after setting the former floor. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, was quoted at 471 points on Wednesday after falling below 500 points […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

By Karl Plume December 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded from a 3-1/2-week low on Thursday and closed higher for the first time in three sessions on short-covering sparked by concerns that dry weather in Brazil may clip soy production. Corn and wheat also clawed back earlier losses tied to Argentina’s export-friendly move to let the peso […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CP revises hostile bid for Norfolk Southern, again

By Allison Lampert, Euan Rocha December 16, 2015

Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway slammed railway Norfolk Southern on Wednesday, accusing it of misleading investors even as CP executives rolled out a new bid with increased shareholder protections to acquire the U.S.-based railroad. Executives from Canada’s second-largest railroad said the deal is now in the hands of Norfolk Southern’s shareholders, and urged its board […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rangebound ahead of holidays

By Jade Markus December 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade are rangebound ahead of the holidays, according to one analyst. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 per cent, the first increase since 2006, which pressured both corn and soybeans. But outside of that story, corn and soybean markets […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on global supply pressure

By Mark Weinraub December 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat, corn and soybeans fell on Wednesday as traders grappled with huge world stocks of all three commodities. Grain and oilseed prices edged higher during the overnight session but traders quickly locked in profits from the mild spikes amid the bearish global balance sheet. Wheat futures fell […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Norfolk Southern rejects CP’s revised offer

By Reuters December 15, 2015

Reuters — U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern has formally rejected a revised offer from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), raising the prospect of a proxy battle. CP shareholder Bill Ackman said last week that CP CEO Hunter Harrison and he have both been sounded out by activists interested in a proxy fight with Norfolk Southern. Ackman […] Read more

Crops, Grapes, Reuters

French co-op InVivo plans U.S. wine deal, more food shops

By Reuters December 15, 2015

Paris | Reuters –– French agricultural group InVivo is looking to acquire a wine distributor in the U.S. and could open up to 200 food shops in its home market as part of plans to double in size within a decade, InVivo’s CEO said on Tuesday. InVivo entered the wine sector this year through the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Loonie’s boost for commodity prices likely limited in 2016

By Jade Markus December 15, 2015

CNS Canada — The Canadian dollar has been steadily depreciating through 2015, sinking to an 11-year low relative to its U.S. counterpart as the end of the year creeps closer. Even if the loonie stays weak in 2016, however, two analysts expect the upside potential it brings to agricultural commodity markets has mostly run out. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Russia aiming for steady grain crop in 2016

By Reuters December 15, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, is aiming for an unchanged grain harvest in 2016 compared with the current year, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. If the weather remains favourable during the winter and spring, Russia, a major wheat supplier to Turkey, Egypt and Iran, will harvest a large […] Read more

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

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Devalued Argentine peso seen spurring grain exports

Ocean freight rate index at historic low, again

U.S. grains: Brazil dryness sparks soy short-covering

CP revises hostile bid for Norfolk Southern, again

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rangebound ahead of holidays

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall on global supply pressure

Norfolk Southern rejects CP’s revised offer

French co-op InVivo plans U.S. wine deal, more food shops

Loonie’s boost for commodity prices likely limited in 2016

Russia aiming for steady grain crop in 2016

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