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Churchill to move pulses this fall, consider partnerships

By Jade Markus September 10, 2015

Churchill | CNS Canada –– As its shipping season gets underway, the operators of Manitoba’s Port of Churchill are considering options for keeping the port viable going forward — especially as the end looms for its government subsidy. Churchill has previously relied on the Canadian Wheat Board as its primary supplier of grain, but in […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

By Mark Weinraub September 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Cash market sales of corn and soybeans will probably be slow around the U.S. this fall as weakness in the futures market and crumbling basis levels have left prices well below growers’ targets and threatened profitability. But the downturn has not killed farmers’ hopes for a fall rally, even with expectations […] Read more

The Clipper Bettina. (Clipper-Group.com)

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

By Jade Markus September 9, 2015

Churchill, Man. | CNS Canada — Grain loading has started on the first vessel of the season to reach Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill. The Clipper Bettina arrived at the Hudson Bay port Sunday and began receiving grain Wednesday. The vessel is to leave for Africa within days, with 36,000 tonnes of hard red spring […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

By Jade Markus September 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Despite short-term bullish factors in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybeans, one analyst anticipates prices will be pressured in coming weeks. To start the week, a turnaround in crude oil markets supported prices, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. Rebounds in Malaysian palm oil prices are also […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola weak, but finding support

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 9, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted losses in most months during the week ended Wednesday, though the market uncovered some support to the downside and finds itself well off its nearby lows. The larger-than-expected old-crop stocks uncovered by Statistics Canada in its September 3 report remain a bearish influence overhanging the market. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

By Tom Polansek September 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dipped on Wednesday on better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings and concerns about sluggish export demand. Wheat futures also declined, while corn traded near unchanged. Soybeans pulled back after rising on Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department would cut its condition ratings for the crop in a weekly […] Read more

Viterra, whose Outer Harbour terminal in Adelaide, Australia is shown here, has been part of Glencore’s stable of ag assets since late 2012. (Glencore.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore to rein in debt as commodity slump persists

By olivia-kumwenda, GFM Network News September 8, 2015

Reuters — Mining and trading company Glencore acknowledged on Monday the severity of the global commodity market slump as it suspended dividends and said it would sell assets and new shares to cut heavy debts built up through years of rapid expansion. The London-listed company came under pressure to cut its net debt of US$30 […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

B+G to buy Green Giant frozen foods business

By Ramkumar Iyer September 8, 2015

Reuters — Snack food company B+G Foods said it would buy General Mills’ Green Giant frozen foods and Le Sueur canned vegetables brands for about US$765 million to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen foods market. Growth in the frozen vegetables category has been sluggish in recent years as consumers shift to fresher […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Manitoba’s winter wheat seeding stalled

By Jade Markus September 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba winter wheat seeding is underway, but farmers are facing some complications in areas where other crops aren’t out of the ground yet. Winter wheat seeding traditionally takes place from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15. “But it’s been a bit tricky this year,” said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Canada. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

PotashCorp reported preparing to make hostile K+S bid

By Reuters September 8, 2015

Reuters — PotashCorp is prepared to launch a hostile takeover offer for German potash mining rival K+S under certain conditions, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported Tuesday. Handelsblatt cited financial sources as saying Saskatoon-based PotashCorp had talked to brokerages in Canada about such plans. PotashCorp declined to comment. K+S shares jumped as much as 10.3 per cent […] Read more

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Churchill to move pulses this fall, consider partnerships

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

Churchill’s first shipment of season now loading

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy trade up, but fundamentals bearish

ICE weekly outlook: Canola weak, but finding support

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

Glencore to rein in debt as commodity slump persists

B+G to buy Green Giant frozen foods business

Manitoba’s winter wheat seeding stalled

PotashCorp reported preparing to make hostile K+S bid

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