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Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

By Jade Markus July 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather-related issues ranging from floods to drought have been putting wheat crops at risk globally, bringing potential for prices to move higher. Traders are watching to see how the crop in Canada will shape up, given recent dryness in the West, according to Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions. […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather still key for canola

By Terryn Shiells July 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, as speculators took profits on a recent rally that saw values hit fresh contract highs. Spillover pressure from the declines in Chicago soybean futures was also bearish for values. There were some reports of improving weather conditions for the […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Choppy, two-sided trade ahead for corn, soy

By Dave Sims July 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures chalked up slight gains for the week ended Wednesday, while soybean futures posted steep losses on volatile trading. Sean Lusk, director of the commercial hedging division for Walsh Trading in Chicago, said there are growing worries about the quality of the corn crop due to excess […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ConAgra turns to Centerview again for advice on Ralcorp

By Lauren Hirsch, Olivia Oran July 8, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods has hired Centerview Partners to explore a sale of its private label unit Ralcorp, just two years after it acquired the troubled business with advice from the same investment bank, people familiar with the matter said. The maker of Chef Boyardee and Slim Jim snacks, which last month announced it would […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in rebound from one-week low

By Tom Polansek July 8, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose from a one-week low on Wednesday on bargain buying and renewed concerns about excessive rains hurting U.S. production, while wheat tumbled on poor export demand. Corn futures ended near unchanged. Forecasts for more unwanted storms in parts of the U.S. Midwest lifted soybeans after weeks of heavy […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

PotashCorp not planning to increase K+S bid

By Reuters July 8, 2015

Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp does not plan to sweeten its bid for German rival K+S AG, several people familiar with the Canadian mineral miner said, downplaying a media report that it would consider such a move. The proposed bid of 41 euros (C$58) per share already represented an unusually high premium and should not be […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

MF Global officials settle lawsuit for US$64.5M

By jonathan-stempel July 8, 2015

New York | Reuters — Jon Corzine and other former MF Global Holdings officials have reached a US$64.5 million settlement of litigation brought by investors seeking to hold them liable for the now-defunct futures brokerage’s 2011 bankruptcy. The all-cash settlement with Corzine, who was MF Global’s chief executive and previously New Jersey’s governor, and nine […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Mystery stocks keeping canary seed from rallying

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2015

CNS Canada — When the world needs canary seed, it calls on Saskatchewan, but whether the province will be able to answer this year remains a mystery. Canary seed grown in Saskatchewan accounts for about 70 to 80 per cent of the international trade in the grain used mostly as bird feed, according to Kevin […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Diesel prices seen softening soon

By Dave Sims July 7, 2015

CNS Canada — Canadian diesel prices should go down between now and the end of the summer, according to a fuel expert. Since early May, the price of diesel across the Prairies has largely been in and around the 94-98 cents per litre range. Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service reported prices on […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Sunflowers look good in field, flat in market

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 6, 2015

CNS Canada — While many Canadian crops are wishing for more rain right now, one expert sees sunflowers, primarily grown in Manitoba, doing relatively fine for moisture. “There’s no weather worries on sunflowers right now. A lot of the acres went in because it was forecasted to be a very dry summer, but it hasn’t […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

Moe to go to China to discuss canola tariffs

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

Moe to go to China to discuss canola tariffs

Crops

Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

ICE weekly outlook: Weather still key for canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Choppy, two-sided trade ahead for corn, soy

ConAgra turns to Centerview again for advice on Ralcorp

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise in rebound from one-week low

PotashCorp not planning to increase K+S bid

MF Global officials settle lawsuit for US$64.5M

Mystery stocks keeping canary seed from rallying

Diesel prices seen softening soon

Sunflowers look good in field, flat in market

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