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ADM buys Belgian veg oils company AOR

By Reuters March 30, 2015

Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland is buying AOR NV, a privately held edible oils bottler and distributor based in Antwerp, Belgium, the U.S. grain company said Monday. Chicago-based ADM did not disclose the cost of the purchase, its latest acquisition aimed at expanding into higher-margin products including food-grade oils and food ingredients. ADM bought Swiss-German […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

By Julie Ingwersen March 30, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than four per cent on Monday as dry conditions in parts of the U.S. Plains, coupled with hot weather this week, prompted investors to cover positions, traders said. Corn followed wheat up and soybeans closed fractionally higher as traders focused on a pair […] Read more

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, shown here in Winnipeg last March, won’t be extending mandatory minimum grain handles, which end Saturday. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Railways’ mandatory minimum grain handles ending

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 28, 2015

Canada’s big two railways can resume moving grain at their own pace as the federal government’s order in council setting mandatory minimum grain traffic quotas is set to expire unrenewed. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced the federal government won’t renew the mandatory minimums, which are due to expire Saturday. The […] Read more

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2015 Trends in the Canadian forage industry

Regional groups across Canada agree in the need for more recognition and research for forage and grassland

By Doug Wray March 27, 2015

The Canadian forage industry is impacted by dynamics at home and around the globe, as is all of agriculture. In a changing world, producers continually evaluate and build strategies that will support successful business plans. Identifying trends is one way to clarify the picture and provide direction. The following is a look at several trends […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Minogue: Farmers sought to get skin in crop input game

By Leeann Minogue March 27, 2015

Weyburn, Sask. –– Barrie Mann is here to remind about five dozen farmers what their biggest farm expense is. And what he’s proposing to them at this meeting Thursday is a way of “allowing the profits from fertilizer to go back in your bank account.” Most of these same farmers were on hand in October […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia seen removing wheat tax in July if inflation slows

By Reuters March 27, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, one of the world’s leading wheat exporters, will probably not extend a tax on wheat exports, imposed until June 30, if optimism over lower inflation and a large crop persists among officials, SovEcon consultancy said. Russia’s economy has been hit hard by low global oil prices and Western sanctions due […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

Soybeans cut swath through Prairie wheat belt

By Rod Nickel March 27, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Soybeans, once a novelty in western Canadian fields, are poised to reach record-large acreage again this year, and some of the world’s biggest seed companies are betting they have further room to grow in a region known for wheat and canola. Farmers on the eastern side of the Prairies are turning […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Record Prairie lentil area likely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canadian lentil acres are expected to rise considerably this spring, with most of the increase in red lentils, according to industry participants. While the acres are going up, the opposite is likely in prices. “Everybody is looking for an increase (in lentil acres),” said Darren Lemieux of Simpson Seeds at Moose Jaw, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds ahead of USDA reports

By Michael Hirtzer March 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat climbed as much as two per cent in a bargain-buying bounce on Friday, rebounding after three sessions of steep declines that dragged futures into technically oversold territory. Soybean and corn futures each were lower at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) with investors in all three trading pits squaring […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canaryseed slow to move, but still pencils out in many areas

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 27, 2015

CNS Canada — The canaryseed market may be very slow in Western Canada, but acres are still expected to rise in 2015, according to an industry official. “The canary market is relatively quiet,” said David Nobbs, president of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and director of operations with CanPulse foods in Kindersley, Sask. Activity […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle make gains, hogs mixed

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

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U.S. livestock: Cattle make gains, hogs mixed

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

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ADM buys Belgian veg oils company AOR

U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

Railways’ mandatory minimum grain handles ending

2015 Trends in the Canadian forage industry

Minogue: Farmers sought to get skin in crop input game

Russia seen removing wheat tax in July if inflation slows

Soybeans cut swath through Prairie wheat belt

Record Prairie lentil area likely

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds ahead of USDA reports

Canaryseed slow to move, but still pencils out in many areas

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