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Marubeni to close Australian grain business

By Colin Packham, Michael Hogan March 24, 2015

Sydney/Hamburg | Reuters — Japan’s Marubeni Corp. is to close its Australian grain trading business after a review of its global operations. The move “is not in any way reflective of the performance of Marubeni Australia’s grain trading business division, which has been trading profitably for the past three years,” Makoto Kajitani, chairman and managing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Wheat bids on Prairies rise with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 24, 2015

CNS Canada –– Wheat cash bids across Western Canada moved higher in most classes during the week ended Friday, with gains in U.S. futures behind much of the strength. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were steady to up by as much as $8 per tonne during the week, with bids ranging from […] Read more

Satellite images, such as this view of the Crimean Peninsula, can provide a bird’s-eye view of crop conditions, but won’t tell the crop’s full story, agronomist Mike Lee says. (NASA photo via CIA.gov)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: ‘Full story’ sought on crop health in Ukraine, Russia

By Lisa Guenther March 24, 2015

Given the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, the country might seem like a risky place to conduct a 10-day crop tour. But Mike Lee’s confident he can pull it off. “A lot of people think we’re completely nuts for going there. But to me, it’s not that crazy. It’s a fairly normal, straightforward place if […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles after rally as rain monitored

By Michael Hirtzer March 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat tumbled as much as two per cent on Tuesday as investors took profits after the previous session’s five-week high and extended weather outlooks showed the possibility of crop-friendly rains in the U.S. and Russia. Soybean futures also were lower at the Chicago Board of Trade, pressured by record South […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

By Anthony Esposito March 24, 2015

Santiago | Reuters — With no end in sight to a drought that has blighted Chile for the last several years, the government will invest in desalinization plants and reservoirs to ensure access to potable water, President Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday. The drought, which began in 2007, is hampering copper production in the world’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

DuPont investors to vote on activist firm’s demands in May

By Reuters March 24, 2015

Reuters — DuPont, embroiled in a proxy war with activist investor Trian Fund Management LP for board seats, said it would hold its annual shareholder meeting on May 13. Trian is seeking four seats on DuPont’s board, including one for its CEO Nelson Peltz, to help it force the company to split into two. DuPont […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Ontario’s neonic limits tabled for public comment

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News March 24, 2015

Proposed new controls on the use and sale of corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoid pesticides in Ontario are up for public comment between now and early May. The provincial government made its move Monday — three days ahead of a scheduled meeting between Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal and Grain Farmers of Ontario chairman […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Prairie farmers eye early start to seeding

By Rod Nickel March 23, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Western Canadian farmers, some of whom could not plant crops last year due to soggy soil, may be able to get a head-start on sowing their fields this spring. Canada is the world’s biggest canola exporter and the second largest wheat exporter, but its flat western provinces — Manitoba, Saskatchewan and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise on weak dollar, short-covering

By Michael Hirtzer March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures climbed one per cent or more on Monday, extending gains from late last week as the dollar weakened and investors covered short positions. Dry weather in Russia and the southern U.S. Plains’ growing areas also underpinned wheat prices while corn futures climbed above several key […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Argentine soy stocks double as farmer-government tensions rise

By Hugh Bronstein March 21, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentine farmers have stockpiled more than twice as much soy this year than last, defying a government desperate to increase export tax revenue needed to finance rising state spending ahead of the October presidential election. Growers say the increase in soybean reserves, to 7.4 million tonnes from 3.4 million, comes […] Read more

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Marubeni to close Australian grain business

Wheat bids on Prairies rise with U.S. futures

Guenther: ‘Full story’ sought on crop health in Ukraine, Russia

U.S. grains: Wheat tumbles after rally as rain monitored

Chile says drought here to stay, lays out plan to ensure water

DuPont investors to vote on activist firm’s demands in May

Ontario’s neonic limits tabled for public comment

Prairie farmers eye early start to seeding

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise on weak dollar, short-covering

Argentine soy stocks double as farmer-government tensions rise

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