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Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 23, 2015

If you’re a chickpea grower and you didn’t already know it, you’ll be pleased to hear Americans watching the Super Bowl this weekend might not only be chowing down on chicken wings. Thanks to its designation as the National Football League’s (NFL) official dip sponsor, they could also be dipping into Sabra brand hummus, of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

By Tom Polansek January 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Deere and Co., the world’s largest maker of farm equipment, will lay off more than 900 employees at plants in Iowa and Illinois in the latest round of job cuts spurred by a decline in grain prices that is hurting demand for agricultural machinery. The layoffs, which represent about three per […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on dollar pressure

By Mark Weinraub January 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday on support from bigger-than-expected U.S. export sales, traders said. “The exports are pretty important,” said Bill Gentry, broker at Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, Indiana. “(They show) the corn has got some value at these and lower levels.” Soybeans dropped near three-month lows, capping a […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP books record profit, more grain revenue in 2014

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 22, 2015

Increased revenue from Canadian and U.S. grain traffic alike helped boost Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to a record full-year profit in 2014. Calgary-based CP on Thursday reported net income of $1.476 billion on $6.62 billion for the year ending Dec. 31, up from $875 million on $6.133 billion in 2013. For its fourth quarter, the […] Read more

Teamster-represented engineers last walked the picket line at CN in 2009. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

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Work stoppage possible for CN engineers in mid-February

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 22, 2015

The union for engineers on Canadian National Railway’s (CN) trains warns a work stoppage could come as early as mid-February barring progress in talks with the company. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) said Thursday CN has “refused” to extend conciliation talks, now due to end Saturday, by another 60 days. The engineers’ last collective […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

By Tom Polansek January 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, analyst for Summit Commodity Brokerage […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Reuters

Women players drop legal battle over World Cup turf

By Reuters January 22, 2015

Reuters –– Players who had begun legal action over the use of artificial surfaces at this year’s Women’s World Cup have dropped their case, their lawyers said on Wednesday. A group of elite women’s players had sued FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), arguing that artificial turf surfaces for the tournament, which takes place […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Seasonal pressures to weigh on CBOT soybeans, corn

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 21, 2015

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved lower during the week ended Wednesday and could be due for more losses, given the seasonal trends and looming South American crops. “As long as South America has no real weather problems… it will be hanging over the soybean market,” said Scott […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola spikes as loonie falls

By Dave Sims January 21, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts finished higher for the week ended Wednesday, tracking the U.S. soy complex for much of the period but ultimately shooting higher due to the Canadian dollar’s sudden free-fall. The weaker currency helped improve domestic crush margins and also made canola more attractive to exporters pricing in U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn drops from one-week high

By Mark Weinraub January 21, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slipped from a one-week high on Wednesday on ample global supplies, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, with bargain buyers picking prices up from their lowest since October even as concerns about dry weather culling crop production in South America eased. “Despite recent talk of drier-than-normal weather across […] Read more

Fund traders flip to net short in canola futures

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Fund traders flip to net short in canola futures

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Crops

Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on dollar pressure

CP books record profit, more grain revenue in 2014

Work stoppage possible for CN engineers in mid-February

U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Women players drop legal battle over World Cup turf

Seasonal pressures to weigh on CBOT soybeans, corn

ICE weekly outlook: Canola spikes as loonie falls

U.S. grains: Corn drops from one-week high

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