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Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

By Tom Polansek January 27, 2015

Miami | Reuters — Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations and a top commodities trader, will likely remain private for at least another decade, its CEO said on Tuesday as he assessed challenges facing the 150-year old company. David MacLennan, who has led Cargill for the past 13 months, also revealed that […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Molson Coors sells U.K. malting business to Soufflet

By Reuters January 26, 2015

London | Reuters — Molson Coors UK has agreed to sell its U.K. maltings business Shobnall Maltings to French grain buyer Soufflet Group, the two companies said in a joint statement Monday. The deal will allow Soufflet to enter the British malt market, the second largest in the European Union, while allowing Molson Coors to focus […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS bids improve slightly despite weaker futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat generally moved higher during the week ended Friday, despite continued weakness in U.S. futures, as basis levels improved in many areas. Average CWRS prices were steady to up by as much as $4 per tonne, with the highest average bids in Manitoba, […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Mild weather poses risks for Prairie winter wheat

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 26, 2015

CNS Canada — Milder-than-normal temperatures across Western Canada over the past week could raise some issues for its winter wheat crops, though snow cover and conditions through the rest of the winter will also be important. “It’s not ideal conditions for winter wheat, and I’d anticipate that we’d see some damage,” said CWB analyst Bruce […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

By Rod Nickel January 26, 2015

Saskatoon | Reuters — Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America’s strictest rules for purchasing farmland, as it looks to fend off big money managers hungry for what they see as a winning investment. The province, whose fertile plains grow more wheat than Argentina, has become the latest front in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from three-month low, led by soymeal

By Julie Ingwersen January 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rebounded from a three-month low on Monday, led by export demand for U.S. soymeal, a key source of protein in animal feed rations, traders said. Wheat and corn closed lower. At the CBOT, March soybeans settled up 10-3/4 cents at $9.83-1/2 per bushel, rallying after […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Grain shippers’ data show ongoing rail supply/demand gap

By Dave Bedard January 26, 2015

Numbers newly crunched by a clutch of Canadian grain shippers paint a picture of a gap that’s wide, and getting wider, between the numbers of rail cars they say they need and what they say they’re getting. The Ag Transport Coalition — which so far includes eight Canadian grain-handling and crop commodity groups, working with […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Politics no barrier as Iran, Russia buy U.S. grain

By Christine Stebbins January 25, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. political tensions with Iran and Russia have proved no barrier to those countries buying American grain, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday. Iran bought 66,000 tonnes of U.S. corn last week for the first time in three years, according to USDA weekly export sales […] Read more

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Nova Scotia MP named parliamentary ag secretary

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 24, 2015

A promotion at the federal Tories’ cabinet table has led to the appointment of a new parliamentary secretary on the agriculture file. Gerald Keddy, MP for the Nova Scotia riding of South Shore-St. Margaret’s since 1997, was named Friday to replace Ontario MP Pierre Lemieux as parliamentary secretary for Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Lemieux, the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Fertilizer prices stray away from corn influence: Analyst

By Dave Sims January 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Foreign exports and transportation look like they could be the main issues facing the fertilizer industry in 2015. Countries such as Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are busy players on the market, with Morocco also ramping up production. As a result, more supplies of phosphates and other fertilizers are out there, according to […] Read more

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Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

Molson Coors sells U.K. malting business to Soufflet

Prairie CWRS bids improve slightly despite weaker futures

Mild weather poses risks for Prairie winter wheat

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from three-month low, led by soymeal

Grain shippers’ data show ongoing rail supply/demand gap

Politics no barrier as Iran, Russia buy U.S. grain

Nova Scotia MP named parliamentary ag secretary

Fertilizer prices stray away from corn influence: Analyst

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