Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain trader Cargill has agreed to sell its ag retail business in the United States to crop input seller and distributor Agrium, the companies said […] Read more
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Agrium to buy Cargill’s U.S. ag retail business
EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal
Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commission bowed to pressure to give Europe’s parliaments the right to ratify a landmark free-trade deal with Canada, a decision meant to address public […] Read more
Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs
Washington | Reuters — More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola clawing back from sharp losses
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were slowly clawing their way back after dropping to their weakest levels in three months over the past week. The market likely […] Read more
CP offers assurances for 2016-17 grain handle
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) says it’s ready and willing to move a bumper Prairie crop in 2016-17. “Operationally, CP is eager and prepared to move grain this coming crop year,” […] Read more
Monsanto in talks with Bayer, others about ‘strategic options’
Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto is in talks with Bayer and other companies regarding “alternative strategic options,” a month after it rejected the German company’s US$62 billion takeover offer, the […] Read more
Rain increases disease pressures on eastern Prairies
CNS Canada — The recent batch of wet weather across parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been a welcome relief to some fields that were suffering from excess dryness. However, […] Read more
European Commission to extend glyphosate licence for 18 months
Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission is extending by 18 months its approval for the herbicide glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Tuesday. Contradictory […] Read more
More canola and pulses, less wheat expected in Canada
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola and pulse acres than originally thought this spring, but less wheat, according to average trade estimates ahead of Statistics Canada’s next […] Read more
Little critters causing big problems for Alberta crops
CNS Canada — They may look cute and harmless, but gophers have been wreaking havoc on crops across Alberta. Gophers have been reported causing problems in southern, central and northeastern […] Read more
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