Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — North American farmers will pressure regulators to protect their negotiating leverage with fertilizer suppliers if PotashCorp and Agrium agree to merge, major farm groups said on […] Read more
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PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators
ICE weekly outlook: Canola sees ‘bump in a bear market’
CNS Canada — News that China would delay its implementation of stricter dockage restrictions on Canadian canola shipments gave ICE Futures Canada contracts a boost on Wednesday, but values are […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Further downside ahead for soy, corn
CNS Canada –– Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade lost ground on the week, and harvest pressure could cause further declines in coming sessions, one U.S. analyst […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat records fourth month of decline
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a fourth consecutive month of losses on Wednesday, pulled down by plentiful global supplies, while expectations of bumper U.S. harvests pressured soybeans […] Read more
China delays new canola rules in late reprieve for Canada
Beijing | Reuters –– China agreed on Wednesday to delay introducing stricter rules on shipments of canola from Canada while both countries work to end a months-long trade spat over […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat slide on prospects for rising stockpiles
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday and soybeans hit a four-week low on expectations for big crops and rising grain supplies, […] Read more
Agrium, PotashCorp in merger talks
Canadian fertilizer giants Agrium and PotashCorp confirmed Tuesday they’re in “preliminary discussions” toward a possible merger-of-equals. Calgary-based Agrium and Saskatoon-based PotashCorp emphasized in separate statements Tuesday that no decision has […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps to new 10-year low on ample supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a sixth consecutive session to hit a new 10-year low on Monday, as ample global stocks and a regulatory clamp-down from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to decade low on ample supplies
Reuters — Wheat futures dropped to their lowest price in Chicago in nearly a decade on Friday, pressured by ample supplies and technical selling. Corn dropped for the fifth straight […] Read more
Canadian canola exporters book sales to China
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian exporters are making small sales of canola to China under Beijing’s stricter terms, an industry group and three sources said, possibly undermining Ottawa’s hardline negotiating […] Read more