Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures slid to a one-week low on Tuesday and soybean futures lost ground, a day after a U.S. government report showed both crops were […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn touches one-week low on improved crop conditions
StatsCan’s canola estimates taken with grain of salt
CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest crop production estimates are in and while they may raise a few eyebrows, the numbers aren’t likely to cause havoc in the markets, according […] Read more
Couche-Tard to buy Corner Store owner in US$4.4B deal
Reuters — Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Monday it would buy U.S. convenience store chain CST Brands in a deal valued at about US$4.4 billion, boosting its […] Read more
U.S. watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta
Zurich | Reuters — A U.S. regulator has cleared ChemChina’s US$43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, the companies said Monday, boosting chances that the largest foreign […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on persistent export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday, with the benchmark November contract reaching its highest in a month on strong export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. […] Read more
Tisdale drops ‘Land of Rape and Honey’ slogan
Reuters — The Saskatchewan town of Tisdale is no longer the “Land of Rape and Honey,” it said on Monday, as it dropped a slogan that had been a constant […] Read more
U.S. grains: Weather forecast weighs on soybeans
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday as the weather outlook for the Midwest bolstered expectations of a huge harvest in the fall, traders said. Chicago Board […] Read more
Wide canola crush margins show no sign of narrowing
CNS Canada –– Canola crush margins remain very wide, and are showing no signs of narrowing back in. As of Friday, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures […] Read more
Industry bracing for potentially large StatsCan crop estimates
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are sitting on large crops ahead of this year’s harvest, although just how large remains to be seen as industry participants await Statistics Canada’s first […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans weaken while corn, wheat tick higher
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday, closing well above session lows as technical buyers stepped into the market after profit-taking sparked an early sell-off, traders said. […] Read more