Sao Paulo | Reuters — U.S. biotech company Monsanto and U.S. software and tech firm Microsoft announced on Monday a partnership to invest in agricultural technology startups in Brazil. Monsanto […] Read more
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Monsanto, Microsoft to invest in ag technology in Brazil
Food commodity prices seen stable over next decade
Paris | Reuters –– Higher agricultural productivity and slightly larger crop areas in the coming decade will cover rises in food demand, leading to stable prices and a period of […] Read more
Spanish man charged with lying in PotashCorp trading probe
Reuters — A U.S. grand jury has charged a Spanish investor with lying to regulators probing insider trading ahead of an August 2010 hostile bid for PotashCorp, even though he […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans, corn fall on rising supply view
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Friday, pressured by an ample global stockpile that was expected to grow even larger due to a bountiful […] 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
U.S. grains: USDA report pushes wheat to six-year low, corn to 11-week low
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures sank to a six-year low on Thursday and corn futures hit an 11-week low after the agriculture department said farmers had planted more […] Read more
U.S. farmers surprisingly boost corn plantings, soy acres at record
Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers seeded more corn and soybeans than they had initially planned to during the spring, taking advantage of a rallying futures market and good weather […] Read more
Pearce: Precipitation maps have Ontario farmers seeing red
It’s official: Spring 2016 will go down as an excessively dry season for Ontario growers — and most hope the summer will be considerably wetter. Last week, we cited reports […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to fall on weather, post-report
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are moving into position ahead of two key reports, but following that data, the market will shift […] 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
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