Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures tumbled 2.4 per cent to a 21-month low on Wednesday, falling for a fifth session in a row as good weather for crop […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Good weather sparks selling in CBOT corn, soybeans
Baltic Dry Index edging higher
CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index is edging back to levels not seen in over two months, and could be due for more strength, as seasonal trends often see […] Read more
Agrium to buy Cargill’s U.S. ag retail business
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
CP, Teamsters dispute railway’s staffing obligations
Canadian Pacific Railway is refuting claims from one of its employees’ unions that the company is in “violation of the law” over layoffs of track maintenance staff. Calgary-based CP last […] Read more
Monsanto, Microsoft to invest in ag technology in Brazil
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
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