Reuters — Agrium, North America’s largest retail seller of products for crop producers, could benefit if some of the biggest makers of seed and agricultural chemicals merge, CEO Chuck Magro […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola gains depend on soybeans
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday and may have more room to the upside, provided the market continues to see a […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy likely to decline in wake of USDA reports
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade moved to fresh highs on the week, gaining alongside mounting weather concerns, but one U.S. analyst says […] Read more
U.S. grains: Weather concerns spark soybean rally
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest in nearly two years on Wednesday as forecasts for hot temperatures to hit […] Read more
BASF says not backed into corner by Bayer’s Monsanto swoop
Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF, which has so far kept out of a consolidation push among global seeds and pesticides groups, said its business model was not affected by […] Read more
Thunder Bay expects more activity beyond sluggish start
CNS Canada — Since the Port of Thunder Bay’s season opening, its grain handle has been slower compared with previous years, but the port’s CEO says this year is a […] Read more
Diesel prices hang steady in West, for now
CNS Canada –– It doesn’t appear the gasoline shortage that has left many pumps across Western Canada dry will be spreading to the diesel sector, at least for now. Fires […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weather view
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns about a La Nina weather pattern hindering crop development in the U.S. Midwest […] Read more
CN promotes CFO as CEO resigns
Canadian National Railway’s (CN) chief financial officer Luc Jobin will become its chief executive on July 1, as incumbent CEO Claude Mongeau steps down for health reasons. Mongeau announced Tuesday […] Read more
EU countries refuse to back new licence for glyphosate
Brussels | Reuters — EU nations refused to back a limited extension of the herbicide glyphosate’s use on Monday, threatening withdrawal of Monsanto’s Roundup and other weed-killers from shelves if […] Read more