Reuters — Shares in Chilean fertilizer group SQM plunged Wednesday after three board representatives from Saskatchewan’s PotashCorp resigned in protest at its handling of an illicit payments scandal that has […] Read more
SQM stock plummets after directors from PotashCorp resign
U.S. grains: Corn falls on stronger dollar, ample supplies
Reuters — Corn fell one per cent on Friday and soybeans weakened slightly due to ample supplies and a stronger dollar, which made U.S. exports pricier. U.S. wheat hit a […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to five-month low on dollar, big supplies
Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell to their lowest nearby price in five months on Thursday, pressured by the stronger dollar and huge global supplies. Soybeans fell for the fourth […] Read more
Maple Leaf reduces Q4 loss, hikes dividend
Reuters — Meat processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a smaller, but still disappointing, quarterly loss on Thursday, as it worked through a plan to close older packing plants. Even so, […] Read more
ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins
Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty […] Read more
Canada seen sowing slightly less canola, more durum
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers are leaning toward planting slightly less canola and more durum wheat, a Reuters survey of 12 traders and analysts showed on Monday. Farmers still […] Read more
Supply management limits growth in Canada, Saputo says
Reuters — Canada’s tightly managed dairy sector limits domestic opportunities for Saputo, the country’s largest dairy, forcing it to focus on growth elsewhere, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. CEO […] Read more
Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys
Saskatoon | Reuters — Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America’s strictest rules for purchasing farmland, as it looks to fend off big money managers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans surge to one-week high on export demand, meal strength
Reuters — Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on Friday with a boost from strong export demand and meal prices, ahead of a key U.S. government crop report next week. […] Read more
PotashCorp reviews stakes in fertilizer firms with eye on control
Reuters — Saskatchewan’s PotashCorp, the world’s largest fertilizer producer, is sizing up its chances of gaining control of four companies in which it holds minority stakes, CEO Jochen Tilk said […] Read more