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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed more than one per cent on Monday as traders covered short positions following U.S. regulatory data last week showing […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on short-covering
Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study
Crop growers in southwestern Ontario are being asked how their access to high-speed internet, or lack thereof, has helped or hindered their adoption of precision ag tools. Researchers at the […] Read more
Saskatchewan sets gradual markups for brewers
The system of provincial markups applied on beer sold in Saskatchewan is about to change, so beer from expanding local-level breweries won’t be charged the same rate as major players. […] Read more
Ottawa to back P+H’s Hamilton flour mill
Winnipeg agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has lined up more government financing for its planned new flour mill at Hamilton, this time from the federal level. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy eases on profit-taking after big weekly gains
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybeans futures fell one per cent on Friday, reversing from a two-month high while wheat and corn also eased as investors took profits after recent […] Read more
EU probe to hold up ChemChina’s acquisition of Syngenta
Brussels | Reuters — European Union antitrust regulators on Friday opened an in-depth investigation into state-owned Chinese chemicals group ChemChina’s US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export sales, soymeal gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures were narrowly higher on Thursday, reaching two-month peaks as they extended gains on the back of big export sales to China and as […] Read more
Agrium/PotashCorp merger set for shareholder approval
Toronto/Winnipeg | Reuters — The shareholders of Agrium and PotashCorp are set to overwhelmingly approve a merger of the two Canadian fertilizer producers, according to a source familiar with the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces supply questions
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as persistent weather problems in Western Canada and gains in world vegetable oil markets provided […] Read more
InVivo pursues co-op alliances to vie with grain, chemical giants
Paris | Reuters — France’s InVivo wants to expand international partnerships with other co-operatives, including in joint buying of crop supplies and shipping fixtures, as it tries to compete with […] Read more