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Reuters — DuPont raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast as it cuts costs ahead of its merger with Dow Chemical, but said the deal may not close by the end […] Read more
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DuPont says Dow merger may get delayed
U.S. grains: Soy jumps on vegetable oils’ gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on Monday on brisk U.S. exports and rising prices for vegetable oils. Chicago Board of Trade wheat fell […] Read more
Syngenta slumps after EU watchdog sparks ChemChina deal doubts
Brussels/Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta shares fell more than nine per cent on Monday after the European Commission triggered doubts about Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina’s US$43 billion bid for […] Read more
Damp, tough canola at risk for spoilage
Some Prairie canola growers may now be able to get back to their unharvested canola, but the Canola Council of Canada warns that tough or damp canola can still be […] Read more
World wine output seen at four-year low
Paris | Reuters –– Worldwide wine production is expected to fall this year to its lowest since 2012, chiefly due to adverse weather that sharply cut output in France and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening […] Read more
Saskatchewan presses for rail interswitching, revenue cap
Farm stakeholder groups and Prairie provincial agriculture ministers got their chance Thursday to bring their concerns about grain transportation by rail to the federal minister responsible. Federal Transport Minister Marc […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat retreat as U.S. dollar strengthens
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early advances as gains in the U.S. dollar and a setback in crude oil triggered […] Read more
Prairies tell a tale of two flax crops
CNS Canada — A large portion of Canada’s flaxseed crop is still in the field, leaving questions over the size and quality of what will eventually be harvested. About a […] Read more
Harvest woes rally canola, turn some farmers into winners
Winnipeg | Reuters –– As some Western Canada farmers watched rain and snow turn their ripening canola fields into bogs, Rob Stone could count his blessings. Harvest weather was kinder […] Read more