Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, has again approached Switzerland’s Syngenta in recent weeks with an offer to buy the company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the […] Read more
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Monsanto reported offering again to buy Syngenta
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps on record-large export cancellations
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat fell as much as two per cent on Thursday, capping its second straight monthly decline on pressure from improving crop conditions in the southern […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs end up sixth straight day on cash prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs gained for a sixth straight day on Thursday with tight supplies boosting cash hog and wholesale pork values, traders said. May […] Read more
Crop tour in Russia, Ukraine finds mid-sized farms under pressure
Conflict in Ukraine has left the country’s farmers in a tight spot, as they’ve told agronomist Mike Lee. Lee, who grew up in the U.K. but has managed large farms in […] Read more
Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food
Moscow | Reuters –– Russia looks likely to extend a ban on Western food imports beyond an Aug. 7 deadline, with a lack of incentive to lift its embargo due […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat rebound on technicals, dollar declines
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains jumped as much as one per cent on Wednesday, with corn rebounding from a six-month low and wheat from a nearly five-year low on […] Read more
Cattle prices seen as strong for year to come
CNS Canada –– Canada’s cattle industry should continue to see high prices for animals at auctions over the next year or so while operators try to rebuild their herds, industry […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean/corn ratio too wide, expected to narrow
CNS Canada — The widening spread between corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) should be supportive for corn but a bearish factor in soybeans, as […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola drifts downward in rangebound trading
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around in sideways trading during the week ended Wednesday, before settling slightly lower. Activity was volatile with values generally staying within […] Read more
Saudi Arabia bans Ont. poultry, egg products
Reuters — Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest importer of chicken broiler meat, has banned imports of poultry meat and egg products from Ontario due to the presence of avian flu […] Read more
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