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
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SQM stock plummets after directors from PotashCorp resign
Sask. budget trims ag spending slightly
A substantial drop in provincial resource revenue from its oil sector has Saskatchewan holding the line on spending and leaning on its potash sector in its 2015 budget. Finance Minister […] Read more
Monsanto settles more U.S. farmer claims over GM wheat
The 2013 discovery of experimental Roundup Ready wheat plants in a farmer’s field in Oregon has led the crop’s developer to settle suits brought by wheat growers in seven U.S. […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: More downside possible for corn, soybeans
CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures moved sharply lower during the week ended Wednesday, and could see more downside going forward. “As long as crude […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, for now
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but managed to find some support to the downside and are looking rangebound overall. Canola […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat close higher after Fed statement
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, wheat and corn futures rose on Wednesday, with the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will be less patient in normalizing monetary policy jolting the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close higher, hogs lower
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with April and June up by the three-cents-per-pound price limit, led partly by their discounts […] Read more
U.S. farmers seen cutting back on pricey fertilizers
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers will likely use less nitrogen fertilizer this season with the cost sky-high even though the price of natural gas, the key ingredient to make […] Read more
CN shopcraft staff ratify labour deal
Updated, March 18 — Unionized rail car and locomotive repair, maintenance and inspection staff at Canadian National Railway (CN) have approved the 11th-hour deal that kept them from being locked […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy dive on export woes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures sagged 1.5 per cent to their lowest in almost five months on Tuesday, with export demand for U.S. supplies fading amid the expanding […] Read more
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