Chicago | Reuters — A second company has sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, raising the stakes for the Swiss-based seed maker by […] Read more
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Syngenta faces second suit over GM corn China rejected
CBOT soybeans, corn haven’t bottomed yet
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to drift lower during the week ended Wednesday, but haven’t bottomed yet. Terry Reilly, an analyst […] Read more
PotashCorp may raise 2015 potash output
Reuters — Saskatchewan’s PotashCorp, the world’s second-biggest potash producer, is recalling workers at some of its Canadian mines as it gears up for a possible rise in production in 2015, […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola still pointed lower
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, and could be due for some more weakness as the Canadian harvest picks up and […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hog futures fall with cash, pork prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures slumped more than two per cent on Wednesday, pressured by lower prices for slaughter-ready or cash hogs and pork at […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat firm on bargain buying; corn slips
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and wheat firmed slightly on Wednesday as bargain hunters stepped into the market to provide a boost to commodities that were […] Read more
EU food producers set for more cash to help with Russian ban
Brussels | Reuters — EU officials are drawing up new measures to help food producers hit by a Russian ban on agricultural imports and will publish them over the coming […] Read more
Cargill says closing Memphis corn mill
Reuters — Cargill Inc. will close a corn mill in Memphis, Tenn., in January of next year, a move that will impact 440 employees, a company spokeswoman said. “The closure […] Read more
Pit traders abandon lawsuit against CME over grain rules
Chicago | Reuters — Veteran traders from Chicago’s grain pits on Tuesday dropped a lawsuit against CME Group that sought to reverse a change to end-of-day settlement rules they said […] Read more
U.S. spring wheat protein premiums soar after wet, cool summer
Chicago | Reuters — Cash prices for top quality U.S. hard red spring wheat are soaring as the rain-delayed harvest throws up lower-than-average protein levels, and traders and analysts said […] Read more
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