Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, is resuming a plan to raise four billion reais (US$1.8 billion) from the initial public offering of its pork, […] Read more
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JBS to pursue $1.8B food unit IPO within weeks
ICE weekly outlook: Canola drifting down with soybeans
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts held rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, although the bias remains pointed lower in the most active contracts, as a bearish outlook […] Read more
Good weather, looming record harvest weigh on CBOT beans, corn
CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell lower during the week ended Sept. 3, despite some short-covering near the end of August, according to an […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle jump up nearly two per cent
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures climbed nearly two per cent on Wednesday, their biggest one-day percentage increase in 1 1/2 months, driven by strong cash […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy tumble to contract lows on record U.S. yield prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn tumbled to a four-year low while soybean futures fell one per cent on Wednesday after the government unexpectedly lifted condition ratings for the crops […] Read more
StatsCan stocks report to confirm size of 2013-14 crop
CNS Canada — The ag industry hopes to confirm the size of the 2013-14 crop when Statistics Canada releases its latest stocks estimates for Canadian crops on Friday. The report […] Read more
Cargill gains Ont. chocolate plant in deal with ADM
Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) exit from the chocolate processing business will see Cargill expand its own chocolate arm in Ontario. The two global grain and agrifood players on Tuesday announced […] Read more
SW Ontario grain handler to change hands
The family-owned company behind what’s billed as Ontario’s biggest inland grain terminal is set to exit the grain handling business. The owners of Palmerston Grain — which operates from Palmerston, […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids hold steady
CNS Canada — Average bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat across Western Canada held relatively steady during the week ended Friday, with slight improvements in basis levels generally […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle supported by fund buying, higher cash
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled higher on Tuesday supported by fund buying and higher prices paid in the cash cattle market, traders said. The […] Read more
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