CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, as the market retreated from nearby highs. However, canola is lacking any clear direction for […] Read more
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ICE weekly outlook: Canola rangebound, watching weather
Agrium CEO not aiming solely at job cuts to pare costs
Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and ag retail company Agrium is not looking to broadly cut costs and staffing levels, but its drive to become more efficient could lead to some […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits one-month low as demand slows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-month low on Wednesday as slowing export demand and big harvests in South America prompted a round of long liquidation, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Fallen cash prices extend CME hogs’ losses
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell on Wednesday for a seventh straight session, led by lower market-ready, or cash, hog prices, traders said. The morning’s hog […] Read more
Toronto’s Quality Meat Packers officially bankrupt
One of the last remnants of Toronto’s “Hogtown” past has formally gone bankrupt, in a move expected to permanently close the doors and strip out the assets at Quality Meat […] Read more
French ban on GMO maize cultivation gets final approval
Paris | Reuters –– The French parliament gave final approval on Monday to a law prohibiting the cultivation of any variety of genetically modified maize in the European Union’s top […] Read more
EU toughens rules on imports in response to PEDv
Brussels/Paris | Reuters — European Union officials on Tuesday agreed on new rules for the treatment of imported pigs’ blood for use in animal feed, but decided against changing the […] Read more
Mosaic to cut over 500 jobs as profit tumbles
Reuters — U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic Co. said Tuesday it will eliminate more than 500 jobs in the next year as it reported a larger-than-expected 43 per cent drop in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle hit all-time high as calf prices firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures on Tuesday hit an all-time high, supported by firm prices for young calves, or feeder cattle, traders said. Feedlots are […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat advances as Plains sizzle; corn turns higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose to their highest in 13 months on Tuesday, led by the Kansas City market as the southern U.S. Plains wheat belt remained […] Read more
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