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Crops, Reuters

Monsanto reported giving Bayer limited access to its books

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Frankfurt | Reuters — U.S. seed company Monsanto has given German suitor Bayer limited access to its books after turning down a sweetened US$64 billion takeover offer last month, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. The parties have not yet signed a non-disclosure agreement, which would allow Bayer to conduct due diligence, but […] Read more
Richardson International’s canola crushing facility at Lethbridge, shown here in July 2016. (Photo courtesy Richardson International)
Canola, Crops

Richardson cranking up canola crush, throughput at Lethbridge

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Agrifood firm Richardson International plans to put up $120 million to dial up the processing capacity of its canola crushing plant in southern Alberta by over 55 per cent. Privately-held, Winnipeg-based Richardson said Wednesday the new upgrades at its Lethbridge plant are expected to boost its peak annual crush to over 700,000 tonnes of canola per year, […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Trump names six U.S. governors as ag advisors

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named 64 agriculture policy advisors on Tuesday, including the governors of Iowa and five other farm states and a former federal agriculture secretary. The announcement came as Trump, a New York businessman seeking his first elected office, looks to improve his standing among voters, particularly those […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops, Markets

No resolution on canola dockage rules from talks in China

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Canadian and Chinese officials met in Beijing last week to discuss potential solutions for an upcoming canola trade policy change, but were not able to find a solution ahead of a looming deadline. China’s quarantine authority is set to impose a standard that would allow just one per cent organic waste material […] Read more
(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Reuters

Long-term U.K. study links neonics to wild bee declines

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Reading Time: 2 minutes London | Reuters — Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with insecticides known as neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources, according to the findings of an 18-year study. The new research covered 62 species of bee found in the wild in Britain […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops

Canada, China canola talks end without deal

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | Reuters — Talks between Canadian and Chinese officials ended in Beijing without China backing down from plans to toughen its inspection standard for canola, threatening $2 billion in Canadian exports of the oilseed ahead of a visit by Canada’s prime minister. Discussions will continue between the two governments, and resolving the issue is […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Cargill posts net profit on special gains; revenue down

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Global commodity trader Cargill on Wednesday said it turned in a quarterly net profit, boosted by special gains that offset poor results from trading and oilseed processing. Revenue for the privately held company declined for the eighth straight quarter. Minnesota-based Cargill reported net income of $15 million for the fourth quarter ended May […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looks to widen out range

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts appear poised to chop around a new $20 trading range ahead of the harvest. The front-month canola contract had been down at $446 per tonne to start the week (Aug. 3-10) until speculator activity and spillover gains from vegetable oil helped bring it up to the $460 […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops, Reuters

Canada, China meet to solve canola spat as deadline looms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian officials are in Beijing this week to try to convince China to back off a plan to toughen its standard for Canada’s canola shipments, which has stalled $2 billion in trade, government and industry officials said on Wednesday. China’s quarantine authority AQSIQ told Ottawa in February that it would impose a […] Read more
"The drying wasn’t taking place when we expected — it was taking place at night.” – Ron Palmer, IHARF
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Moisture in or moisture out?

Are you really drying that grain when you turn on the fans?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s the disaster no one wants to admit — a bin of spoiled grain can represent the loss of a producer’s entire year of profits. When grain spoils due to problems with storage, “farmers usually sell it, burn it or hush it up,” says Joy Agnew, project manager for Agricultural Research Services at the Prairie […] Read more

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