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Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

By Adam Jourdan, Lauren Hirsch, Martinne Geller April 18, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes London/Shanghai/New York | Reuters — Post Holdings is buying leading British breakfast cereal brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group for 1.4 billion pounds (C$2.4 billion), giving the U.S.-focused company a European base on which to build. The combination will help Post’s existing brands, which include Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts, to expand overseas, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop as wheat edges higher

By Mark Weinraub April 18, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday for the second day in a row, hitting a one-week low as traders locked in profits from last week’s rally. Corn futures sank 1.4 per cent, as the latest weather outlook called for dry conditions in the Midwest that will allow farmers to pick up […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Flour recalls widen in E. coli probe

By Country Guide Staff April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal public health officials and flour miller Ardent Mills are warning Canadians to follow “safe flour handling practices” as an E. coli-related flour recall widens from one specific batch of Robin Hood flour to include several other Ardent-made products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Sunday updated its food recall warnings to include several lots […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains lower on U.S. rains

By Mark Weinraub April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday as rains and mild temperatures in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest and Plains bolstered expectations for harvest, traders said. The most-actively traded Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sank two per cent and hit a 10-day low. K.C. hard red […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rebounds as spotlight turns to U.S. planting

By Julie Ingwersen April 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a near two-week high on Thursday on bargain buying after the front contract this week fell to its lowest level in a year, and as traders shifted their attention to U.S. planting prospects. Corn also rose as investors covered short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

By Jade Markus April 12, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — A mix of freezing and warming conditions put Manitoba’s winter cereals in uncertain condition, following months of promising weather, according to the head of an industry group. Manitoba’s winter wheat and fall rye crops had ample snow cover throughout the winter, which supported crops, but more recently, conditions turned slushy, then froze […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rebounds from one-year low

By Julie Ingwersen April 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose nearly one per cent on Wednesday on bargain buying and short-covering, one day after a U.S. government forecast for record global soy inventories pushed the front contract to its lowest level in a year. Corn futures advanced as traders focused on uncertain planting weather in the U.S. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls to one-year low

By Julie Ingwersen April 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to the lowest levels in a year on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its estimates of South American crops and domestic soy ending stocks. Corn futures closed modestly lower while wheat ended higher as traders covered short positions. Chicago Board of Trade May soybean […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed about two per cent on Monday on short-covering ahead of the Midwest planting season and chart-based buying, analysts said. Wheat futures were also higher on short-covering while soybeans closed almost flat, retreating from early advances. Chicago Board of Trade May corn settled up 7-1/2 cents at $3.67 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sags, soy posts longest weekly skid in 30 months

By Julie Ingwersen April 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures drifted to a one-week low on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. government report that analysts expect to show rising grain inventories and big South American crops. Soybeans closed narrowly mixed but the most-active contract posted a fifth weekly decline, its longest losing streak […] Read more

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Spring wheat

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop as wheat edges higher

Flour recalls widen in E. coli probe

U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains lower on U.S. rains

U.S. grains: Soy rebounds as spotlight turns to U.S. planting

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

U.S. grains: Soy rebounds from one-year low

U.S. grains: Soy falls to one-year low

U.S. grains: Corn firms on short-covering

U.S. grains: Corn sags, soy posts longest weekly skid in 30 months

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