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Record showers in August have already swamped parts of Argentina, with more rain on the way next month. (Argentina.gob.ar)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Buenos Aires | Reuters — The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to start dumping torrential rains on Argentina next month, pushing farmers to plant more low-cost soy and less corn despite concern over lack of crop rotation in one of the world’s main food suppliers. Argentina, the No. 1 exporter of soymeal livestock feed […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans bearish on economic woes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) corn and soybean futures have abandoned fundamental trading in favour of moving alongside macro-markets, which for the most part are bearish. “It’s not all doom and gloom, but it sure isn’t pretty right now,” said Scott Capinegro, president at Barrington Commodity Brokers. Outside influencers have been prevalent […] Read more
A scene from “The Scarecrow,” Chipotle’s 2013 video short. (YouTube)
Beef Cattle, Corn, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the first national restaurant company to […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters — Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia’s and Greece’s requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically modified (GM) crop across the European Union, but accused them of ignoring science. Under a law signed in March individual countries can seek exclusion from […] Read more
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Canola, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto, having ditched an audacious US$46 billion offer for Syngenta, may downshift to a humbler strategy of beefing up its crop protection portfolio through other acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements. The deal’s collapse leaves Monsanto, Syngenta and other agrochemical sector companies facing a bleak landscape of plummeting grain prices and farm […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to return to weather-based trading

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The biggest factor in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean trading has been the recent volatility in global markets. Once those concerns diminish, however, commodities will start moving with weather again — which is mostly bearish, according to one analyst. “Our markets, really, if you look at it, have fared […] Read more
(Syngenta.com)
Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New York/Chicago | Reuters — U.S.-based Monsanto sweetened its offer to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta, valuing the company at around US$47 billion as it tries to lure the Swiss firm to the negotiating table, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Monsanto, which wants to combine its world-leading seeds business with Syngenta’s own seeds […] Read more
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Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. There are two key factors that necessitate regulatory action to protect human health, […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans face uncertain future

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Chicago corn and soybeans both suffered heavy losses during the week ended Wednesday, as a supply and demand survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected better-than-expected harvests. The report pegged U.S. corn output at 13.686 billion bushels while soybean output was pegged at 3.916 billion bushels. Both numbers were larger than […] Read more

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