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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack

Company instead issuing handwritten tickets for grain deliveries

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota agricultural co-operative Crystal Valley said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a week to be forced to take systems offline due to cybersecurity incidents. Crystal Valley, which sells supplies like fertilizer to farmers and buys their crops, […] Read more

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General, Machinery, Reuters

Federated Co-operatives looks to sell oil-producing business, keep refinery

By Rod Nickel 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | Reuters — Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) put its oil production business up for sale this week, according to a marketing document obtained by Reuters, but the co-op said it plans to keep its Saskatchewan refinery. FCL spokesperson Cam Zimmer did not comment on the reason for offering to sell the production business but […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Baltic Dry Index hits 12-year high

Canadian grain exports slow either way

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm September 18, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Strong demand to move cargo coupled with weather-related shipping constraints in a number of key corridors has helped take ocean freight rates to their highest levels in more than a decade. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, settled Friday at 4,275 points, marking its highest level since November […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

CP, Kansas City lock in new deal as CN steps out

More efficient flow of grain, perishables, machinery parts touted

By Dave Bedard September 15, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian Pacific Railway and U.S. railway Kansas City Southern on Wednesday again formalized their engagement after competing suitor Canadian National Railway walked away from the table. CP and KCS, which reported “unanimous” support from both companies’ boards, have entered a merger agreement committing CP to pay about $31 billion in cash and stock, or about […] Read more

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General, Machinery, Reuters

GM’s pickup money machine gets a technology tuneup

Silverado ZR2 to appeal to extreme off-roading segment

By Joseph White September 10, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Detroit | Reuters — General Motors will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third place in one of the most lucrative vehicle market segments in the world. Catching up with rival trucks from Stellantis NV and Ford Motor Co., […] Read more

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General, Machinery, Reuters

GM to cut North American production, citing chip shortage

Both GM, Ford cutting truck production

By David Shepardson September 2, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — General Motors will reduce production at most North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport utility vehicles, it said Thursday. The largest U.S. automaker will halt production next week at its Fort Wayne plant in Indiana and its Silao plant […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Deere lifts 2021 forecast on solid equipment demand

By Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sanjana Shivdas August 21, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Deere and Co. on Friday raised its full-year earnings forecast after quarterly profit topped Wall Street estimates on the back of strong demand for farm and construction equipment. The world’s largest farm equipment manufacturer now expects net income in fiscal 2021 to be between $5.7 billion and $5.9 billion, up from a range […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Maersk signs first green methanol deal toward dropping fossil fuels

By Reuters August 18, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Copenhagen | Reuters — A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday it had signed a contract securing green methanol as the world’s largest shipping firm gears up to operate its first carbon-neutral ship in 2023. With about 90 per cent of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly three per cent of the world’s […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale

Renewable fuels, specialty foods investments considered

By Karl Plume August 18, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain handler The Andersons plans to use US$550 million from the sale of its rail leasing business to pay down debt and invest in sustainable farming and low carbon initiatives in its core grain and fertilizer units, CEO Pat Bowe told Reuters on Tuesday. Maumee, Ohio-based Andersons sold its rail […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Machinery

Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker

Grain firm supplies canola oil to Control Chemical

By Dave Bedard August 16, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International announced last Tuesday it has bought full ownership of Control Chemical Corp. for an undisclosed amount. Control Chemical is billed as a specialized manufacturer of […] Read more

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