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U.S. grains: China woes push soy to six-year low, soyoil to nine-year low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in over six years on Monday and soyoil touched a nine-year low as concerns about China’s faltering economy fuelled selloffs in commodities and equities markets. Broad selling pressured markets early as investors rushed for the exits after stock prices in China, the world’s […] Read more

(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing

Reading Time: 3 minutes The rise of soybeans as a cash crop in and around Manitoba, and the availability of hogs to dine on soy meal, could support Western Canada’s first-ever soybean crushing plant, a new study finds. The feasibility study, run by Winnipeg-based Mercantile Venture Consulting and backed by the federal and Manitoba governments, shows a Manitoba crushing […] Read more