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Argentine port strike ends, union says

Argentine port workers ended a four-day-old strike on Thursday, their labour union said, setting…

U.S. soybeans rise for sixth straight day on thin supplies

U.S. soybean prices rose for a sixth consecutive session on Thursday and struck an eight-month high…

Westeel buys Italian grain conveyor maker

Winnipeg grain storage and handling equipment maker Westeel plans to offer customers worldwide a…

McMillan: U.S. drought area down, but very dry areas drier

Total U.S. farmland under drought edged lower over the week ending May 21, according to the U.S.…

N.S. orchard quarantined in apple pest’s North American debut

A bacteria-like pest of apple trees across Europe has appeared for the first time in North America…

Old/new-crop corn and soybean spreads widening

Old-crop soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended…

Prairie wheat bids mixed: CWRS up, CPRS down

Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended Tuesday, with a…

Uralkali to delay potash boost if Billiton proceeds in Sask.

Russia's Uralkali OAO would delay two of its potash mine expansion projects for as long as a decade…

Strike stalls scores of grain ships in Argentina

Scores of grain ships were delayed in and around Argentina on Wednesday due to a three-day-old…

U.S. corn falls after record planting pace

U.S. corn futures dropped 1.5 per cent, to their lowest since early April, on Tuesday as investors…