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Organic Price Quotes: Late September

Sep. 30, 2016 at 9:20 am CDT

Organic prices are updated on a monthly basis Related: Organic prices holding steady through harvest

U.S. grains: Soybean futures strong, wheat weak

Sep. 29, 2016 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: More losses likely as U.S. harvest pressure mounts

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:47 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall on harvest pressure

Sep. 28, 2016 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

SABMiller investors approve takeover by AB InBev

Sep. 28, 2016 at 4:05 pm CDT

By Martinne Geller philip-blenkinsop

China slaps more duties on U.S. DDGS

Sep. 28, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– China will impose anti-subsidy duties of between 10 and 10.7 per cent on imports of U.S. animal feed ingredient known as distillers’ dried grains (DDGS), the Commerce Ministry said in a preliminary ruling on Wednesday. The move was widely expected after the government announced a similar […]

By Reuters

Glencore sees renewables not cost competitive until mid-century

Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:59 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Renewable energy will not be cost competitive with fossil fuels until 2050, Glencore said on Tuesday, much later than energy organizations forecast and supporting the mining and trading giant’s case for continued investment in coal. Glencore, whose non-mining holdings include Canadian grain handler Viterra, has said […]

By Nina Chestney

U.S. farmer suits over Syngenta corn get class status

Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:40 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. district court judge in Kansas this week said lawsuits brought by U.S. farmers against seed company Syngenta over sales of biotech corn seeds not approved for import by China can proceed as a class action, according to a court filing. Farmers from the largest U.S. corn-producing […]

By Reuters

Ontario ag minister to get new powers on farm programs

Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

Ontario’s minister of agriculture is expected to get direct authority to set up farm programming, as part of a legislative package resurrected from this spring to cut regulatory red tape. Provincial Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid on Tuesday reintroduced the Burden Reduction Act, a package of amendments meant to “reduce […]

By Staff

Ontario to scale back renewable energy purchases

Sep. 27, 2016 at 5:35 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters –– Ontario will scale back its purchase of renewable power in a move expected to result in savings of up to $3.8 billion from a 2013 forecast, the provincial government said on Tuesday. It’s not clear consumers will benefit directly, though the province’s Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault […]

By Reuters