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China’s canola meal supply may fall under tighter standards

Mar. 6, 2016 at 1:28 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — China may suffer a shortage of canola meal, a protein-rich feed ingredient, after Beijing plans to toughen the import standards for the oilseed from major exporters, industry analysts said. China will allow no more than one per cent of foreign material in canola shipments starting April […]

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

Mar. 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

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Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

Mar. 1, 2016 at 6:46 pm CST

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PotashCorp to curb two Sask. mines’ production

Feb. 25, 2016 at 5:26 pm CST

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BASF to cut half the jobs in plant biotech unit

Feb. 25, 2016 at 5:03 pm CST

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China tightens dockage rules on Canadian canola

Feb. 24, 2016 at 6:51 pm CST

Reuters — The Canadian government confirmed Wednesday that China has toughened its standard for canola shipments, an action that traders say may discourage sales to the country. China, Canada’s top canola export market, notified Ottawa on Tuesday of the new measures, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) spokeswoman Tammy Jarbeau said […]

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Cargill joint venture to build grain terminal in Ukraine

Feb. 24, 2016 at 6:41 pm CST

Kiev | Reuters — U.S. agriculture giant Cargill and Ukraine’s MV Cargo said they would build and operate a grain terminal at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Yuzhny under a US$100 million joint venture agreement signed Wednesday. The terminal, near Ukraine’s biggest port city of Odessa, will have an annual […]

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Smaller vessels bump up ocean freight index

Feb. 19, 2016 at 2:49 pm CST

Reuters — The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, marginally rose on Friday on improved rates for smaller vessels. The overall Baltic Dry Index (BDI), which gauges the cost of shipping resources including iron ore, cement, grain, coal and fertilizer, rose for […]

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DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

Feb. 19, 2016 at 2:17 pm CST

Reuters — DuPont and Dow Chemical said two of the three units to be created and spun off following the companies’ mega-merger will be based in DuPont’s home town, and one in Dow’s home town. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at […]

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Farm incomes set to fall from record high

Feb. 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian farm incomes look set to fall in 2016 after a year of record profits, but will still reach above-average levels, according to a report from the federal government. Rising receipts for crops and livestock have boosted incomes in recent years, due to greater demand in developing countries […]

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