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Egypt writes to wheat suppliers on ergot, hoping to win confidence

Feb. 17, 2016 at 5:25 pm CST

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt’s Agriculture Ministry sent a letter to traders saying it will allow an ergot fungus tolerance level of 0.05 per cent in wheat imports, hoping suppliers will make offers in international purchase tenders for the strategic grain. Disputes about ergot content level have disrupted top […]

Ex-Iraq grain board chief to be investigated in graft case

Feb. 15, 2016 at 8:06 pm CST

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Agrium’s forecast disappoints

Feb. 9, 2016 at 4:44 pm CST

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China clears Xtend soybean variety for import

Feb. 7, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

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Mosaic cuts phosphate production

Feb. 5, 2016 at 3:16 pm CST

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Egypt to accept wheat with 0.05 per cent ergot

Feb. 5, 2016 at 2:42 pm CST

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture ministry will allow wheat imports with up to 0.05 percent levels of ergot, a common grains fungus, it said on Feb. 3, reversing a zero tolerance policy that prompted traders to boycott the state’s wheat tender this week. The supply ministry and the General […]

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New further-month live cattle futures, options to resume

Feb. 4, 2016 at 7:06 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — CME Group plans to resume its listing schedule for live cattle futures and options contracts, effective Feb. 18, the exchange said in a statement Wednesday. CME said it will post the June 2017 live cattle futures and options contract that was originally scheduled to be listed […]

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Saputo earnings up with weaker loonie

Feb. 4, 2016 at 6:40 pm CST

Reuters — Saputo, one of Canada’s largest dairy producers, reported higher than expected adjusted earnings on Thursday, helped by weakness in the Canadian dollar. For its fiscal third quarter, adjusted net income rose 13.5 per cent to $175.4 million, or 44 cents a share. Revenue during the quarter, which ended […]

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Baltic index slips to fresh low, demand concerns persist

Feb. 2, 2016 at 7:43 pm CST

Reuters — The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, slipped to another all-time low Tuesday on worries about vessel oversupply and slowing global demand. The overall index, which gauges the cost of shipping dry bulk including iron ore, cement, grain, coal and […]

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Iran banning all state wheat imports

Feb. 1, 2016 at 8:20 pm CST

Dubai | Reuters –– Iran banned state imports of wheat for a year starting on March 20, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, ordering officials to stop registering new purchase orders. “There is no need for wheat imports in coming year. Please avoid registering any order for wheat (imports) from […]

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