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Grains – soybeans fall on Brazil weather; U.S.. hurricane eyed

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans […]

CBOT wheat, corn end lower, soy higher

Oct. 26, 2012 at 3:55 pm CDT

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Markets end three-day fall after jobs data

Aug. 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm CDT

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Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn

Aug. 3, 2012 at 4:22 pm CDT

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Farm Futures survey pegs U.S. corn crop below 10 bln bushels

Aug. 3, 2012 at 10:24 am CDT

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U.S. corn futures continue to rise on drought

Jul. 27, 2012 at 5:15 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures were higher on Friday on continued deterioration of the U.S. corn crop as the worst drought in over a half a century takes a toll on crop production. Informa Economics cut its estimate for 2012 corn yield to 134.0 bushels per acre from the […]

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U.S. corn futures continue to rise on drought

Jul. 27, 2012 at 4:21 pm CDT

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IGC cuts maize forecast

Jul. 26, 2012 at 4:25 pm CDT

The International Grains Council has cut sharply its forecast for the world maize crop in 2012-13, citing the worst U.S. drought since 1956, and saw stocks of the commodity falling to a six-year low by the end of the season. World maize production in 2012-13 was put at 864 million […]

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Cargill recalls us ground beef after salmonella outbreak

Jul. 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm CDT

Nearly 15 tons of ground beef have been recalled by a unit of agriculture conglomerate Cargill Inc in connection with a seven-state outbreak of salmonella across the northeast and Virginia, the United States Department of Agriculture said. Cargill Meat Solutions, based in Wichita, Kansas, voluntarily recalled 29,339 pounds of fresh […]

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Sask. sees no competition concern in Viterra takeover

Mar. 21, 2012 at 4:32 pm CDT

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, whose views could be pivotal in determining Ottawa’s stance on Glencore International’s $6.1 billion takeover bid for grain handler Viterra, said on Tuesday the proposal seems to address concerns about maintaining grain market competition. Viterra’s head office is in Regina, and the Prairie province is a […]

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