Insights and Stories of Rod Nickel

Feb. 25, 2015 at 5:10 pm CST

Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil rout curbs demand. The Chicago-based agri business has “temporarily” shifted production at […]

By Chris Prentice, Rod Nickel

Feb. 23, 2015 at 5:03 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers are leaning toward planting slightly less canola and more durum wheat, a Reuters survey of 12 traders and analysts showed on Monday. Farmers still have plenty of time to change plans for seeding, which starts in most of the Prairies by May, but many […]

By Rod Nickel

Feb. 5, 2015 at 6:54 pm CST

Reuters — Canada’s tightly managed dairy sector limits domestic opportunities for Saputo, the country’s largest dairy, forcing it to focus on growth elsewhere, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. CEO Lino Saputo Jr. emphasized in an interview that the company is not lobbying Ottawa to either dismantle or preserve Canada’s […]

By Rod Nickel

Jan. 26, 2015 at 6:00 pm CST

Saskatoon | Reuters — Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America’s strictest rules for purchasing farmland, as it looks to fend off big money managers hungry for what they see as a winning investment. The province, whose fertile plains grow more wheat than Argentina, has […]

By Rod Nickel

Dec. 5, 2014 at 6:17 pm CST

Reuters — Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on Friday with a boost from strong export demand and meal prices, ahead of a key U.S. government crop report next week. Corn also advanced on spillover support from soybeans and export demand, while wheat futures rose on technical buying and in […]

By Rod Nickel