Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

U.S. grain firm Andersons not interested in being bought

May. 21, 2015 at 4:00 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. grain handler Andersons Inc. is not interested in being acquired, CEO Mike Anderson said on Thursday after Richardson International expressed interest in a takeover. Richardson, one of Canada’s largest grain handlers, last week said it was interested in Andersons as part of a push to expand […]

Hog farmers more likely to carry resistant bacteria, U.S. study shows

May. 2, 2015 at 5:28 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. asks China to drop avian flu-related ban on poultry imports

Apr. 27, 2015 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

Apr. 22, 2015 at 5:10 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Iowa reports biggest single U.S. outbreak of bird flu

Apr. 22, 2015 at 4:47 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

G3 sees opportunities to expand in Canadian ag sector

Apr. 16, 2015 at 12:32 am CDT

Reuters — A joint venture of a state-owned Saudi Arabian investment firm and U.S. grain trader Bunge is interested in making further investments in Canada’s farm sector after striking a deal to take control of grain handler CWB, the new j.v.’s CEO said Wednesday. G3 Global Grain Group, a joint […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

Apr. 9, 2015 at 5:28 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a new record high. Concerns about slowing global demand added pressure to soybean prices, traders said. Corn and wheat prices also […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-week high on dry weather worries

Apr. 2, 2015 at 5:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped to their highest level in six weeks on Thursday on worries that rains in the U.S. Plains next week will be insufficient to relieve intensifying drought conditions. Traders kept their eyes on weather forecasts after dryness in key parts of the Plains, […]

By Tom Polansek

H5N2 avian flu arrives in South Dakota

Apr. 2, 2015 at 2:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — A virulent strain of avian flu has spread for the first time to poultry in South Dakota and infected a fourth turkey flock in Minnesota, the nation’s top turkey producer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday. The latest infections of H5N2 flu show the virus, […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn hit by one-two punch of plantings, stocks data

Mar. 31, 2015 at 4:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– A double-whammy of U.S. crop reports pegging corn plantings and inventories above traders’ estimates knocked down grain futures on Tuesday and fuelled forecasts for further price declines. Taken together, the data lifted expectations for corn supplies after U.S. farmers brought in a record harvest last year, […]

By Tom Polansek