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Diesel prices expected to see pressure in second quarter

Apr. 1, 2015 at 4:40 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The spring thaw may bring lower diesel prices to farmers in North America, according to a New Jersey-based oil expert. “A lot of new refining, worldwide, is coming on for diesel,” said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service. Compared to other fuels […]

U.S. grains: Soy extends rally sparked by plantings report

Apr. 1, 2015 at 4:26 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures mixed

Apr. 1, 2015 at 4:17 pm CDT

By Meredith Davis

U.S. EPA to require weed-resistance restrictions on glyphosate

Mar. 31, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish lower

Mar. 31, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

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

USDA sees corn acres, stocks above expectations, record soy seedings

Mar. 31, 2015 at 12:19 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers were seen cutting their corn plantings by less than expected in 2015 even as supplies ballooned to the highest since 1987, U.S. government data showed on Tuesday. The U.S. Agriculture Department, in its closely watched prospective plantings report, also predicted that farmers would devote […]

By Mark Weinraub

Ocean warming suggests 50 per cent chance of El Nino

Mar. 31, 2015 at 10:50 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters — Recent warming of the Pacific Ocean may signal an El Nino weather event is forming, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Climate models indicate the central tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue to warm, with El Nino thresholds to be reached or exceeded […]

By Colin Packham

ADM buys Belgian veg oils company AOR

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm CDT

Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland is buying AOR NV, a privately held edible oils bottler and distributor based in Antwerp, Belgium, the U.S. grain company said Monday. Chicago-based ADM did not disclose the cost of the purchase, its latest acquisition aimed at expanding into higher-margin products including food-grade oils and […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up four per cent on dry Plains conditions

Mar. 30, 2015 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose more than four per cent on Monday as dry conditions in parts of the U.S. Plains, coupled with hot weather this week, prompted investors to cover positions, traders said. Corn followed wheat up and soybeans closed fractionally higher as […]

By Julie Ingwersen