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EU raids ethanol companies over price-fixing concerns

Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:34 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission has raided ethanol companies in two EU countries as part of investigations into alleged price-fixing. The Commission, which acts as the competition watchdog in the 28-member European Union, said Thursday it had concerns that companies may have colluded in submitting price information used […]

U.S. forecaster says El Nino expected to begin soon

Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice

Argentina says will make soy producers sell more

Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:46 am CDT

Monsanto reports smaller loss, forecasts profit below estimates

Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:38 am CDT

By Carey Gillam

All major U.S. railroads must report service stats

Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:31 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Feed ingredient unlikely to spread PED, experts say

Oct. 8, 2014 at 7:13 pm CDT

Chicago/Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday an animal-feed supplement suspected of spreading a deadly pig virus is not likely to transmit the disease if manufacturers follow proper safety measures. Multiple studies suggest spray-dried porcine plasma, a supplement containing pigs’ blood that is fed […]

By Sybille De La Hamaide Tom Polansek

Canpotex to upgrade Oregon port facility

Oct. 8, 2014 at 7:01 pm CDT

Reuters — Canadian potash exporter Canpotex said Wednesday it will spend $140 million to upgrade its port export facility at Portland, Oregon, foreseeing an increase in shipments through the Pacific Northwest. The move comes as successive big North American harvests have created commodities bottlenecks along railways, impeding shipments of the […]

CN service resumes after fiery Sask. derailment

Oct. 8, 2014 at 6:33 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) resumed service on a line in east-central Saskatchewan Wednesday after workers removed debris from a fiery train derailment that occurred a day earlier and led to evacuation of a nearby village. Twenty-six cars derailed near Clair, Sask., about 75 km east of […]

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on big harvest views, spreading against corn

Oct. 8, 2014 at 6:11 pm CDT

Reuters — Soybeans slipped on Wednesday on rising expectations of a huge U.S. harvest and spread trading against corn. Corn rose on short-covering ahead of a key U.S. government crop report, while technical buying bolstered Chicago wheat. Spread trading between corn and soybeans accelerated soybeans’ declines, as the trade assumed […]

By Rod Nickel

U.S. livestock: Chicago live cattle again post record high

Oct. 8, 2014 at 6:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures marked a record high for a second straight day on Wednesday in anticipation of firmer prices for slaughter cattle this week, traders said. October closed up 0.325 cent per pound at 166.1 cents, and December at 168.05 cents, up 0.2 […]

By Theopolis Waters