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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

Jan. 2, 2019 at 5:50 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade started 2019 on a firm note, bouncing higher on rumours of fresh Chinese buying interest. However, with the U.S. government still in partial shutdown mode, confirmation of that business was lacking and additional advances remain questionable. “We’re basically buying […]

Corn, soybeans may have seen low point for now

Jul. 10, 2018 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat up as crop ratings, Russia news spur short-covering

Nov. 21, 2017 at 5:44 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn near one-year high, spring wheat soars

Jun. 8, 2017 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Tight high-protein supplies underpin Minneapolis wheat

Dec. 15, 2016 at 6:22 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

MGEX spring wheat futures pull away from winter wheat

Oct. 4, 2016 at 3:16 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Minneapolis spring wheat futures are pulling away from their winter wheat counterparts, as quality issues with the North American spring wheat crop bring in protein premiums, according to an analyst who said there was more room to the upside in spring wheat. Kansas City and Chicago winter […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Nufarm to shut Calgary herbicide plant

Nov. 24, 2015 at 6:21 pm CST

Crop chemical manufacturer Nufarm plans to make its North American business more “cost-effective” by shutting its plant in Calgary and shipping the production work to Chicago. The “rationalization” in Calgary, expected to be complete by next fall, “will allow us to increase flexibility, reduce complexity and more efficiently utilize our facilities,” […]

By Staff

ConAgra to cut 1,500 jobs, shift base to Chicago from Omaha

Oct. 1, 2015 at 7:06 pm CDT

Reuters — ConAgra Foods said it would cut about 1,500 jobs and move its headquarters to Chicago from Omaha as part of a plan to save at least US$300 million in three years. The maker of Chef Boyardee pasta and Healthy Choice dinners is under pressure to cut costs and […]

By Anjali Athavaley Sruthi Ramakrishnan

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