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Cargill profit jumps on meat demand, big U.S. crops

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 10, 2017

Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill on Tuesday reported a sharply higher adjusted quarterly profit led by strong results from its beef and turkey businesses and robust demand for North American grain and oilseed crops. The privately held company said adjusted operating earnings jumped nearly 80 per cent in the second quarter ended Nov. 30

Manitoba in the past decade has imposed restrictions on intensive hog production in a bid to reduce the nutrient load on the Red River heading north toward Lake Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock

Investors press meat producers to cut water pollution

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein November 21, 2016

Reuters — Forty-five large investors collectively managing C$1.6 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation’s largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding, slaughtering and processing operations. The investors, who are members of sustainability non-profit advocate Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), sent letters to

Livestock

Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 20, 2016

U.S. agrifood giant Cargill is set to step out of the Canadian egg processing business and sell its Toronto-area plant to another processor in the same line of work. The company announced Thursday it plans to sell its egg processing plant at Etobicoke to Global Egg Corp., which also operates out of Etobicoke, for an

Livestock, Markets

Cargill profit jumps on beef demand, grain margins

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume October 4, 2016

Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a sharply higher quarterly net profit on Tuesday, helped by rising beef demand and stronger grain trading and processing margins. The privately held company’s net income rose 66 per cent to $852 million in the first quarter ended Aug. 31 from $512 million a year earlier (all figures

Livestock, Markets

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel September 21, 2016

Reuters — One of Canada’s biggest cattle feeding operations, Western Feedlots, said Wednesday it will close feeding operations after marketing the cattle it currently owns, due to poor market conditions. Closure of Western’s feeding operations, likely early in 2017 once its current cattle are sold, will make it more difficult for ranchers to find markets

Crops

Saskatchewan farmers to launch ag retail chain

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 9, 2016

A Saskatchewan family farm and seed retailing operation is set to become the home base for a new chain of crop input and seed retail stores. Brad Hanmer, who farms and operates Hanmer Seeds at Govan, Sask., about 100 km north of Regina, on Wednesday announced the launch of SynergyAG, which plans to open four

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola exporters book sales to China

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel August 26, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian exporters are making small sales of canola to China under Beijing’s stricter terms, an industry group and three sources said, possibly undermining Ottawa’s hardline negotiating stance with the world’s top market for the oilseed. The dispute over the new shipping standard, which industry groups in the world’s biggest canola exporter

Crops, Markets

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Two of the world’s biggest agricultural trading houses bungled crop sales they made on behalf of U.S. farmers this year because of what one described as “unique” price moves for soybeans, prompting both to take rare steps to keep disgruntled customers. Every year, hundreds of U.S. farmers trust major grain traders,

Crops

Cargill posts net profit on special gains; revenue down

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 10, 2016

Reuters — Global commodity trader Cargill on Wednesday said it turned in a quarterly net profit, boosted by special gains that offset poor results from trading and oilseed processing. Revenue for the privately held company declined for the eighth straight quarter. Minnesota-based Cargill reported net income of $15 million for the fourth quarter ended May

Livestock

Cargill stops using human antibiotic against disease in turkeys

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 9, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. meat processor Cargill has stopped using an important antibiotic for people to prevent disease in turkeys, the company said Tuesday, the latest food maker to drop the drug amid concerns about the impact on human medicine. Cargill has not used the drug, gentamicin, to prevent disease in turkeys that supply

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans firm as traders hope for more Chinese buying

South Korea raises African Swine Fever alert after outbreak at pig farm

Klassen: Feedlots scale down cattle purchases

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Cargill profit jumps on meat demand, big U.S. crops

Investors press meat producers to cut water pollution

Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing

Cargill profit jumps on beef demand, grain margins

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

Saskatchewan farmers to launch ag retail chain

Canadian canola exporters book sales to China

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

Cargill posts net profit on special gains; revenue down

Cargill stops using human antibiotic against disease in turkeys

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