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U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer July 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. lean hog futures rose as much as two per cent on Thursday, lifted by large weekly pork export sales and hopes a deal between JBS USA and Cargill could lead to more international shipments, traders and analysts said. Volume was light in an abbreviated session ahead of the U.S. July

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 1, 2015

Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is buying Cargill’s U.S. pork business for US$1.45 billion, free of debt, it said in a statement on Wednesday, a deal that would make it one of the largest and most powerful meat companies in the U.S. The bid by the company’s JBS USA subsidiary comes

Cereals, Comment, Opinion

Desire for grain price control drives G3 port plans

More port capacity will allow grain companies to widen their margins

By Jan Slomp June 24, 2015

G3 has announced it may build a new grain terminal at the West Lynn terminal on the North Shore of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. G3 is the joint venture of U.S.-based multinational grain company, Bunge Ltd., and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC), owned by the Saudi government. It was given the assets of

Cereals, Opinion

Editorial: Captive grain, and captive farmers?

COFCO likley to create waves for the future of grain pricing

By John Morriss May 25, 2015

Those who follow livestock markets will know the term “captive cattle” — feedlot cattle owned by the large packers, and which they can use to maintain supply and/or take the pressure off rising open-market prices. In the past that’s led to some U.S. government intervention, such as mandatory reporting of purchases and prices. Recent developments

Samples are taken from a load of corn at IGPC’s Aylmer, Ont. ethanol plant. (IGPC.ca)

Crops, Markets

Ont. co-op swaps corn supply line for ethanol plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 29, 2015

Corrected, April 30, 2015 — Farmer co-operative IGPC plans to switch to Thompsons from Cargill as the main corn supplier for its southwestern Ontario ethanol processing plant, starting this fall. Thompsons Ltd. will start buying corn immediately for deliveries from Oct. 1 onward to the Aylmer, Ont. ethanol plant, IGPC (Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative) said in a

Crops, Markets

New Alta. canola crush capacity online soon

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– A new crushing plant Cargill is building at Camrose, Alta. will soon provide another outlet for Prairie canola, as the company is set to take delivery from farmers starting Tuesday. The facility, first announced in 2012, will be able to crush 2,500 tonnes of canola per day when operating at capacity. The

Markets

Guenther: McDonald’s sustainability goals to reach beyond beef

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther March 12, 2015

Farmers who want to keep supplying the world’s biggest quick-service restaurant chains can expect more scrutiny of their methods going forward. That’s because the chains’ customers appear to be looking for more sustainably-produced food — so companies such as McDonald’s in turn are looking for third-party verification to prove the ingredients they source make the

Crops

Cargill begins selling GM corn seed at centre of lawsuits

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek February 2, 2015

Reuters — Cargill has started selling a variety of genetically modified Syngenta corn seed that previously disrupted U.S. grain trading, now that China has approved imports of the biotech crop. Cargill, one of the top U.S. grain exporters, began selling seed containing the Agrisure Viptera trait last month and scrapped a policy that required farmers

Crops, Markets

Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 27, 2015

Miami | Reuters — Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations and a top commodities trader, will likely remain private for at least another decade, its CEO said on Tuesday as he assessed challenges facing the 150-year old company. David MacLennan, who has led Cargill for the past 13 months, also revealed that

Livestock

Cargill to shutter U.S. turkey plant

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 9, 2015

Reuters — Agricultural conglomerate Cargill said Friday it will shutter its turkey and cooked meats processing plant in Springfield, Mo., and move the operations to Nebraska City, Nebraska, and Waco, Texas. Cargill said it will close its Springfield plant, which employs 118 people, on March 11. The decision came about after Cargill assessed its turkey

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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U.S. livestock: Hogs near three-week high on export optimism

JBS to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork assets for US$1.45B

Desire for grain price control drives G3 port plans

Editorial: Captive grain, and captive farmers?

Ont. co-op swaps corn supply line for ethanol plant

New Alta. canola crush capacity online soon

Guenther: McDonald’s sustainability goals to reach beyond beef

Cargill begins selling GM corn seed at centre of lawsuits

Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

Cargill to shutter U.S. turkey plant

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