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U.S. farm co-op CHS to pay members to enrol in Bayer carbon farming program

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume November 3, 2021

Reuters – Agricultural seeds and chemicals supplier Bayer AG is expanding its carbon farming program to members of U.S. farm cooperative CHS Inc, boosting incentives for members to participate in the program, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement will make it easier for CHS’s 75,000 farmer-members to enrol in Bayer’s Carbon Program, an early

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat sag as Ida damage spurs export concerns

Traders adjust positions on last day of month

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 31, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched their lowest prices in weeks on Tuesday as power outages and damage to export facilities from Hurricane Ida stoked concerns about the potential for extended disruptions to shipments, analysts said. Uncertainty over the length of facility closures at the Gulf Coast, which accounts for about

Crops, Markets

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter December 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S.-China trade war has accelerated Brazilian efforts to erode the United States’ share of the world soybean export market, and some of the shifts in global grain flows could last for years, according to executives at CHS Inc., the largest U.S. farmer co-operative. Even with a so-called ‘Phase One’ trade

File photo of propane tanks. (Joe_Potato/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

U.S. propane bottlenecks not affecting Canada

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — Despite ongoing shortfalls of propane in some areas of the U.S. Midwest, the situation doesn’t appear to be adversely affecting Canada, according to the Canadian Propane Association. The late harvest in the Midwest has been further hampered by wet conditions, forcing farmers to dry their grain before putting it in the bin. As

Ardent Mills’ flour mill at Rush City, Minn., about 80 km north of St. Paul. (ArdentMills.com)

Cereals, Crops

Ardent Mills to close four U.S. flour mills

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 10, 2019

Reuters — Ardent Mills will close three U.S. flour mills next month and a fourth in the first quarter of 2020, the flour miller and food ingredient maker announced Friday. The company, a joint venture between ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS, said the closures were necessary due to “anticipated demand and to enhance the efficiency

Crops

Rush on to reverse U.S. tax boon for ag co-ops

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Republican U.S. senators are working with some of the world’s biggest agricultural merchants to undo a last-minute provision in the tax overhaul that threatens to distort the grains market and starve private firms of corn, soy and wheat supplies. It was included during final revisions of the tax bill that passed

CHS Inc., the biggest farm co-operative in the U.S., is seen gaining a competitive edge against private and publicly-traded grain firms from changes to tax law affecting sales of U.S. farmers’ crops and livestock. (CHS Inc. photo)

Crops, Markets

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub, Tom Polansek January 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The new U.S. tax law is poised to drive more control over the nation’s grain supply to farmer-owned co-operatives, provoking concern among ethanol producers and privately run grain handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy crops. Until now, the co-operatives, private companies and publicly traded firms

Bridgeland, a UFA/CHS joint venture, operates this fertilizer plant at the RedTail Business Park south of Sexsmith, Alta. (Video screengrab from Bridgeland.ag)

Crops

CHS sells stake in Bridgeland input venture to UFA

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2017

On the heels of its move to sell its wholly-owned crop input stores in Alberta and Saskatchewan, U.S. ag co-operative CHS is selling its remaining Alberta ag retail asset. Alberta farmer co-op UFA (United Farmers of Alberta) announced Tuesday it’s buying CHS’s interest in the two firms’ joint ag retail venture, Bridgeland Limited Partnership, for

Crops

CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2017

U.S. farm co-operative CHS is stepping back from Canada’s Prairie crop input retail sector with a deal to sell its 10 retail locations to Richardson International. Winnipeg-based Richardson on Tuesday announced it would buy CHS’s Alberta retail sites at Alix, Beiseker, Bow Island, Carseland, Craddock, Lacombe, Rolling Hills, Standard and Vauxhall, and the co-op’s lone

Crops

CHS replaces CEO after earnings decline, Brazil exposure

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — CHS Inc., the biggest U.S. agricultural co-operative, named a new chief executive on Monday, after suffering a sharp decline in income and confirming it was a creditor of a failing Brazilian commodities trader. Minnesota-based CHS picked Jay Debertin to take over immediately for Carl Casale, who had been CEO for six

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Daily Network News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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U.S. farm co-op CHS to pay members to enrol in Bayer carbon farming program

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat sag as Ida damage spurs export concerns

Grain flow shifts from China trade war may last years, CHS says

U.S. propane bottlenecks not affecting Canada

Ardent Mills to close four U.S. flour mills

Rush on to reverse U.S. tax boon for ag co-ops

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

CHS sells stake in Bridgeland input venture to UFA

CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites

CHS replaces CEO after earnings decline, Brazil exposure

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