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Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 16, 2019

Paris | Reuters –– Louis Dreyfus Co. said on Wednesday it would sell or wind down its small dairy business by the middle of this year as part of an overhaul to revive growth at the agricultural commodity giant. Privately-held Louis Dreyfus had previously earmarked dairy as one of several activities to be sold or

A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 27, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances in rail shipments. There has

CBOT December 2018 corn, with Decmeber 2018 wheat in purple. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat follow broad commodities weakness

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, following broad declines in commodities led by sagging crude oil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell about two per cent, retreating after Monday’s short-covering rally, and soybeans were also lower. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 4-3/4 cents

Markets

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday its farm aid package would include US$4.7 billion in direct payments to farmers to help offset losses from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports this season. The bulk of the payments, $3.6 billion, would be made to soybean farmers (all figures US$). That amounts

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders flee stocks for commodities

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 25, 2018

CNS Canada — Traders shifted attention to Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean markets in the wake of a drop in Wall Street stocks, causing a commodities rally Wednesday. Wall Street was dragged down Tuesday by U.S. bond yields, which hit the three per cent mark for the first time in four years.

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Friday, retreating from multi-month highs established a day earlier as traders took profits and focused on prospects for better weather in the drought-hit U.S. Plains wheat belt. Soybeans sagged on much-needed rains in Argentina’s crop belt and worries about U.S. soybean export demand. Broad

Crops

Dreyfus to sell Australian fertilizer unit to Agrium

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 12, 2017

Paris/Winnipeg | Reuters — Global commodity trader Louis Dreyfus has agreed to sell its fertilizer business to Canada’s Agrium as it continues an overhaul in response to tough agricultural markets. Louis Dreyfus is to sell Macrofertil Australia, which has annual sales of around US$120 million, to Agrium’s Australian unit Landmark Operations in a deal expected

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad commodities strength higher

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen December 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose Friday and corn futures hit a three-week high, following broad strength in commodities at the start of the month and a softer U.S. dollar, analysts said. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity Index rose 0.8 per cent, snapping a four-session slide. Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans settled

Crops, Markets

Bunge leaves door open to selling itself

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume September 27, 2017

Reuters — Bunge Ltd. kept the door open on Wednesday to a sale of the company as it reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly earnings and cut its full-year outlook, but its chief executive officer predicted a grains market rebound that would reverse the slide. CEO Soren Schroder said planned cost cuts should

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans firmed on Wednesday in a light technical rebound one day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised analysts by raising its estimates of the U.S. corn and soybean yields. Corn futures ended flat while wheat was modestly higher, paring gains after the Chicago Board of Trade December contract hit

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat follow broad commodities weakness

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders flee stocks for commodities

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

Dreyfus to sell Australian fertilizer unit to Agrium

U.S. grains: Soy, corn follow broad commodities strength higher

Bunge leaves door open to selling itself

U.S. grains: Soy steadies after tumbling on higher crop estimate

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