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Louis Dreyfus’ oilseed processing plant at Yorkton, Sask. (LDC.com)

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus seals share buyout

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 28, 2019

Paris | Reuters –– Margarita Louis-Dreyfus has completed a purchase of minority shares in agricultural commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Company, ending a long-running tussle with other family members. The buyout was completed on Jan. 25 and increased the stake of Margarita Louis-Dreyfus’ Akira trust to 96.2 per cent of Louis Dreyfus Company Holdings B.V., she

Crops

Dreyfus sees recovery after two-year profit slide

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz April 3, 2017

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus’ core earnings fell for a second year in 2016 amid a persistent high supply of crops, but the agricultural commodity trader said a revamp of operations should help results this year. Large inventories, low prices and limited volatility have curbed margins in the past two years for companies that

Supporters of the Stronger In Campaign react as results of the EU referendum  are announced at the Royal Festival Hall, in London.

International news, News

Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms

Commodity markets are roiling and key trade deals are in jeopardy

By Reuters July 4, 2016

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union threw key trade deals in jeopardy while sending shock waves through global financial and commodity markets last week. Most equities and commodities, including wheat, corn and soybeans, dropped sharply in trade the day after the June 23 referendum, while traditional safe-haven investments like gold and the U.S. dollar

Cereals, Crops

Manitoba farmer continues push for merger of commodity groups

By Allan Dawson April 11, 2013

A Halbstadt farmer says his call to create three big Prairie-wide commodity groups is getting positive reviews — but no organizations have officially embraced the idea so far. Last month, Danny Penner issued a discussion document calling for the merger of existing commodity groups to make them more efficient and effective. “In person, I have

News

Governments urged to tackle sharp commodity price swings

By Stephen Eisenhammer January 17, 2013

Governments must co-operate to tackle increasingly sharp swings in prices of commodities such as food, metals and oil, says a British think-tank. “Trade is becoming a front line for conflicts over resources — at a time when the global economy is more dependent than ever on trade in resources,” states a report from London-based Chatham

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

By Dwayne Klassen November 29, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform suffered some major downward price action during the week ended Nov. 16, with the sharp losses in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex and favourable weather for the planting and development of soybean crops in Brazil and Argentina tied to the declines. The unloading of

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Reports confirm expectations of tight canola supplies

By Dwayne Klassen October 26, 2012

The threat of tighter-than-anticipated supplies kept canola futures on the ICE Canada platform on a firm note during the week ended Oc. 19. Talk of fresh export demand and the general firmness of CBOT soybean futures also encouraged the price advances in canola. Domestic processors also continued to be good buyers of canola during the

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB believes it has the inside edge on Japan sales

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2012

CWB officials told farmers meeting here it has the inside track on the lucrative Japanese market for Canadian milling wheat. “I’ve just come from Japan this week and we are working very hard with the Japanese to try to have the CWB in a very prominent place with regard to supplying the Japanese industry with

Crops, News

Crops Briefs, Jan. 5

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2012

AgriStability code changes AgriStability and AgriInvest administrators have made significant changes to the commodity code lists included in the 2011 forms and guide packages. These changes are part of an ongoing effort to simplify reporting requirements for producers and to remove duplicate or redundant codes, the administration says in a release. Commodity codes are used

Crops

Agribusiness Giants Can’t Escape Market Volatility

By Gavin Maguire October 20, 2011

You know commodity trading conditions are tough when even firms that sit on both the buy and sell sides of a market still suffer hefty losses. Such was the case with 140-year-old agribusiness giant Cargill, which recently reported a 66 per cent drop in earnings in the latest quarter over year-ago levels due to global

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Tag Archives Commodity

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus seals share buyout

Dreyfus sees recovery after two-year profit slide

Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms

Manitoba farmer continues push for merger of commodity groups

Governments urged to tackle sharp commodity price swings

Chicago’s soybean complex pulls canola downward

Reports confirm expectations of tight canola supplies

CWB believes it has the inside edge on Japan sales

Crops Briefs, Jan. 5

Agribusiness Giants Can’t Escape Market Volatility

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