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Commodities Traders Face Trial Over Bribery Charges

October 20, 2011

BRUSSELS/REUTERS The court case has begun against a subsidiary of the world s largest diversified commodities trader after it was charged with corruption for providing lavish gifts to an EU official in exchange for information. The case against the Glencore subsidiary and other companies follows a seven-year investigation into whether an official with the European

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Big U.S. Wheat, Corn Stocks Send Prices Tumbling Anew

October 6, 2011

washington/reuters U.S. corn and wheat stocks were much larger than expected at the end of the summer, providing a larger buffer against this year s reduced harvest and driving some grain prices to their lowest levels this year. In a sign that near-record grain prices curbed demand far more than analysts had anticipated, inventories of

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Smaller U.S. Corn Crop Pinches Feeders, Ethanol, Exports

By Charles Abbott September 15, 2011

Athree per cent reduction in the U.S. corn crop after a scorching summer will be largely offset by an abrupt fall in demand from both domestic and export consumers, the government forecast on Monday. In a report that painted a marginally brighter outlook for world grain supplies thanks to larger wheat and rice crops, the

Livestock

Food-Versus-Fuel Debate Rages Anew

By Charles Abbott July 21, 2011

Ethanol appears almost certain to win the food-versus- fuel contest in the United States. But not just yet. The Agriculture Department forecast that a tad more corn will be used to make ethanol than to feed livestock this year may be a false milestone: ethanol makers say they won’t use that much corn while producing

Crops

U.S. Must Lead Fight Against Hunger — Bill Gates

By Charles Abbott July 21, 2011

Billionaire Bill Gates knows how to end the poverty and hunger that afflicts nearly one billion people worldwide – help them grow more food. At a food security conference May 24, Gates called for U.S. leadership in a global campaign to expand food production. Agriculture ministers of the Group of 20 major developing and emerging

Cereals, Crops, Livestock, Oilseeds

Tight Year-End Stocks Forecast

July 14, 2011

Canada’s Agriculture Department slashed its production forecast for wheat, but raised its canola outlook July 5, while warning that overall crop stocks will drop to a record low this summer. Agriculture Canada cut its harvest estimate for all wheat to 24 million tonnes from June’s forecast of 25.5 million tonnes. Canola production rises to a

News

History Of Home Economists Serving Rural Manitoba Released

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 7, 2011

Abook that tells the story of district and extension home economists who served in rural Manitoba over the last century is now available for purchase. A Time in our Lives – A History of Manitoba Home Economists in Extensiontells stories of a time when home economists contributed much to the future of Manitoba. The book

Cereals, News

Will Producers Still Be Viable In An Open Market?

By Allan Dawson June 23, 2011

Short-line railway companies are asking the federal government what impact the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) single desk will have on the viability of producer cars, producer car-loading facilities and ultimately short-line railways. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says farmers will still have access to producer cars, but CWB chair Allen Oberg predicts it

Livestock

Texas Drought Reduces Cattle Herds, Water Supplies

June 23, 2011

Texas cattle ranchers are selling their herds, and some communities are running out of water, as a punishing drought in the state shows no sign of waning with the driest months still ahead. “Things are very tough and they will stay tough until Mother Nature helps us and gets us a good rain,” says Pete

News

Special Aid For Flooded Farmers

By Allan Dawson May 19, 2011

The Manitoba government is promising “comprehensive” compensation to crop farmers and livestock producers whose livelihoods are threatened by the unprecedented Assiniboine River flooding this spring. “I do want to indicate we are developing through our Department of Agriculture a comprehensive plan for the many impacted areas throughout the province whether it be in the Shoal

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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Commodities Traders Face Trial Over Bribery Charges

Big U.S. Wheat, Corn Stocks Send Prices Tumbling Anew

Smaller U.S. Corn Crop Pinches Feeders, Ethanol, Exports

Food-Versus-Fuel Debate Rages Anew

Tight Year-End Stocks Forecast

History Of Home Economists Serving Rural Manitoba Released

Will Producers Still Be Viable In An Open Market?

Texas Drought Reduces Cattle Herds, Water Supplies

Special Aid For Flooded Farmers

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