GRAINS-Soy, corn ease in light trade ahead of holiday weekend

* Spot soybeans edge lower after 6 sessions of gains * Corn, wheat decline in profit-taking setback * All three remain on pace for weekly gains * CBOT futures market closed on Monday for Memorial Day (Rewrites throughout, updates prices, changes byline, changes dateline from AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S.

Veteran civil servant made his mark during the BSE crisis

Brian Evans retires from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

After ages as the federal government’s public face of food safety, Brian Evans has taken a well-earned retirement, but not the quiet kind. In addition to being the country’s chief veterinary officer and chief food safety officer, Evans was the government’s main spokesman during the 2003 BSE crisis. But the biggest food safety event was


GRAINS-Soybeans firm, set for biggest two-week gain in 9 months

* Soybeans rise for seventh straight session * Soybeans on course for biggest two-week jump since August 2012 * Wheat steady after biggest single-session rise in two weeks By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans rose for a seventh straight session on Friday as the oilseed closed in on its biggest two-week

GRAINS-Soybeans firm, set for biggest two-week gain in 9 months

* Soybeans rise for seventh straight session * Soybeans on course for biggest two-week jump since August 2012 * Wheat steady after biggest single-session rise in two weeks By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans rose for a seventh straight session on Friday as the oilseed closed in on its biggest two-week