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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

Hogs, Livestock

CME Hogs Drop Seven Per Cent In August

September 8, 2011

CHICAGO/REUTERS U.S. hog futures on Aug. 31 finished down seven per cent for the month, livestock traders said. With the onset of cooler weather, hog weights have rebounded and put more hogs in hands of packers to pump more pork into the retail sector. In early August, the Midwest was in the grip of a

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Grains Boom With Hot Money

By Sam Nelson December 3, 2009

Low U. S. interest rates and the weak dollar are drawing more hot money into grain markets despite the weight of mammoth crops, setting up a potential repeat of last year’s boom and bust in that market. As index funds and other big investors pour cash into futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT),

Crops

Considering Pod Sealants?

By Canola Council Of Canada August 20, 2009

With the variable stages in this year’s canola crop, questions about the benefits of applying a pod sealant are surfacing. Pod sealants are relatively new to the Canadian marketplace and limited scientific research has been conducted with these products under western Canadian conditions. These products are designed to reduce shattering losses by preventing the pods

Cereals, News

Will A World Wheat Contract Replace CBOT Futures?

By Christine Stebbins February 19, 2009

“The market is going to take care of itself, the banking system will be back in order, the risk management of the grain companies will be back in order, and everybody is not going to be terrified.” – GLENN HOLLANDER Is the grain industry ready for a world wheat futures contract? A year-long campaign to

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Funds see food staple prices weathering storm

By David Brough October 23, 2008

Agricultural commodity prices are likely to fall in the short term as investment funds exit the market but should recover eventually in line with their fundamentals, fund managers told a conference Oct. 7. Asked what impact the financial crisis would have on staple food commodities such as sugar, wheat and coffee, Chris Armitage, managing director

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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Agribusiness Giants Can’t Escape Market Volatility

CME Hogs Drop Seven Per Cent In August

Grains Boom With Hot Money

Considering Pod Sealants?

Will A World Wheat Contract Replace CBOT Futures?

Funds see food staple prices weathering storm

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