GRAINS-Soybeans rally 1.5 percent on export demand, firm soymeal

* Strong exports, firmer soymeal supports soybeans * Wheat rises amid supply worries, corn flat on profit taking (Rewrites throughout, adds quotes, updates prices, changes byline, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures rallied 1.5 percent on Friday on firm cash markets, good export demand and spillover








Big supplies still sit heavy on canola values

Weekly grain market report for week ending Nov. 15

ICE Futures Canada canola held rangebound for the most part during the week ended Nov. 15, but dropped sharply on Friday to settle with losses overall. The January contract tested the psychological $500-per-tonne level a couple of times during the week, but never managed to settle above that chart point. A firmer tone in the


New grains council head faces personal and professional challenges

Richard Phillips has taken over as president of the Canadian Grains Council at a 
difficult time in his own life and one of rapid change in the grain sector

Richard Phillips was expecting plenty of challenges when he took over as president of the Canadian Grains Council. But July 31, his last day as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada, brought him a challenge he hadn’t expected. His doctor told him he had an advanced case of bladder cancer. What was to have

REFILE-GRAINS-Corn firms, extends 2-day gains to 1.5 pct on bargain-buying

(Removes extraneous word from headline) SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose for the second straight session on Wednesday, extending gains to more than 1.5 percent on technical-buying and bargain-hunting after prices hit a three-year low the day before. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board of Trade December corn climbed 0.18 percent to $4.18-1/2 a