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The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

U.S. holding company offers to buy grain handler Andersons

By GFM Network News May 17, 2016

Reuters — HC2 Holdings Inc., a company run by former hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, said on Tuesday it has made a bid to buy U.S. grain handler Andersons Inc for about US$1 billion in cash. Andersons is not looking to be acquired, the company’s new CEO told Reuters a day earlier. “As a public […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Cool, wet start doesn’t slow seeding

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 16

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 17, 2016

Saskatchewan Agriculture – Despite a cool and wet start to the week, seeding is advancing at a remarkable rate, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fifty-one per cent of the crop is now seeded, well ahead of the five-year (2011-2015) average of 28 per cent for this time of year. Some producers have wrapped […] Read more

Crops

Richardson books record port handle during expansion

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 11, 2016

Prairie grain firm Richardson International has wrapped up construction of a major new expansion at its Port Metro Vancouver export terminal and reported a record grain handle for the year while doing so. The Winnipeg company on Tuesday reported its North Vancouver terminal shipped 5.2 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds in 2015, which it […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore in talks to sell further stake in ag unit

By GFM Network News May 6, 2016

London | Reuters — Commodity trader and miner Glencore is in talks to sell a further 9.9 per cent stake in its agricultural unit, negotiating with bidders that missed out on the 40 per cent sold to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Glencore, whose ag […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan report confirms tightening canola, wheat supplies

By GFM Network News May 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Canadian canola and wheat supplies are much tighter heading into the final months of the 2015-16 crop year than they were at the same point a year ago, according to Statistics Canada’s latest stocks report. StatsCan pegged the country’s canola stocks, as of March 31, at 7.49 million tonnes in its report […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Cost index for railways’ grain revenue cap gets boost

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 29, 2016

The loonie’s decline since last year has led federal regulators to dial up the index guiding how much money Canada’s big two railways get to keep from hauling Prairie grain. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) announced Friday it will raise its volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) by 4.8 per cent, to 1.3275, for the 2016-17 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Pressure on oat prices sends farmers scouting other crops

By GFM Network News April 26, 2016

CNS Canada — Lukewarm prices for oats, coupled with dry conditions in Alberta and soggy conditions in Manitoba, are crimping acreage this year. Generally known as one of the hardier crops around, oats haven’t been setting any record highs on price charts, resulting in a forecast of 11 per cent less acreage in Canada. “The […] Read more

Crops

CN books lower first-quarter grain handle

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 25, 2016

Higher revenue per carload offset reduced grain and fertilizer traffic for Canadian National Railway (CN) in its first fiscal quarter. Montreal-based CN on Monday reported overall net income of $792 million on total revenues of $2.964 billion for the quarter ending March 31, up from $704 million on $3.098 billion in the year-earlier Q1. The […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Ottawa moves to extend expanded rail interswitching

By GFM Network News April 22, 2016

Prairie crop growers hoping that changes in federal rail freight rules will continue past their expiration date are about to get their wish. Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Friday announced they would bring forward a resolution in Parliament to extend provisions of the previous government’s Bill C-30, the Fair Rail […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP pulls more grain for less in first quarter

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 22, 2016

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) hauled more carloads of Canadian grain in its first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year — but for less revenue per car. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday reported overall net income of $540 million on revenues of $1.591 billion for its quarter ending March 31, up from $320 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. holding company offers to buy grain handler Andersons

Cool, wet start doesn’t slow seeding

Richardson books record port handle during expansion

Glencore in talks to sell further stake in ag unit

StatsCan report confirms tightening canola, wheat supplies

Cost index for railways’ grain revenue cap gets boost

Pressure on oat prices sends farmers scouting other crops

CN books lower first-quarter grain handle

Ottawa moves to extend expanded rail interswitching

CP pulls more grain for less in first quarter

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