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Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

By GFM Network News August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto, having ditched an audacious US$46 billion offer for Syngenta, may downshift to a humbler strategy of beefing up its crop protection portfolio through other acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements. The deal’s collapse leaves Monsanto, Syngenta and other agrochemical sector companies facing a bleak landscape of plummeting grain prices and farm […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: More losses in store for canola

By GFM Network News August 26, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mixed during the week ended Wednesday, with losses in the most active November contract but a slightly firmer tone in the more deferred positions. With harvest pressure only beginning in Western Canada, and the U.S. soy complex looking bearish, the front month will likely keep drifting […] Read more

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Canola basis levels seen hanging steady

By GFM Network News August 25, 2015

CNS Canada — Despite a turbulent start to the week for most commodities due to China’s stock market crash, basis levels for canola remain relatively attractive in Manitoba and much of the Prairies, according to an industry watcher. Canola growers have been receiving cash prices of roughly $10.50 in Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan, said […] Read more

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Canola exports to feel pinch of Chinese market crash

By GFM Network News August 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola exports will likely get dragged down by the sea of red ink flowing from Chinese markets, according to an analyst. “It will slow the export market. The whole canola engine has shrunk a little bit. Production will be down about 15 per cent or thereabouts,” said Errol Anderson of ProMarket […] Read more

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Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta

By GFM Network News August 24, 2015

New York/Chicago | Reuters — U.S.-based Monsanto sweetened its offer to buy Switzerland’s Syngenta, valuing the company at around US$47 billion as it tries to lure the Swiss firm to the negotiating table, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Monsanto, which wants to combine its world-leading seeds business with Syngenta’s own seeds […] Read more

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StatsCan production estimates ‘too low’ for canola, wheat

By GFM Network News August 21, 2015

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada released its first survey-based production estimates for the 2015-16 crop year Friday morning, with canola and wheat figures coming in at the lower end of expectations. But the grain trade is shrugging off the report, as it believes final production numbers for most crops will be larger than what Statistics […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Further weakness in store for canola

By GFM Network News August 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, breaking below the key support level of C$480 per tonne in the November contract. With the technical bias pointed lower, further weakness is expected to be in store for the commodity. “I think the ideas in the trade are […] Read more

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Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

By GFM Network News August 19, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. There are two key factors that necessitate regulatory action to protect human health, […] Read more

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola drop may spur fresh demand

By GFM Network News August 12, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola futures dropped sharply on Wednesday as the market reacted to a surprisingly bearish U.S. Department of Agriculture report and resulting losses in soybeans. While the nearby technical bias has turned bearish, the latest weakness may also serve to uncover some fresh export demand for canola. “It’s a reminder […] Read more

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Over-the-border canola crusher gets new owner

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 7, 2015

A major canola crush plant that faced an unclear future just south of the Canada/U.S. border has a new owner in one of the States’ top agribusinesses. Ag co-operative CHS Inc. last week sealed its deal to buy Northstar Agri Industries at Hallock, Minnesota, about 40 km southeast of Manitoba’s main U.S. border crossing at Emerson. The Northstar […] Read more

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Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

ICE weekly outlook: More losses in store for canola

Canola basis levels seen hanging steady

Canola exports to feel pinch of Chinese market crash

Monsanto sweetens offer for Syngenta

StatsCan production estimates ‘too low’ for canola, wheat

ICE weekly outlook: Further weakness in store for canola

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drop may spur fresh demand

Over-the-border canola crusher gets new owner

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