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U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

By GFM Network News October 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-week low on Monday on expectations of strong harvest progress in the Midwest and inter-market spreading against soybeans, traders said. Soybean futures closed firm on follow-through buying after a smaller-than-expected U.S. government crop estimate last week but pared gains by the close. Wheat posted modest […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Reuters

Labatt owner ups offer for SABMiller as deadline looms

By GFM Network News October 12, 2015

Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev raised its proposed takeover offer for SABMiller on Monday, as the world’s largest brewer tries to win over its smaller rival to the idea of creating a giant that would make nearly a third of the world’s beer. The owner of the Budweiser, Labatt and Alexander Keith’s brands said it would […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Clariant sees biofuels boost from VW diesel affair

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 12, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant expects biofuels to get a boost from the scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s manipulation of diesel motor emissions tests, CEO Hariolf Kottmann told a German newspaper. Clariant is spending 30 million euros (C$44 million) a year to expand capacity in Munich to make bioethanol from wheat straw, and […] Read more

Mill Street CEO Irvine Weitzman, Labatt president Jan Craps and Mill Street’s brewmaster Joel Manning and co-founder Steve Abrams (l-r) on Friday announced Labatt has bought the Toronto craft beer company. (CNW Group/Labatt Breweries of Canada)

Barley, Crops

Labatt buys Toronto craft brewer Mill Street

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 9, 2015

An award-winning Toronto craft brewer, famed as the biggest certified organic brewer in Canada, is now owned by the makers of Bud and Blue. Labatt Breweries, the Canadian arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced Friday it has bought Mill Street Brewery for an undisclosed sum and will “immediately” invest $10 million in upgrades at Mill Street’s […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Getting to know durum country

Reporter's Notebook: A French Durum SAS researcher may turn up at your doorstep, asking about durum

By Lisa Guenther October 9, 2015

If you farm in Saskatchewan’s southern grain belt, you may have met Quentin Renault this summer. Quentin hails from France, but he’s in Canada for two years studying the durum supply chain, from farm to harbour. He spent his spring and summer driving dusty gravel roads in Saskatchewan’s durum belt, looking for farmers. On June […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Weekly canola crush hits new record

By GFM Network News October 9, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canola oil is flowing freely in Western Canada, with domestic processors crushing more canola in a single week than ever before, according to the latest data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). The weekly canola crush hit 184,493 tonnes during the week ended Wednesday, which is more than 10,000 tonnes above […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

By GFM Network News October 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped to a one-week high on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its domestic production estimate more than analysts had expected. Corn futures touched a two-week low on bigger-than-expected U.S. production and inventory estimates in the agency’s monthly crop reports. USDA surprised traders in both markets […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Commodity index jumps, Fed releases minutes

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 9, 2015

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. COMMODITY INDEX SEES BIGGEST WEEKLY ADVANCE SINCE 2012 — The Bloomberg Commodities Index advanced 3.9 per cent over the course of the week, led by a ten per cent increase in zinc prices. Zinc prices were buoyed by an announcement from […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed: Corn awaiting USDA, Sask. barley yields near average

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 9, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, Oct. 9. • CBOT corn futures were posting small gains Friday morning, but were holding rangebound overall as traders were squaring positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report due out later in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: Sask. harvest wraps, El Nino hits Australia

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Friday morning, Oct. 9. • Peas and lentils are both 99 per cent combined in Saskatchewan, according to the latest provincial report. Lentil yields are averaging 1,279 lbs./ac., which compares with 1,371 in 2014. Peas averaged 32 bu./ac., also […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn to two-week low as U.S. harvest ramps up

Labatt owner ups offer for SABMiller as deadline looms

Clariant sees biofuels boost from VW diesel affair

Labatt buys Toronto craft brewer Mill Street

Getting to know durum country

Weekly canola crush hits new record

U.S. grains: Soy jumps on USDA’s surprising cut in acres

Global markets: Commodity index jumps, Fed releases minutes

Feed: Corn awaiting USDA, Sask. barley yields near average

Pulses: Sask. harvest wraps, El Nino hits Australia

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