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Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

By GFM Network News April 17, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, the strong dollar and a prolonged winter in the U.S. The price of corn fell about 15 per cent in 2014, on top of a […] Read more

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (l) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. (Government.ru)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 17, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed to the government to cancel a tax on wheat exports from July 1 when the 2015-16 marketing year starts, a source at the ministry told Reuters. Russia imposed the duty on wheat exports between Feb. 1 and June 30 in an effort to cool domestic food […] Read more

Crops

Cost cutting with new agricultural technology

Technology is moving at a pace we couldn’t have imagined. Can it help you?

By Lisa Guenther April 16, 2015

If you’ve ever wondered what the future will be like, Jack Uldrich has the answer. It will feel like you’re sitting in a driverless car for the first time as the vehicle careens around pylons and executes high-speed turns. In other words, a little nerve-wracking. Uldrich, a futurist and author, showed us a video clip […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 16, 2015

Federal health officials suspect leafy greens as a possible culprit in sickening 12 people in Canada, mainly in Alberta, with E. coli poisoning. The Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday said it’s considering a “possible link” to greens, such as lettuce, spinach, chard, kale or arugula, in 12 cases of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains

By GFM Network News April 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat futures rose on Thursday while K.C. hard red winter wheat fell to multi-year lows on poor export demand and much-needed rains falling in key U.S. crop areas, traders said. Corn and soybeans ended nearly unchanged after a choppy session. At the CBOT, May wheat settled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 16, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s Rural Society, a group representing large- and medium-scale farmers, filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday seeking to overturn restrictions on the amount of land foreigners can purchase. The attorney general’s office tightened restrictions on foreign land ownership in Brazil in 2010, an action that officials […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

By GFM Network News April 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Feed barley prices have shown some strength over the past month in Alberta, but are likely topping out for now as attention starts to turn to the new crop. Feed barley is now trading at about $217 per tonne for April/May delivery in the key Lethbridge, Alta. feeding area, according to feed […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Argentine farmers say Monsanto soy contract breaks local law

By GFM Network News April 16, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine farm groups on Wednesday asked soy export companies to stop inspecting cargoes for bootlegged biotechnology at the behest of U.S. seed company Monsanto, the latest move in a long conflict between the country’s farmers and Monsanto. Growers in Argentina, the world’s top exporter of soymeal livestock feed, have signed […] Read more

G3 CEO Karl Gerrand, shown here Wednesday in Winnipeg, says the new company is interested in further ag-related investments across the country. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

G3 sees opportunities to expand in Canadian ag sector

By GFM Network News April 15, 2015

Reuters — A joint venture of a state-owned Saudi Arabian investment firm and U.S. grain trader Bunge is interested in making further investments in Canada’s farm sector after striking a deal to take control of grain handler CWB, the new j.v.’s CEO said Wednesday. G3 Global Grain Group, a joint venture of Bunge and Saudi […] Read more

Crops

Niche crops can pay well

Future crop prices are anyone’s guess; contracts can give you pricing security 

By Brie Vany April 15, 2015

What should I grow? What is going to make me money? These are common question this time of year. If only grain brokers had a crystal ball to answer that question with assurance! But at the end of the day the professional experts and even the coffee shop geniuses are really only taking a stab […] Read more

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Crops

Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

Russia’s ag ministry proposes to cancel wheat export tax

Cost cutting with new agricultural technology

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

U.S. grains: K.C. wheat to multi-year lows as rains reach Plains

Brazil’s Rural Society contests limits on foreign land purchases

Feed barley likely topping out for now in Alta.

Argentine farmers say Monsanto soy contract breaks local law

G3 sees opportunities to expand in Canadian ag sector

Niche crops can pay well

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