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Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

By GFM Network News May 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Global grain marketers have seized upon trade tensions between the United States and several of its top export markets, including China, to turn around struggling trading units following one of the toughest years ever for the industry. After five years of bumper harvests worldwide that depressed crop prices, trading margins are […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

POET unseats ADM as top global fuel ethanol maker

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Privately held, U.S.-based POET has overtaken industry pioneer and global grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland to become the top ethanol producer in the world, the companies told Reuters. ADM had been the biggest ethanol maker since the U.S. began requiring refiners to mix billions of gallons of biofuels into the nation’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Continental Grain to push Bunge to consider potential sale

By GFM Network News March 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural investor Continental Grain plans to push Bunge to consider a potential sale, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, after Archer Daniels Midland approached Bunge about a takeover. It was unclear how Continental Grain would pressure Bunge, one of the world’s top agricultural merchants. But the company, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company’s launch of a biotech corn strain that roiled grain exports to China, according to regulatory documents filed on Friday. ADM sued Syngenta four years ago for selling the corn variety known as Agrisure Viptera or […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Bunge board backs management after earnings miss, CEO says

By GFM Network News February 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Agricultural merchant Bunge reported a worse-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, the latest in a string of poor results that has left the company’s management fending off takeover bids from rivals. Several years of abundant grains supply on global markets have made it tough for Bunge and its rivals […] Read more

(ADM photo by Dave Bedard, Bunge photo via Bunge)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ADM in talks to buy Bunge as early as this week

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2018

Reuters — Top U.S. grains merchant Archer Daniels Midland could reach an agreement to buy smaller rival Bunge as early as this week, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as large grain traders that make money by buying, selling, storing and shipping commodity crops have struggled […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ADM approach to Bunge a potential U-turn on oilseed strategy

By GFM Network News January 22, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– Archer Daniels Midland’s proposed takeover of Bunge could signal a change in the company’s strategy on oilseeds, giving the top U.S. grain merchant a much bigger capacity to crush soy just months after ADM’s CEO said the firm would cut spending on the sector. The potential strategic change comes as the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ADM reported making takeover approach to Bunge

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 19, 2018

Reuters — Top U.S. grains merchant Archer Daniels Midland has proposed a takeover of Bunge Ltd., the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, a move that could set up a battle for Bunge with London-based rival Glencore. Large grain traders which make money by buying, selling, storing, shipping and trading crops have struggled in recent […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Rush on to reverse U.S. tax boon for ag co-ops

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Republican U.S. senators are working with some of the world’s biggest agricultural merchants to undo a last-minute provision in the tax overhaul that threatens to distort the grains market and starve private firms of corn, soy and wheat supplies. It was included during final revisions of the tax bill that passed […] Read more

CHS Inc., the biggest farm co-operative in the U.S., is seen gaining a competitive edge against private and publicly-traded grain firms from changes to tax law affecting sales of U.S. farmers’ crops and livestock. (CHS Inc. photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

By Mark Weinraub, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The new U.S. tax law is poised to drive more control over the nation’s grain supply to farmer-owned co-operatives, provoking concern among ethanol producers and privately run grain handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy crops. Until now, the co-operatives, private companies and publicly traded firms […] Read more

GFM Network News

Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes

Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

Tag Archives ADM

Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

POET unseats ADM as top global fuel ethanol maker

Continental Grain to push Bunge to consider potential sale

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

Bunge board backs management after earnings miss, CEO says

ADM in talks to buy Bunge as early as this week

ADM approach to Bunge a potential U-turn on oilseed strategy

ADM reported making takeover approach to Bunge

Rush on to reverse U.S. tax boon for ag co-ops

Major U.S. grain firms fear harm from new tax law

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