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Cargill expands food starch line-up in ‘clean label’ push

By GFM Network News October 10, 2017

New York | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill said on Tuesday it will increase its offerings of starch product options, seeking to capture rising demand for simpler ingredients and to meet changing consumer tastes. The Minneapolis-based agribusiness will now sell new “native starches” produced from plants such as corn and wheat, as an alternative […] Read more

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

By GFM Network News September 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta moved closer to putting a troubled biotech corn seed launch behind it with a US$1.5 billion settlement with farmers this week, but grain traders who filed two remaining lawsuits may be less ready to compromise, legal experts said. The company was sued three years ago by the farmers and traders […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Strong beef demand lifts Cargill profit for quarter

By GFM Network News September 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a 14 per cent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong beef demand and ample supplies of cattle lifted earnings for its animal nutrition and protein segment for a fifth straight quarter. The gains in protein offset a weaker year-on-year result for Cargill’s origination and […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie canola, soy now in Cargill ProPricing portfolio

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 22, 2017

Canola and soybean growers in Western Canada are now able to get in on Cargill’s ProPricing grain marketing program for the 2017-18 season. The U.S. agrifood company’s Winnipeg-based Canadian arm announced Sept. 14 it would offer its first-ever canola contract in its ProPricing portfolio, allowing eligible growers to hand off a portion of their canola […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Cargill CEO sees Harvey not likely weighing much on farm freight

By GFM Network News September 1, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill does not expect a significant impact on freight costs or logistics from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, its top executive said Friday. Cargill CEO David MacLennan said while it was still too early to assess the full impact of the […] Read more

Reuters

Bunge leaves door open to selling itself, cuts 2017 forecast

By GFM Network News August 2, 2017

Chicago/Reuters – Bunge Ltd kept the door open on Wednesday to a sale of the company as it reported a 34 percent drop in quarterly earnings and cut its full-year outlook, but its chief executive officer predicted a grains market rebound that would reverse the slide. CEO Soren Schroder said planned cost cuts should also […] Read more

Reuters

Cargill considering bid for JBS’ Pilgrim’s Pride

By GFM Network News July 26, 2017

Sao Paulo / Reuters – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc is considering bidding for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, a U.S.-based chicken processor controlled by scandal-ridden Brazilian group JBS SA, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday. A JBS representative said Pilgrim’s Pride is not for sale. An emailed request for comments from Cargill went […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

By GFM Network News June 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Shares of JBS SA erased gains on Friday after a source denied that Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Co. PJSC was arranging partners to make a bid for control of the world’s largest meatpacker. A person with direct knowledge of Mubadala’s strategy told Reuters that, despite a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

By GFM Network News June 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– The first shipment of U.S. beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne on Wednesday, a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalized details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban. Greater Omaha Packing Co. said it shipped beef by plane to China from Nebraska, a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cargill expects grain glut to last long time

By GFM Network News May 12, 2017

Seoul | Reuters –– Commodity firm Cargill expects international grain markets to remain oversupplied for a long time due to bountiful harvests and a rise in storage, the head of the global commodity trader said on Friday. Bumper crops have flooded many markets, dragging on prices for grains and hitting profits at agribusiness giants including […] Read more

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

GFM Network News

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

Tag Archives Cargill

Cargill expands food starch line-up in ‘clean label’ push

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

Strong beef demand lifts Cargill profit for quarter

Prairie canola, soy now in Cargill ProPricing portfolio

Cargill CEO sees Harvey not likely weighing much on farm freight

Bunge leaves door open to selling itself, cuts 2017 forecast

Cargill considering bid for JBS’ Pilgrim’s Pride

Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

Cargill expects grain glut to last long time

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