Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.20 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/2 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $12.87, down 25 and 1/2 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $423.80, down $13.90 Jan. soybean oil closed at 38.51, ...
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Members of the U.S.Biotech Crops Alliance,a collaborative effort to improve the environment for technology innovation and the market for U.S.crops produced through modern biotechnology,met in Washington this week to discuss recent progress ...
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These varieties were seeded into a field known to have higher levels of clubroot. The variety on the left is resistant, the variety on the right is not. Clubroot resistance is an important part of clubroot management, and growers are ...
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Canola growers now have access to a new-generation defense against a long-time disease threat. DuPont Crop Protection today announced that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved a label addition allowing the use of ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company today reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. The company reported adjusted earnings per share1 of $0.46, down from $0.53 in the same period last year. Net earnings for the quarter ...
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NAHB is pleased by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear American Chemistry Council, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to challenge EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Because ...
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China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
Using biomass for energy is an important part of the renewable energy mix, says the European Environment Agency (EEA); however, bioenergy production should follow European Union resource efficiency principles. "Bioenergy is an important ...
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The Australian cane industry is enjoying a period of rejuvenation, helped by an increase in foreign investment. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen Source: The Australian This year's Australian sugarcane harvest has started in north Queensland ...
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US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a seed production facility in Poltava oblast, Ukraine, with an investment of $40m, a move which will help Ukrainian farmers increase their productivity. The production facility is operational ...
US-based agri-processing company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has unveiled a new soybean processing plant in Villeta, Paraguay, a move which creates 160 direct jobs. The new facility is located adjacent to the existing ADM ...
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Richardson Oilseed plans to expand its canola processing facility in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, a move which will more than double the processing capacity at the facility. The expansion will also enhance efficiencies at the facility ...
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Agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a jump in first-half net earnings, as lower one-off costs and higher sales boosted the bottom line. Net earnings in the six months to 31 December rose to US$692m, up from $440m in the ...
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Bunge has appointed Karl Gerrand as MD of its Canadian operations. Gerrand comes to Bunge from Viterra and replaces retiring country head Rick Watson. "During his 38-year career, Rick has helped Canada's oilseed industry grow from a ...
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Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report. The think-tank highlights the effects of a recent ...
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