Reading Time: < 1 minute In a bid to extend its reach into the U. S. grain industry, DuPont said Nov. 13 it will launch an electronic instant hedging and cash grain commodity transaction service. The “e-Pit” program, a joint project by DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred business unit and Farms Technology LLC, partly owned by Pioneer, is aimed at speeding a […] Read more
Pioneer Hi-Bred launches U. S. hedging service
U. S. farm sector cautiously welcomes Obama
Reading Time: 2 minutes “He is also talking about reopening NAFTA. It took a long time to negotiate. We wish he would just leave it alone.” America’s farm sector cautiously welcomed Democrat Barack Obama’s historic White House win as good news for a raft of industry priorities like crop subsidies, ethanol expansion and agricultural trade. “He knows agriculture and […] Read more
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