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Cream of Wheat maker to buy Crisco line from Smucker

Shortening, cooking oil brand goes to B+G Foods

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 27, 2020

The U.S. company behind the Crisco brand of cooking oils and shortenings is selling that product line to the maker of Cream of Wheat cereal and Green Giant vegetables. New Jersey-based B+G Foods announced Monday it will buy the Crisco product lines from Ohio-based J.M. Smucker for about US$550 million (C$725.1 million). The sale includes […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News September 30, 2020

MarketsFarm — After a week of steady losses canola prices surged back Wednesday, catching ample spillover support from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). That support in turn was derived from two new reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The report on grain stocks as of Sept. 1 noted declines in wheat, corn […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 2, 2020

MarketsFarm — With canola now near the top end of its range, prices could break out of being rangebound in the next several days, according to an analyst. Canola has made gains over the last month or so, largely due to spillover from increasing prices for soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soyoil has […] Read more

Opinion

Rance: Sustainability isn’t a burden, but an opportunity

By Laura Rance December 31, 2019

It didn’t take long for a young cattle rancher from Saskatchewan to capture the audience’s attention at the recent Canada 2020 National Forum on Agri-Food in Ottawa. “For me, the word ‘sustainability’ is synonymous with McDonald’s,” said Adrienne Ivey, who is part of a family corporation managing 3,000 beef cattle on a 10,000-acre spread near […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Palm oil 101: Sought-after crop holds sway over oilseed trade

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm December 31, 2019

MarketsFarm — Palm oil may be grown halfway around the world in conditions much different than on the Canadian Prairies, but the outsized influence of the crop on world oilseed markets makes it an important factor to watch when considering canola prices. Indonesia and Malaysia are the world’s largest producers of the crop, with futures […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

By Tom Polansek December 9, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session to their highest in two weeks as Chinese importers on Monday bought at least five bulk cargo shipments of the oilseed from the United States, or about 300,000 tonnes, traders said. A rally to four-week highs in soyoil futures helped support the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Palm oil shortage leads to canola rally

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — As Malaysian palm oil continues to increase in price due a shortage, it has led to a rally in canola on ICE Futures, said Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. The shortage stems from dry conditions in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top two palm oil producers. While the dryness has been […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets

Crude oil and canola part company, for now

By Dave Sims July 13, 2018

CNS Canada — The symbiotic relationship that crude oil and canola used to enjoy seems to have hit a snag. Chart structures have proven that crude prices have pushed and pulled canola up and down in recent years. However, since the start of 2018, the gains enjoyed by crude oil have failed to lift canola. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on short-covering

By Karl Plume December 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures edged higher on Friday for the first time in seven sessions in a short-covering bounce, but remained near three-month lows as forecast rain in Argentina eased concern about a potential supply risk. Corn was slightly higher on short-covering ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend, while wheat slipped as […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans at three-month low

By Michael Hirtzer December 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a three-month low on Thursday, the sixth straight session of declines, on pressure from easing vegetable oil prices and improving crop weather in South America. Wheat and corn futures both were the highest in more than a week, with prices notching narrow gains on better-than-expected U.S. […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices hit December lull

October crush numbers up, canola record set

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures follow beef prices, Dow higher

GFM Network News

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices hit December lull

October crush numbers up, canola record set

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures follow beef prices, Dow higher

Tag Archives palm oil

Cream of Wheat maker to buy Crisco line from Smucker

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rebounds on U.S. futures support

ICE weekly outlook: Canola could break out of range

Rance: Sustainability isn’t a burden, but an opportunity

Palm oil 101: Sought-after crop holds sway over oilseed trade

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high

ICE weekly outlook: Palm oil shortage leads to canola rally

Crude oil and canola part company, for now

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on short-covering

U.S. grains: Soybeans at three-month low

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