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LDC acquires grain facility in Argentina

1 week ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA — Louis Dreyfus Co. (LDC) has acquired a grain and oilseeds storage facility in Santa Elena, Entre Ríos province, Argentina, supporting its operations along the Paraná River. Financial terms of the acquisition announced April 11 were not disclosed.
Manitoba invests in Cereals Canada’s Gate

1 week ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, US — Cereals Canada’s development of the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) is receiving a C$13 million ($9.37 million) investment from the government of Manitoba. Gate is a C$102 million project aimed at advancing Canada’s position as a leader in cereal grain innovation and global food security with a new facility to be built in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Industry anxious for US biofuels tax rules

1 week ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

WASHINGTON, DC, US — With an eye on growing the domestic agricultural economy, US biofuels supporters urged the US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to finalize rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit and supported legislation that would extend it through 2034.
UK rapeseed production in sharp decline

1 week ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

LONDON, ENGLAND — Facing record-low plantings of rapeseed at 240,000 hectares, the United Kingdom is forecast to produce just 720,000 tonnes of the oilseed in marketing year 2025-26, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. The FAS outlook, if realized, compares to 824,000 tonnes in 2024-25 and 1.2 million tonnes in 2023-24. Hectares have seen an equally dramatic slip from 391,000 in 2023-24 and 293,000 in 2024-25.
American Soybean Association welcomes tariffs pause

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, US — A 90-day pause to review tariffs for most US trading partners was welcomed by the American Soybean Association (ASA), which also registered concern that China, the world’s largest importer of the oilseed and top US market, was not included in the reprieve. The ASA described the pause for most trading partners as an opportunity for negotiations that could lead to consensus and potentially avoid permanent tariffs, along with improving market access for US agriculture.
Brazil’s grain outlook enjoys another boost

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Planted area in Brazil continues to grow, and the result as the first-crop harvest nears completion is yet another uptick in the forecast for record grain production, which is now seen reaching 330.3 million tonnes in the 2024-25 season, according to the National Supply Company (Conab).
Agtegra adds VP of operations

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, US — Agtegra Cooperative has hired Ethan Taube, who has 20 years of experience in agriculture, as its vice president of operations, operational excellence. He started his career in grain and logistics and has held several leadership positions within the industry, most recently as Northeast Region manager.
US soybeans extolled in Southeast Asia

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A pair of events in Southeast Asia hosted by the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and other US agriculture associations during March highlighted opportunities for shaping the future of food and agriculture in the region for an audience of industry leaders, traders and technical experts.
Landus names Caton interim CEO

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

DES MOINES, IOWA, US — Sam Caton, executive vice president of sales at Landus Cooperative, has been appointed interim chief executive officer, the cooperative’s board of directors announced April 8. Caton, who brings more than 20 years of agricultural industry experience to his interim CEO role, will maintain his current responsibilities while the search for a permanent CEO is conducted following the resignation of Matt Carstens.
Ceres Global sustainability loan extended

2 weeks ago | world-grain.com | John Reidy

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US — A credit facility supporting Ceres Global Ag Corp.’s regenerative agriculture program, which the company describes as a “key differentiator” connecting farmers with grain millers, has been amended to extend its maturity date two years to Feb. 3, 2027.