News

Oct 26, 2018

Co-op Suit Seeks $9.8M from Former Manager, Wife

Ashby Farmers Co-op, Minnesota, details nearly $5M in unauthorized amounts by former general manager

Oct 25, 2018

Top Grain Traders Seek to Modernize Global Trades

ADM, Bunge, Cargill and LDC investigating ways to standardize, digitize global ag shipping transactions

Oct 25, 2018

Iowa Lawmaker Urges EPA to Speed Up E15 Rule

Rule would lift summertime ban of E15 gasoline

Oct 25, 2018

Sweet Mfg. Co. Announces New Company Guide

Describes the company's vision and product offerings to ag market

Oct 25, 2018

China Wants to Stop Buying U.S. Soybeans Entirely

Beijing's solution is to reduce amount of foreign soybeans eaten by its pigs

Oct 25, 2018

Hurt by Trade War, Ineligible for Bailout

Grain elevators are amongst industries that have no bailout mechanism to help with trade war fallout

Oct 25, 2018

Cargill Opens Its Largest Feed Mill in Vietnam

$28M feed mill is company's most innovative facility in the country

Oct 25, 2018

Be Aware of Grain Quality During This Harvest

During this challenging harvest, elevators should be upfront about standards and what loads will be rejected

Oct 25, 2018

Canadian Grain Producers Dislike Crude-by-Rail Proposal

Farm groups fear proposal could hurt grain exports

Oct 25, 2018

Mississippi River Locks Reopen

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports significant delays at the impacted locks

Oct 25, 2018

Ocean Freight Rates for Bulk Grain Increase During Third Quarter

Rate from U.S. Gulf to Japan is up 13% from same period last year

Oct 25, 2018

International Grain Buying Teams Visit Midwest

Teams hail from the Middle East, Mexico, Latin America, Southeast Asia and China

Oct 25, 2018

火灾损失北达科他州太阳Flower Processing Plant

Incident at CHS Sunflower processing plant in Fargo, ND, forced employees to evacuate

Oct 24, 2018

Victim with Broken Leg Stuck on Nebraska Grain Elevator

Individual broke leg while on top of the elevator

Oct 24, 2018

Wisconsin Feed Mill Proposes Rail Extension

Could open new markets in the southern United States for The DeLong Co.

Oct 24, 2018

Trade War Could Cost U.S. 9M Acres of Soybeans

Brazil may be a more attractive option for big buyers like China

Oct 24, 2018

Wet Weather Gives Rise to Purple Soybeans

At least one Kansas grain elevator has rejected loads of soybeans due to “purple” beans

Photo: The Hutchinson News

Oct 24, 2018

U.S. Soy Exports to Iran Surge

China trade dispute pushes more U.S. soybeans to Egypt

Oct 24, 2018

Kansas Elevator Investigated for Pollution Complaint

Resident complained of constant loadouts, uncovered grain runs, excessive dust

Oct 24, 2018

Minnesota Man Injured Falling Off Grain Bin

Man fell approximately 14 to 15 feet to the ground

Oct 24, 2018

U.S. Trade Policy Spotlighted at Export Exchange 2018

U.S. agriculture will continue to be reliable supplier of ag commodities over the long run to countries around the world

Oct 23, 2018

Iowa State Offers Advanced Operations Management Course

Course will prepare for managing grain quality and quantity

Oct 23, 2018

EPA Chief: Agency Can Expand Ethanol Sales without Congress

Hopes the oil industry will drop its threat of a lawsuit to stop the move

Oct 23, 2018

Argentina Transport Strike Could Impact Grain Shipments

Strike could also impact some port activity

Oct 23, 2018

Export Exchange Speakers Highlight U.S. Grains Outlook, DDGS

USGC President: U.S. DDGS market is once again on the rise in various parts of the world

Oct 23, 2018

Port of Toledo Increases Grain Exports

Grain terminals are twice as busy this year as they were last year

Oct 23, 2018

Feed Mills Warned About Monensin Contamination

Two facilities are issued warning letters from FDA regarding CGMP requirements for medicated feed mills

Oct 23, 2018

Minnesota's Ashby Farmers Cooperative Dissolving

Members voted to sell substantially all of the cooperative's assets

Oct 22, 2018

Cargill Reveals Its Plan to Grow in Aquaculture

In recent years, the company has become a major supplier of fish feed

Oct 22, 2018

Diamond V Mexico Adds Ruminant Expertise

José Méndez Petterson has joined company in technical support and sales role

Recently Added to Buyer's Guide

Semi-Automatic Hand-Prompt Batching Station

  • Designed to eliminate bad batches resulting from operator error and interruption
  • Operator involvement through each step in the batching process

C-LEVER EVA HE Controller

  • For bulk solids, accuracy is not impacted by different material densities, irregular material flows or extreme friction
  • All connections available (Ethernet, Profibus, CANbus, etc.) as standard equipment to easily connect/coordinate with existing systems

SORTEX H SpectraVision

  • Real-time tracking of sorting performance and emergency warnings with SORTEX Monitoring System
  • Newly designed in-house full-color cameras provide best color differentiation for subtlest of color defects

Feed Ordering Hub

  • Cloud-based hub designed to increase feed ordering and scheduling automation
  • Allows feed mills to make data-driven decisions and allocate resources better

24" Scalperators

  • Provides high capacity method for removing roughage, light fines and chaff in a single pass
  • Large material scalping and air density separation in one pass

Aqua MicroFeed System

  • Enables users to produce microfeed at 40% increased capacity
  • Optimized die can withstand higher pressure caused by smaller holes due to stronger construction, larger diameter and bigger open surface, and smart die base to create equal distribution of feed toward larger die

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Marketwatch: Jul, 05

US Corn Price Idx:ZCPAUS.CM

open: 7.0534
high: 7.0536
low: 7.0522
close: 7.0522

US Soybean Price Idx:ZSPAUS.CM

open: 15.3606
high: 15.3675
low: 15.3604
close: 15.3647

US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx:KEPAUS.CM

open: 8.6183
high: 8.6227
low: 8.6183
close: 8.6218

US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx:ZWPAUS.CM

open: 7.8093
high: 7.8093
low: 7.8093
close: 7.8093