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China Buys More U.S. Soybeans

As countries have face-to-face talks, China makes another large soybean purchase

November 30, 2020

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Twin Cities & Western's $22M CRISI grant targets grain car fleet

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Red Wing Grain wins $10.2M federal grant to rebuild barge loadout

Twin Cities & Western's $22M CRISI grant targets grain car fleet

Minnesota's largest short line will add 200 grain cars and upgrade track for 286,000-pound loads, with the railroad paying 20% of the cost.

Railroad tracks stretching into the distance with gravel ballast and weathered wooden ties

Brand Insights

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.

SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Red Wing Grain wins $10.2M federal grant to rebuild barge loadout

MARAD money will replace decades-old loading equipment at the Mississippi River terminal and lift it above the 100-year floodplain.

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Grain Trade & Export

G20 ministers leave Atlanta without Black Sea shipping deal

US officials said Türkiye and India have put forward ideas to restart grain shipments, but ministers agreed on the problem, not on how to fix it.

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Purdue barometer shows farmer sentiment edging up in October

Federal farm program payments lifted producers' view of current conditions, but tariff doubts and weaker balance sheets kept long-term expectations in check.

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Canada fast-tracks Vancouver container terminal to 2035

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is part of a Port of Vancouver strategy that also targets rail capacity and bulk export terminals handling grain and potash.

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ADM raises 2026 outlook as biofuel demand lifts crush profits

Crushing profit jumped by nearly $300 million from a year earlier as federal biofuel volume rules pushed up domestic demand for soybean oil.

CPKC sets October grain records in Canada and US

The railway's combined October grain volumes were the largest it has hauled in a single month across its network.

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CN grain revenue rises 19% in third quarter

Higher grain and fertilizer volumes helped lift CN's quarterly revenue 15%, and the railroad now expects above-average 2026-27 crops in Canada and the US.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bunge closes purchase of Washington feed processor CWCP

The Richland, Washington, facility gives Bunge rail-served storage and feed processing aimed at Pacific Northwest dairies, feedlots and ranches.

Association News

USGBC leads US barley and malt team to Cerveza Mexico

Maltsters and Montana barley interests met Mexican brewers in Monterrey and Mexico City to build future demand for U.S. malt.

Grain Trade & Export

Ukraine opens 29 new ag export markets in 2026

New approvals include Ukrainian flour for China and pet food, processed feed and rendered products for buyers in Egypt, South Korea, Albania and Georgia.

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World Bank reports grain prices up 14% in 2026

Wheat leads the outlook with a 28% jump as Black Sea attacks, El Niño and costly fuel and fertilizer squeeze grain markets into 2027.

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