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October 1, 2020

Worker in protective gear operating TOLEDO industrial inspection machine with quality control display showing accepted and rejected items

Mettler Toledo opens Dallas facility to expand re-inspection

Close-up of heavily rusted and corroded metal surface with orange oxidation and white mineral deposits

Central Missouri AgriService begins $5M rebuild after tornado

Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

Fixkraft opens multifunction silo at Enns Danube Port in Austria

Fixkraft has opened a 12,000-cubic-meter multifunction silo and a new oilseed processing plant at its Danube port site in Enns.

Industrial manufacturing facility with blue silos and fixkraft signage in rural landscape with mountains

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

New study identifies the 14 genes that control corn protein content

A new genetic map pinpoints where maize hides its protein-building machinery, and hands breeders a shortlist of targets.

Close-up of corn ear with green husks partially peeled, revealing golden kernels and white silk strands against dark background

Bellevue grain bin fire takes 20,000 gallons to extinguish

A grain bin fire in Bellevue, Michigan, took crews about four hours, 20,000 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam to put out.

Worker in high-visibility vest holding a neon-yellow safety helmet with reflective stripes

CHS breaks ground on $700M Wisconsin plant

Officials gather in Evansville to celebrate cooperative’s new soybean processing facility expected to create 80 permanent jobs.

Group of seven business professionals holding shovels at a groundbreaking ceremony with green farm equipment and CHS signage

Business & Markets

Heavy rains ease drought across central US

Significant rainfall brought relief to parched areas of Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska, while northern Wisconsin saw conditions worsen.

Dramatic storm clouds gather over a green agricultural field with a curved rural road beneath an ominous sky

Soybean shipping costs climb in second quarter

Rising fuel prices and strong cargo demand drove up transportation expenses for U.S. and Brazilian soybean exporters during the spring, according to new federal data.

Large red and white oil tanker ship sailing on open ocean water

Business & Markets

Producer worries grow over rising costs

Higher input expenses push agricultural sentiment to new low as producers face financial pressures.

Red International Harvester combine harvesting mature soybeans in a field at sunset

GROWMARK acquires Illinois River terminal

Company gains full ownership of Imperial Valley Terminal in Havana from CHS.

Aerial view of grain processing facility with metal silos, storage buildings, and railroad tracks surrounded by fields

CN moves record grain volume in Q3

Railway company prepares for winter operations with $64 million technology investment and expanded cold-weather capabilities.

Grain Trade & Export

CPKC sets grain transport records in September

The railway company moved record volumes in both Canada and the U.S. during the month and third quarter.

Freight train traveling along turquoise lake in mountain valley with snow-capped peaks and evergreen forest

Second explosion hits Iowa feed mill

Firefighters battled flames for hours at the Kent Feeds in Sheldon, Iowa, facility after an early morning blast.

Red and white fire truck front with hexagonal grille, headlights, and emergency equipment in garage

Grain Trade & Export

China soybean buying lifts US exports

Strong Asian demand for soybeans offsets declining wheat shipments in latest weekly trade data.

Soybean field silhouetted against golden sunset sky with selective focus on mature pods

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