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General Mills Boosts Eco-Friendly Grain Kernza

Sweet, nutty-tasting new grain

November 30, 2020

A sweet, nutty-tasting new grain called Kernza is getting a big boost from General Mills.

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EPA ends 2005 air emissions agreement with livestock farms

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FedNor helps fund Rainy River grain elevator expansion

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.

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

Bunge profit nearly doubles on stronger oilseed processing

Soybean and softseed crush results drove the third quarter, while Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables started up a new processing line in Louisiana.

Grain Trade & Export

USDA reports marketing-year high for weekly wheat sales

China booked more than 1.6 million metric tons of US soybeans as weekly soybean shipments topped 2.38 million metric tons.

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Aberdeen Carolina & Western wins $19.9M rail grant

The North Carolina short line, which serves Perdue and Mountaire feed operations, will lay about 30 miles of welded rail to handle heavier cars.

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Nationwide equips 67 fire departments for grain bin rescues

The insurer's 2026 Grain Bin Safety awards bring its total to 519 departments in 35 states since 2014, with at least 19 lives saved.

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Grain Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

Nova Scotia crews control fire in grain elevator dust system

Flames 135 feet up in the port elevator's dust-handling equipment drew a three-alarm response, with a vessel docked alongside the facility.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

5V opens shuttle train grain receiver in Texas Panhandle

The Dalhart, Texas, facility gives Five Rivers Cattle Feeding a rail-fed grain source for its regional feedyards in a major US cattle feeding hub.

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USDA reports record-low September feedlot placements

Feedlots placed 12% fewer cattle in September than a year earlier, the smallest September total since USDA's monthly series began in 1996.

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Low Mississippi River puts Southern grain basis at risk

Arkansas research shows more than half of a barge rate increase can reach Southern farmers as weaker basis, as ACBL cuts tow sizes 13%.

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Grain Facility Renovations & Builds

ADM upgrades Nebraska ethanol plant to grind 20M more bushels

Two rounds of upgrades at the Columbus, Nebraska, dry mill are expected to raise annual corn demand by 20 million bushels over 2025 levels by 2027.

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Grain Merchandising

CoBank warns heavy farmer selling raises elevator liquidity risk

Industry estimates cited by CoBank put margin calls from a $1 rally across corn, soybean and wheat futures at about $9.6 billion for commercial grain firms.

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China buys 2.18 million metric tons of US soybeans in one week

Chinese buyers accounted for more than three-quarters of weekly U.S. soybean sales, while corn sales climbed and wheat sales slipped.

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