Sentences with phrase «grain traders»

But most of the global food trade isn't benefiting small - scale farmers — it's benefiting the biggest grain traders at the cost of the climate.

Most farmers and professional grain traders know these trends.

Glencore, the Switzerland - based commodity trader, said on May 23 that its agricultural business had informally approached U.S. - listed grain trader Bunge about a «possible consensual business combination».

It's also benefited the farmers,» says Al Constantini of C.B. Constantini Ltd., an independent grain trader based in Vancouver.

US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of the biggest grains traders in the world, has been spared little sympathy by some farmers and politicians like Liberal senator Bill Heffernan, who used a Senate inquiry to grill ADM's executives on price - fixing charges dating back to the 1990s.

The commodity giant's agricultural arm approached the $ 11 bln U.S. grain trader about a friendly deal.

A freer trade in agricultural products also engenders innovation and the development of new markets: Turner points to the way Regina - based AGT Food and Ingredients (formerly Alliance Grain Traders) has carved out new and expanding niches for Canadian - grown lentils.

The competition watchdog plans to grant a regulatory exemption to WA Chip & Pulp Co, which will allow the Japanese - owned woodchip exporter to continue its partnership with international grain trader Bunge at the Port of Bunbury.

Up to two or three years ago, grain traders closely watched the U.S. Dollar.

Andrew Young, the executive director of Australian grain trader Plum Grove, said supply from the Black Sea was landing in traditional markets at $ US40 a tonne cheaper than Australian wheat of similar protein content.

Grain growers celebrating victory against the evil American grain trader and processor need to be reminded that 80 per cent of the grain volumes pushed through GrainCorp go through 100 of the 280 storage sites.

That annual gusher of cash has benefitted large crop buyers (think meat giants like Tyson and grain traders like Cargill and input suppliers (e.g., seed giant Monsanto) much more than it has farmers.

How, though, do we explain a top executive at the Maryland - based grain trader stating that the notion that countries «can be self - sufficient in every single food is a nonsense».

She started her career on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade as a runner and clerk, then as an independent grains trader.

Grain traders are shrugging off signs of bigger supplies and sending prices to their biggest rally in seven months on an improving outlook for Chinese demand.

Public health officials, nongovernment organizations, grain traders, and private industry will be consulted in each country before Golden Rice is introduced.

Grain traders will monitor spread relationships very closely as the relative difference between various contract positions will determine the handling margins or profitability of their involvement in marketing grain.

Grain Traders: Keep a Close Eye on Soybean Meal 3.