Archer Daniels Midland's chief financial officer Vikram Luthar will resign
at the end of September amid ongoing investigations into the company's
accounting practices, according to a company filing Monday with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
C^ADM Chief Financial Officer to Resign
Several storm systems will line up in a pattern that will promote
widespread precipitation through much of the Plains and Midwest, including dry
areas which missed recent storm systems. A very active pattern is set up to
start April 25 that should last into early May.
BAg Weather Forum
One problem the Canadian government cited in the Bunge acquisition of
Viterra is that Bunge already holds a 25% minority interest in another Canadian
grain company, G3. Combined, the three companies hold substantial control over
canola crushing, sales and export terminals across Canada.
:^Canada Questions Grain Giants' Merger
State yields of the top 18 soybean producing states as a percent of the
U.S. yield looking at the twenty, ten and then five-year averages
BDTN Fundamentally Speaking
Nationwide, corn planting reached 12% complete and soybean planting
reached 8% as of Sunday, April 21, both slightly ahead of the five-year
averages. Winter wheat conditions were rated 50% good to excellent, down 5
points from the previous week.
BUSDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
