The grain market news this week seemed to be full of more stories of financial woe and disappointment at the upper levels of the industry.The grain market news this week seemed to be full of more stories of financial woe and disappointment at the upper levels of the industry:

CHS reports a third-quarter net loss of $45 million and attributed that to several one-time events triggered mostly by a lack of proper risk management controls. It appears to have been involved in joint business ventures around the world that proved to be very poor investments. The problem with a trading partner in Brazil has grabbed the most headlines. ADM has announced it will be laying off staff, and some sources have indicated this will involve up to 500 emplo...