Alberta has telegraphed plans for a new provincial tax credit in its upcoming budget to spur development in the ag processing sector. The province on Tuesday announced plans for what […] Read more
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Alberta plans new ag processing tax credit
Incentive to be introduced in 2023 budget
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn, soy firm on WASDE report
South America's weather drags on competing exports
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by weather conditions in South America that hamper rival exports, though higher-than-expected U.S. supplies limited gains. […] Read more
Grain stocks come in as projected
StatCan report deemed neutral for canola and spring wheat, supportive for durum
MarketsFarm — Stocks of Canadian grains at year-end appear to be pretty much in line with market expectations. Statistics Canada on Tuesday issued its report on stocks as of Dec. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall ahead of USDA report
U.S. wheat futures end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. government’s key monthly reports on global supply […] Read more
Absence of issues leads to January record for grain movement
CN, CP so far see 'calamity-free' 2022-23
MarketsFarm — So far this winter grain movement in Canada has yet to incur few — if any — major problems that have stymied rail shipments, according to Mark Hemmes, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures fall on technical selling
Corn edges higher; wheat weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped on Monday on a technical setback after rallying to the high end of recent trading ranges last week, traders said. Corn ended […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soymeal futures set multi-year high while soybeans decline
CBOT wheat down off one-month top; CFTC trading report to be delayed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Friday on spillover weakness from crude oil prices and expectations of a massive Brazilian soy harvest, but most-active soymeal futures set […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean futures climb as soymeal soars
Chicago corn retreats, wheat inches higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday as uncertainty about crop prospects in Argentina lifted soymeal futures to life-of-contract highs, traders said. Corn futures fell on technical […] Read more
Acclaimed Manitoba stored grain researcher now Alberta bound
Digvir Jayas named president at University of Lethbridge
A leading Canadian researcher and expert in safe storage of grain is headed westbound and up to the head office at another Prairie university. Dr. Digvir Jayas, currently on sabbatical […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy sags as Brazil’s harvest looms
Wheat mixed, corn ends firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday as traders focused on the expanding harvest of a likely record-large soy crop in Brazil and […] Read more