Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.6 per cent on Tuesday as worries about escalating conflict in Ukraine and a pause in the U.S. dollar’s run-up to 20-year […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, Ukraine worries
Soy turns lower; corn ends up but down off day's high
U.K. is asked to reconsider ag tariff in Trans-Pacific talks
Tokyo | Reuters — Japan, Australia and other members of a trans-Pacific trade pact have asked Britain to reconsider tariff conditions in its entry negotiation talks, Jiji news reported on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans sag on recession fears
Projections raised for Russian wheat crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent and corn and soybeans followed the weaker trend on Monday, as fears of a global economic downturn, […] Read more
Canadian wheat, canola stocks projections revised higher
MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat and canola ending stocks for the 2022-23 crop year are forecast to end up above earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food […] Read more
Cleanup work begins for Eastern Canada after Fiona
Five provinces assessing damage from 'unprecedented' storm
Port aux Basques | Reuters — It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm Fiona left an “unprecedented” trail of destruction, officials said […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat joins broad commodities weakness
CBOT corn, soybeans also lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about three per cent on Friday, joining a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets tied to fears of an economic downturn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat reaches two-month high on Ukraine worries
Corn firm, soy eases
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set fresh two-month highs on Thursday, buoyed by risks of a deepening conflict in Ukraine and dry weather in crop areas of Argentina […] Read more
U.S, grains: Wheat climbs as Ukraine war escalation feared
Corn, soybean futures retreat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures hit their highest in more than two months on Wednesday on fears of an escalation in the Ukraine war that has disrupted crucial […] Read more
Atlantic Canada on Hurricane Fiona’s path, broad impact expected
Parts of Nova Scotia more vulnerable to flooding
Reuters — Hurricane Fiona is headed toward Eastern Canada and is expected to reach its Atlantic region by Friday in what could be a severe weather event as the storm […] Read more
Nearly a million people face starvation in hunger hotspots, U.N. agencies report
London | Reuters — Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as […] Read more