Reuters — Fertilizer firm CF Industries on Thursday warned of delays in shipment of its nitrogen fertilizers, a week after Union Pacific mandated certain shippers to reduce the volume of […] Read more
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CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific
Ukraine could lack seed for years, French producers warn
Paris | Reuters — Reduced production of crop seed in Ukraine due to war with Russia could affect the country’s grain production for several years, a French seed industry group […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears
Wheat down on profit-taking; Argentina trucker strike supports soy, corn
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn nears 10-year high
Wheat, soy up as Ukraine still in focus
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit their highest in nearly 10 years on Wednesday and wheat touched a three-week top on worries about tightening global grain supplies, the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat climb on Ukraine woes, U.S. biofuel plan
May soybeans also close higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures rose on Tuesday on worries about the Russia-Ukraine conflict persisting and disrupting Black Sea grain exports, and optimism about increased […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat firm as Ukraine war raises supply fears
CBOT corn ends mixed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose nearly three per cent on Monday and hit a two-week high on worries about U.S. crop prospects and concern that fighting in […] Read more
Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports
MarketsFarm — Drought conditions persisted across much of the Prairies during the month of March, although the extent and severity of the dryness was reduced in many areas, according to […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat, soybeans firm on tighter stocks
Corn firm, ending stocks unchanged
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assessed global supply and demand, reflecting the impact that Russia’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn firm ahead of WASDE
Wheat down, but supported by winter crop stress
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed on Thursday, bolstered by eroding South American production and steady U.S. export sales. CBOT wheat and corn futures eased […] Read more
Supply chain improvement funds pledged in federal budget
Money also added for support of TFWs, P.E.I. potato sector
The federal government’s release last week of its Emissions Reduction Plan has turned out to be the spoiler for new ag funding in Thursday’s 2022 budget — although more money […] Read more