MarketsFarm — As corn became the primary feed grain at Alberta feedlots over the past few months, the demand for — and price of — feed barley have diminished over […] Read more
Cereals
Feed weekly outlook: Low demand, fewer acres expected for cheaper feed barley
Advance Payments Program to offer 100 per cent up front
Feds temporarily waive 60 per cent up-front limit
Canadian farmers seeking pre-production cash advances under the federal Advance Payments Program ahead of this year’s spring seeding will be able to get the entire eligible amount up front. Federal […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans, corn consolidate
CBOT wheat mixed pending sanctions
Reuters — Chicago soybeans and corn eased on Wednesday, consolidating after two days of gains, as traders watch U.S. weather and planting, while wheat traded mixed pending further sanctions against […] Read more
Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says
Earlier draft of panel report called for reduced intake of meat
Reuters — Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according […] Read more
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat firmer on U.S. crop conditions’ decline
CBOT corn, soybeans also gain
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on Tuesday as worse-than-expected U.S. crop conditions added to global supply concerns already heightened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Corn and soybeans were […] Read more
London marine insurers label all Russian waters high risk
London | Reuters — London’s marine insurance market on Monday added all of Russia’s waters to its list of areas deemed high risk, an advisory showed, which is likely to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Ukrainian export woes support markets
U.S. winter wheat 30 per cent good-excellent
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, soybean and corn climbed on Monday, underpinned by disrupted supplies of Black Sea grains as the conflict in Ukraine continues, while attention shifts to […] Read more
Putin ally warns agriculture supplies could be limited to ‘friends’
Reuters — One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies warned on Friday that Russia, a major global wheat exporter, could limit supplies of agriculture products to “friendly” countries only, amid […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy extends slide, corn mixed
CBOT wheat continues lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second session on Friday, with the spot May contract dropping below US$16 a bushel for the first time in a […] Read more
CP disputes TSB’s conclusions on fatal grain train crash
Safety board urges automatic parking brakes, 'enhanced' brake testing for conditions
The federal Transportation Safety Board’s report into the fatal derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) grain train in the Rocky Mountains in 2019 calls for changes to train braking […] Read more