The recently released 2020 Ontario Cover Crop Feedback report has delivered insight into the benefits of cover cropping and the barriers that limit adoption. The main benefits identified include better […] Read more
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Ontario cover crop survey garners most respondents ever
Survey pinpoints potential solutions to encourage cover crop adoption
Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots, elevators filled with corn
MarketsFarm — As 2022 begins, feed grain markets in Alberta have been “status quo,” according to a grain buyer. “There’s a lot of grain that has been pre-contracted in terms […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans ease after weather rally
Corn firms, wheat slips to nearly three-month low
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dipped on Thursday as broad selling in financial markets countered weather concerns in South America that had pushed prices to a five-month high. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up with session peak highest since July
Corn, wheat ease
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans ended stronger on Wednesday after trading both sides of even and hitting the highest in nearly five months, supported by extreme weather in South […] Read more
Colder-than-normal Prairie winter forecast
MarketsFarm — Colder-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across Western Canada over the next three months, while much of Eastern Canada should be warmer. The latest seasonal forecast from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn supported by South America dryness
Wheat ratings decline in Kansas, Oklahoma, USDA says
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and corn futures climbed on Tuesday, underpinned by dry weather in parts of South America that could hurt yields in rival export markets, while […] Read more
Dreyfus chair owes US$240 million after ADQ deal
Stake sale's proceeds going to repay loan
Paris | Reuters — Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, chairperson and main shareholder of Louis Dreyfus Co., borrowed about $240 million from Credit Suisse in a reduced loan arrangement following the sale of […] Read more
Nutrien makes surprise CEO switch again despite strong profits
Abrupt change 'mighty perplexing' to analysts
Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertilizer producer by capacity, surprised investors by replacing its chief executive on Tuesday for the second time in eight months, even as the […] Read more
Exporters rejoice as Canada launches ASEAN trade negotiations
Southeast Asia is the fastest growing economy in the world, and offers increased export opportunities
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s export-oriented agriculture organizations were quick to cheer Canada’s announcement of trade deal negotiations with the Association of South East Asian Nations trading bloc. “As a market […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy climbs on South American weather
Corn also underpinned by weather, brisk demand
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures ended higher on Monday, supported by risks of hot and dry weather for South American crops as they near harvest. Wheat fell, pressured […] Read more