MarketsFarm — Spring wheat production in the United States was down sharply in 2021, according to the latest annual small grains report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Total spring […] Read more
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U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021
Wheat and more wheat, multiple varieties grown in one field
Researchers have found that several wheat varieties mixed in the same crop offer disease and insect protection
Glacier FarmMedia – Growing multiple varieties of wheat together can reduce disease pressure just as much as a fungicide application does, according to research out of Pennsylvania State University. Julie […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Canadian markets firm, waiting on U.S. corn
MarketsFarm — Canadian feed grain bids remain strong, although end-users are only buying on a hand-to-mouth basis as they await an influx of cheaper corn imports from the U.S. “Everybody […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat move higher
New USDA stocks data due out Thursday
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from declines a day earlier, as traders adjusted positions ahead of a key quarterly stocks report from the U.S. […] Read more
Canada’s CPPIB to buy major U.S. port terminal operator
Canada Pension Plan's play furthers its infrastructure push
Reuters — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Ports America, one of the largest marine terminal operators in the U.S., from investment […] Read more
Regulations on gene-edited crops to be eased in England
London | Reuters — Britain’s farming and environment minister George Eustice announced Wednesday that regulations related to gene editing in agricultural research would be eased in England following a public […] Read more
Canada’s second-largest pension fund reveals new climate targets
Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s No. 2 pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec announced plans on Tuesday to completely exit oil production by the end of 2022 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn down off four-week top
CBOT oats down off 7-1/2-year high; soy, wheat also down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday on macroeconomic worries as the dollar strengthened and crude oil futures turned down, and on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures up on firm cash markets
Soybeans post modest gains
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Monday, rallying from early declines on support from tight domestic cash markets and spillover strength from crude […] Read more
G3 planning two more Prairie elevators
Northeastern Saskatchewan, Peace sites in works
Grain handler G3 has added a pair of new grain elevators — one in Alberta’s Peace region, the other in northeastern Saskatchewan — to its drawing board. The Winnipeg-based company […] Read more