When Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show was cancelled for the second year, it was obvious that a large event with 30,000 people would be very hard to run during the pandemic. […] Read more
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New dairy, crop events coming to farm show site
Outdoor Dairy Days, Crop Stop in-person events an opportunity for networking and learning
EU parliament committee approves farm subsidy reforms
Brussels | Reuters — The European Parliament’s agriculture committee on Thursday approved a deal to overhaul the European Union’s huge farming subsidies, including new measures aimed at making agriculture greener. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybean, wheat fall ahead of USDA report
StatsCan stocks report dragged on wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to their lowest in 7-1/2 months on Thursday, under pressure from expectations that the U.S. government will raise its domestic production forecast, […] Read more
Canola ending stocks down on year, but beat expectations
StatsCan pegs barley ending stocks at record low
MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks were down sharply at the end of 2020-21 compared to the previous marketing year, but still came out well ahead of trade expectations. Many […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall, soybeans rise, corn flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Wednesday, dragged lower by a firmer dollar that threatened to make U.S. supplies less competitive on the export market, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat slide on stronger U.S. dollar, export concerns
Market awaits USDA crop forecasts ahead of corn, soy harvests
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn, soybean and wheat futures slipped Tuesday as a stronger dollar, export concerns and early U.S. harvest activity weighed on the complex ahead of the […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Crop estimates show severity of drought
'Corn bandwagon' filling up
MarketsFarm — Preliminary crop yield estimates released by Statistics Canada on Monday outlined just how severely the drought in Western Canada cut into production. Mike Fleischhauer, general manager for Eagle […] Read more
Tight supplies underpin oat bids with demand rationing expected
Corrected, Sept. 3 — MarketsFarm — Canadian oat prices should remain well supported over the next year given the smaller crop, but some demand will likely back away as buyers […] Read more
Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment
MarketsFarm — Grain movement at the Port of Thunder Bay included a rare inbound cargo of feed wheat, according to the port’s latest monthly report. A 12,000-tonne shipment of feed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat end firmer on bargain buying
Markets up off fall from Ida damage
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on bargain buying after a six-session slide and better-than-expected weekly export sales data, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures also […] Read more