Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh caught up with Emma Epp – Leamington-based agronomist with Epp Ag Solutions and a sales representative for Pioneer. They talked about how this year’s wheat crop […] Read more
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‘Extreme drought’ expands in Prairies
Southern Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan parched
MarketsFarm — The newly released map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows the Prairies’ ongoing drought getting worse. According to AAFC’s nationwide map released on Friday, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat dip ahead of WASDE
Market eyes U.S. supply-demand reports for price direction
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Monday, pausing after rallying to eight-year highs last week, with traders focusing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s upcoming world supply-demand […] Read more
Canada left with very tight canola, barley stocks
'You can't find canola anywhere in the country'
MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s grain stocks report leaves no question that canola stocks have been tight for some time in Canada and will continue to be unless demand is slashed, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures hit multi-year highs on supply fears
Dryness in Brazil fuels supply fears
Chicago | Reuters — Concerns that global crop supplies will remain lean pushed Chicago Board of Trade corn futures to their highest price since March 2013 on Friday, while soybean […] Read more
Ocean freight rates at decade highs
MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have climbed steadily higher over the past year, recovering from the lows hit at the start of the pandemic in early 2020 to see their […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures pierce eight-year peak
Soy rallies on supply worries
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended a rally above eight-year highs on Thursday as dry weather threatened harvest yields in major exporter Brazil and kept […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn exceeds eight-year high on global supply worries
Soybean, wheat futures also finish higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures touched their highest price in more than eight years on Wednesday as concerns over global supplies and strong demand continued […] Read more
New Nutrien CEO to carry out current strategy
Schmidt to focus on potash price over boosting sales
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm dealer Nutrien will continue its existing business strategy, including a focus on supporting global potash prices over maximizing sales, new CEO Mayo […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn tops $7 for first time since 2013 in most-active contract
High corn prices are not destroying demand, Bunge CEO says
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on Tuesday topped US$7 a bushel in the most-active contract for the first time since 2013 as unfavourably dry crop weather in Brazil […] Read more
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