Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings
DON-forecasting tool funded
Governments help to pay costs to set up computerized monitoring system
The federal and provincial governments are supporting the creation of an early-warning and risk assessment system for deoxynivalenol (DON). Grain Farmers of Ontario is leading the project which will work […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Monday on concerns about harvest risks as more heavy rain was forecast in some U.S. grain belts and warm, dry weather […] Read more
Former CGC assistant chief commissioner broke conflict rules
Jim Smolik, a former Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) assistant chief and acting chief commissioner, contravened post-employment obligations under the federal Conflict of Interest Act while working for Cargill Canada. That’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Friday, weighed down by fresh concerns about demand after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on […] Read more
Mexico, Canada plow ahead on trade pact ratification despite Trump threats
Mexico City/Ottawa | Reuters — Mexico and Canada said on Friday they would proceed with plans to ratify a new continental trade pact despite a new threat from U.S. President […] Read more
Trump lifts curbs on E15 gasoline
Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday lifted restrictions on the sale of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, keeping a campaign promise to farmers suffering from the trade […] Read more
More rain for Ontario fields sees less planted acres, so far
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of May 27
There was widespread rainfall over the weekend with most areas receiving 1 to 6 inches of rain on Saturday. It’s raining again today. Heavy downpours caused erosion and flooding around […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose 4.1 per cent on Thursday, bouncing back from some technical weakness on Wednesday as traders focused on the historic slow pace of […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Weather buoys grain prices
MarketsFarm –– A dry spring on the Prairies, coupled with intensely wet weather south of the border, has frustrated producers and supported higher feed grain prices. Barley prices have rallied […] Read more
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