Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Friday on technical buying, bucking pressure from the harvest of a record-large U.S. soy crop and a strengthening […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on technical buying
Canada walks out of trade talks with ‘incapable’ EU
Brussels | Reuters — Canada’s trade minister walked out of talks in Belgium on Friday, declaring that the European Union was incapable of sealing a planned transatlantic free trade deal […] Read more
Saskatchewan presses for rail interswitching, revenue cap
Farm stakeholder groups and Prairie provincial agriculture ministers got their chance Thursday to bring their concerns about grain transportation by rail to the federal minister responsible. Federal Transport Minister Marc […] Read more
Belgian region sticks to firm ‘Non’ on CETA
Brussels | Reuters — The Belgian region of Wallonia rejected new amendments to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, reaffirming its opposition and so threatening the entire deal, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat retreat as U.S. dollar strengthens
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from early advances as gains in the U.S. dollar and a setback in crude oil triggered […] Read more
EU calls meeting to try to unblock Canada trade deal
Brussels | Reuters — The European Union summoned envoys from its member states to an emergency meeting in Brussels at 8 p.m. local time on Thursday to seek a last-minute […] Read more
CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest
Rain delays in this year’s Prairie grain harvest have bit into third-quarter revenues and earnings expectations for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Calgary company on Wednesday booked overall net income […] Read more
Belgian region wants more time to fix CETA
Brussels/Ottawa | Reuters — The premier of the Belgian region that is the main impediment to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Wednesday advised postponing a summit next week […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Large U.S. soy, corn crops hit resistance
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved up over the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in sideways trading ranges overall as […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn firm, led by crude oil
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying, export demand and spillover strength from crude oil, analysts said. Corn tracked soybeans higher while wheat settled […] Read more
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