Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of their Phase One trade deal that took effect on Feb. 14, the U.S. […] Read more
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U.S. sees progress on China trade deal’s ag provisions
China makes first U.S. hard red wheat buy since 2017
Agriculture and supply chain part of essential service list
COVID-19 driven shut down of non-essential Ontario businesses to start at the end of Tuesday
Updated March 23, 9 p.m. to include details about essential service listing and agriculture businesses. Ontario’s non-essential businesses will be shut down as of midnight Tuesday night in order to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps to one-month top
Soy climbs, corn little changed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent on Monday and hit a one-month high, buoyed by strong buying by domestic flour millers as consumers stockpile […] Read more
Large global soybean supplies continue to weigh on prices
Late March USDA report expected to be bearish for corn, soybeans
Ontario wheat, corn and soybean prices have been somewhat immune to the meltdown in the world financial and commodity markets. Ontario corn and soybean prices are relatively unchanged from last […] Read more
Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs
MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola and liquidating longs in corn during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy rise after export deals
Corn sags on ethanol woes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by a pick-up in Chinese demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. But corn closed […] Read more
Distilleries make sanitizers to meet pandemic demand
COVID-19 sparks demand for hygiene products
Toronto | Reuters — Some Canadian distilleries and breweries have started producing hand sanitizers alongside alcoholic drinks as the rapid spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus stokes demand for hygiene products. […] Read more
U.S. biofuel group says ethanol industry sharply cutting production
Reuters — Many U.S. ethanol plants have slashed production over the past week or idled entirely as the coronavirus outbreak cut into fuel consumption and cratered margins to refine the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Recent declines stoke export interest
CBOT May corn, soy, wheat all rally
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Thursday, supported by technical buying and hopes for a pick-up in export demand as recent price declines made […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn skids to lowest level since September 2016
Wheat, soybean futures rise
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 2.2 per cent to their lowest level in 3-1/2 years on Wednesday, with falling prices for crude oil cutting into demand from […] Read more
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