Barring some changes to business interaction behaviours, producers should be able to access production inputs as usual this growing season – but accessing seasonal labour is another story. Why […] Read more
Corn
Crop input availability should be normal despite COVID-19
Farmers should take steps to limit risk of future disruption, says GFO CEO
CBOT weekly outlook: Bargain buying lifts some commodities
MarketsFarm — Despite an ever-changing economic environment due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ag commodity prices may be sheltered from the worst bearish sentiments. “Global import businesses have taken off […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits 18-month low
Soybean, wheat futures firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plummeted 3.3 per cent to an 18-month low on Tuesday as traders said current prices were too high to generate demand from overseas […] Read more
Devitt new Grain Farmers of Ontario CEO
Organization replaces Barry Senft from within
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) didn’t have to look far to find its new chief executive officer. The organization, representing barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers in Ontario announced […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat book multi-month lows
Financial markets continue to drag commodities lower
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures sank to multi-month lows on Monday on worries about the coronavirus pandemic denting the global economy and chilling end-user demand for […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat firm, corn flat as financial markets steady
CBOT soybean futures sag
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures closed fractionally higher on Friday and corn ended flat, stabilizing as wider financial markets regained some ground after plummeting on fears of the […] Read more
U.S. ethanol industry ‘bleeding’ on oil collapse, coronavirus
New York | Reuters — U.S. ethanol producers are feeling the pain as margins on the corn-based fuel slumped this week to an eight-year low for this time of year, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop to six-month lows
Wider markets sell-off continues
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell to six-month lows on Thursday as another rout on Wall Street underscored uncertainty about economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Markets focused on virus, oil prices, stocks
MarketsFarm — From where Steve Georgy sits, commodity markets such as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are currently focused on only three things. One is the COVID-19 coronavirus — […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat decline as Wall Street tumbles
Chicago soy turns lower
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and wheat futures declined on Wednesday, following as Wall Street equity markets fell sharply on fears of the coronavirus causing a global recession and […] Read more
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