Despite increases in Ontario’s harvested acres for both soybeans and corn, the province’s production of both crops in 2019 followed the rest of Canada’s lower in Statistics Canada’s latest estimates. […] Read more
Corn
StatsCan shows corn, soy output down across board
U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth straight session to their highest in two weeks as Chinese importers on Monday bought at least five bulk cargo […] Read more
Neonic paperwork burden reduced
There will be less requirement for regular renewals of risk assessment processes
Ontario’s government is streamlining the regulations around neonicotinoid insecticides and that should reduce the amount of paperwork required to manage the seed treatment. The changes will also decrease the need […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as China offers tariff waivers
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as China said it would waive import tariffs for some U.S. farm products, renewing optimism […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures follow rally in soymeal
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday for the third straight day, led higher by strength in the soymeal market stemming from news that an Argentine soy […] Read more
Atlantic Farm Services takes sister firm’s new name
Corrected, Dec. 6, 2019 — The former ag retail distribution and feed milling businesses of Co-op Atlantic are set to take the new name of their sister company. Sollio Agriculture, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Headlines, geopolitics drive prices
MarketsFarm — To Terry Reilly, about the only things driving the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are headlines and geopolitics developments. “Traders are trading headlines,” Reilly, an analyst for Futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as well as some bargain buying, traders said. Corn futures were […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop sharply
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures sagged 1.8 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest percentage loss for the most-active contract in two months, […] Read more
Trump, citing U.S. farmers, slaps metal tariffs on Brazil, Argentina
Washington/Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from the two countries in a […] Read more
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