Reuters — Chicago soybean futures slid for a third consecutive session on Thursday, giving up three per cent to their lowest since mid-August, as a widely watched crop tour reported […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag to near two-week low as crop impresses scouts
Man-made warming dates back almost 200 years, study says
Oslo | Reuters — Man-made greenhouse gases began to nudge up the Earth’s temperatures almost 200 years ago, as the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, far earlier than previously thought. Greenhouse […] Read more
China raps Ottawa as dispute over canola exports deepens
Ottawa | Reuters — A dispute over $2 billion worth of Canadian canola exports to China intensified on Thursday when Beijing criticized Ottawa’s insistence that bilateral relations could not improve […] Read more
Viterra books lower first-half revenues for Glencore
“Average” crops and lower prices on the Prairies in the first half of 2016 led to results “substantially below” those in the year-earlier period for Viterra’s Canadian operations. Viterra’s owner, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans watch U.S. export sales
CNS Canada — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, while soybean futures added gains for the September contract but recorded losses […] Read more
Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers
Chicago | Reuters — Two of the world’s biggest agricultural trading houses bungled crop sales they made on behalf of U.S. farmers this year because of what one described as […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching China before harvest
CNS Canada — The canola market continues to watch and wait for the Chinese and Canadian governments to resolve a dispute over the amount of dockage allowed in imports of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans weighed down by big harvest prospects
Reuters — U.S. soybeans and grains dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by abundant harvest prospects in key countries. Soybeans led the way lower, as the closely watched four-day Pro Farmer […] Read more
Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation
A rookie MLA in the Saskatchewan Party caucus has been promoted to a legislative secretary post with responsibility for expansion of the province’s farm irrigation systems. Premier Brad Wall on […] Read more
U.S. Senate judiciary committee to hold hearing on ag chem deals
Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing in late September to discuss the mergers of Dow Chemical and Dupont as well as ChemChina’s purchase […] Read more