CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, as expectations of massive crops and high yields edge closer […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Yield prospects key for soybeans, corn
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
Washington/San Francisco | Reuters — Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels such as corn-based […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on weather, prospects for big crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Tuesday as favorable weather in the Midwest bolstered expectations of a large crop, analysts said. Front-month corn futures on the Chicago […] Read more
ADM eyes ethanol asset sales as weak margins hit Q2
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain trader Archer Daniels Midland is pulling back in ethanol and exploring sales of its corn dry mills that produce the biofuel, the company said […] Read more
Mosaic CEO sees opportunities to buy miners’ fertilizer assets
Reuters — Miners that produce a diverse commodity mix may be willing to part with fertilizer assets, creating buying opportunities for producers of potash and phosphate, Mosaic Co. CEO Joc […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on favourable weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped about four per cent on Monday as forecasts for favourable weather in the Midwestern crop belt prompted investors to liquidate long positions, […] Read more
Saskatchewan crops battle through moisture
Commodity News Service Canada – Saskatchewan crops are in generally good condition despite recent wet and windy weather, says the Saskatchewan government. In a release, the province said sixty-two per cent […] Read more
Northern port supporters appeal to government
A consortium supporting continued operation of the Port of Churchill met with federal and provincial government representatives this week in search of ways to keep the port open. “This is […] Read more
Minogue: Back to school for hands-on learning
On the first day of Saskatchewan Agriculture’s annual Crop Diagnostic School about 100 ag retailers, agronomists and farmers gathered in Swift Current to get a hands-on look at common real-world […] Read more
Federated Co-operatives builds new fertilizer terminals
Saskatoon, Sask. – Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has announced it will spend $75 million to build two new state-of-the-art, high-throughput fertilizer terminals in Western Canada. “These are not only investments in […] Read more