Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybean and wheat futures fell on Tuesday, pressured by a round of profit-taking and technical sales, traders said. Soybeans set back […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Profit-taking sparks sell-off
Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread
Almaty | Reuters –– Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, facing a growing wave of protests against planned changes to land ownership, evoked the image of war-torn Ukraine on Sunday as he […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on soymeal strength
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied on Monday, piggybacking on sharp gains in the soymeal market, while corn and wheat futures were steady to weaker. “Beans were down […] Read more
Cuba backtracks on food reforms as conservatives resist change
Havana | Reuters –– Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting […] Read more
Seeding underway in southern Alberta
CNS Canada — Alberta farmers are in the early stages of seeding this year’s crop, with operations expected to become more widespread over the next few weeks. “Southern Alberta is […] Read more
Weekly canola crush hits yearly low
CNS Canada — Canada’s weekly canola crush dropped sharply over the week ended Wednesday, but some of the decline is likely tied to an overstatement of what was processed the […] Read more
Cost index for railways’ grain revenue cap gets boost
The loonie’s decline since last year has led federal regulators to dial up the index guiding how much money Canada’s big two railways get to keep from hauling Prairie grain. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rallies on export demand
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent on Thursday, with concerns about crops in South America spurring export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Soybean futures […] Read more
In risks to bees, study finds not all neonics equal
London | Reuters — A group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that have been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees have been found in […] Read more
Kazakhstan land protests widen in challenge to leader
Almaty | Reuters — Hundreds of people staged street protests in two cities in Kazakhstan on Wednesday over land reform, Kazakh media and local activists reported, a rare act of […] Read more