Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans shrugged off early losses to surge two per cent on Wednesday, hitting new eight-month highs and extending the gains of a dramatic April rally […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains on fund buying
Canada’s pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower
CNS Canada –– Early seeding operations are already underway in parts of Western Canada, and the general sentiment is that farmers are planting more peas and lentils at the expense […] Read more
Nova Scotia pledges food donation tax credit in budget
A tax credit for Nova Scotia farmers who donate produce to local food banks is among the policy plans laid out in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Randy Delorey’s […] Read more
Rail interswitching rule seen already paying dividends
A 2014 federal rule that expanded rail options for some Prairie grain shippers has already made for more competitive freight rates and service and should be renewed this summer, commodity […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy jump to multi-month highs on fund buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures extended gains to multi-month peaks on Tuesday, lifted largely by technical and investment fund buying, traders and analysts said. Corn also […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat surges over three per cent
Chicago | Reuters — Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade surged more than three per cent on Monday, notching their biggest daily gains since October as investors liquidated […] Read more
Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?
London | Reuters — The latest dispute to blow up around the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concerns glyphosate, an ingredient in one of the world’s most widely-used […] Read more
Olam forms joint venture with Mitsubishi
Singapore | Reuters –– Olam International has formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp. to supply sustainable agricultural and food products to Japan, in the first tie-up between the two […] Read more
France set to ban dimethoate-treated cherries
Paris | Reuters — France will stop importing cherries from countries that use insecticide dimethoate after banning the chemical due to concerns over consumer health risks, the French agriculture ministry […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits four-month top on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit a four-month high on Friday as concern about summer weather risk in the Midwest and dry conditions in Brazil prompted investors to […] Read more