Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slumped on Monday as traders took profits after prices reached their highest point since August on technical buying and last week’s government forecast […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat from August peak
Farm emissions research program renewed
A federal program backing research into farm-level technologies and practices that limit farms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been picked up for another five-year run. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat extend gains after planting forecasts
Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday as estimates of smaller-than-expected U.S. plantings spurred buying. Corn bounced off a 9-1/2-month low to finish up on bargain-buying. Chicago […] Read more
Zimbabwe mulls treasury bills to compensate evicted farmers
Harare | Reuters — Zimbabwe’s government may issue treasury bills, along with imposing a land levy, to raise money to compensate evicted white farmers but the process will take a […] Read more
U.S. acreage plans not set in stone as corn price drops
Washington | Reuters –– U.S. farmers could plant more soybean acres than suggested in the government’s acreage forecast issued Thursday, as recent gains in the futures market tempted them to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn tumbles four per cent on acreage forecast shock
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures plunged more than four per cent on Thursday in the market’s steepest drop since mid-August after the U.S. Agriculture Department forecast 2016 planted […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching USDA report
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts advanced during the week ended Wednesday, as weakness in the Canadian dollar and solid support from vegetable oil pushed prices higher. The […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await data
CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade have been edging higher on investor short-covering ahead of a key report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops from two-week high
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures tumbled more than two per cent on Wednesday, erasing two sessions of gains, as forecasts for rain in some dry areas of the […] Read more
Ocean freight rate index climbs
CNS Canada — Ocean freight rates have shown some steady strength over the past two months, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) back above 400 points. The BDI set a […] Read more