Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a three-week high on Monday, their eighth day of gains over nine sessions, supported by a round of short covering, traders […] Read more
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India backstops first phase of Sask. potash mine
Winnipeg | Reuters — India’s Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals has agreed to guarantee payments on US$700 million in debt to finance the first phase of Karnalyte Resources’ Saskatchewan potash […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans set 2016 high on short-covering, export demand
Chicago | Reuters — Short-covering and hopes for improved export demand lifted U.S. soybean futures to three-month highs on Friday, marking the longest rally for the market’s most active contract […] Read more
Canada presses China on science in canola trade spat
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is urging the Chinese government to stick to scientific facts in decisions on trade as Beijing plans to toughen its standard on Canadian canola shipments, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps for seventh straight day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed for a seventh straight session on Thursday, the longest such streak in nearly two years, as a weaker U.S. dollar and concerns […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola recovers, but faces resistance
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts managed to post small gains over the week ended Wedensday, as the market recovered off of the contract lows hit the previous […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy at high end of trading ranges
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved to the high-end of their trading ranges, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture left ending […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, wheat extend winning streak
Washington | Reuters — U.S. soybean and wheat futures rose on Wednesday, the sixth straight higher close for both commodities, as technical buying and short-covering pulled prices higher after they […] Read more
U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher Tuesday on concerns that unfavourable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as markets temporarily shook off the weight of massive global […] Read more
EU defers decision on glyphosate safety
Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Tuesday put off a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, after a dispute between […] Read more