Kiev | Reuters — U.S. agriculture giant Cargill and Ukraine’s MV Cargo said they would build and operate a grain terminal at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Yuzhny under a […] Read more
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Court rules medical marijuana users can grow their own
Vancouver | Reuters — A federal court judge in Vancouver on Wednesday ruled that medical marijuana patients have the Constitutional right to grow their own cannabis, striking down a ban […] Read more
Input costs to chip away at farmers’ shrinking income
CNS Canada — An anticipated downturn in farm income and higher input costs mean Canadian producers will be in a tough financial position this year, the head of the National […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy down with optimal weather
CNS Canada — Favourable weather is good news for producers, but bad news for prices, as Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures edge lower with a relative lack […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: ‘Time will tell’ for canola after drop
CNS Canada — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform dropped sharply during the week ended Wednesday, falling below major support as some stops were hit on the way […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat lowest since June 2010 on bumper supplies
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to 5-1/2-year lows on Wednesday under pressure from large global supplies and sluggish demand, in the markets’ fifth consecutive session of declines. […] Read more
Stacked LL/RR canola off the menu for 2016
The first canola hybrid to stack Genuity Roundup Ready and LibertyLink traits in one seed won’t be on the market for this growing season. Just weeks after its Jan. 22 […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat drops to lowest since 2010
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 1.4 per cent on Tuesday to their lowest in nearly six years, weighed down by huge global supplies and […] Read more
Prairie farmers seek answers to the $6.5 billion question
CNS Canada –– The Canadian Wheat Board single desk has now been gone for 3 1/2 years, but there are still some in the Prairie farming community who would like […] Read more
U.S. grains: Strong exports support corn, soybeans
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to their highest in nearly three weeks on Monday, supported by technical buying and signs of stronger-than-expected export demand, traders said. Overseas […] Read more