Silverline is the new brand name for conventional soybeans from Syngenta Seeds, previously branded as NK soybeans. This rebrand follows the announcement a new licensing model for its soybean portfolio. […] Read more
Soybeans
Syngenta unveils new Silverline soybean brand
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slide as Midwest rain outlook improves
Wheat drops on Russia production outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. new-crop corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday to their lowest in more than a week, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rains in the Midwest […] Read more
Net short drops in canola as funds cover positions
Traders expand net longs in soy, corn
MarketsFarm — Speculative traders were busy covering short positions in ICE Futures canola during the week ended June 20, taking the net short position in the market to its smallest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after Russia worries lift market
Wheat down off four-month peak; corn and soybeans also retreat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures declined on Monday in a technical and profit-taking retreat after concerns about political stability in major exporter Russia had lifted prices earlier to […] Read more
Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers
Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'
MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat fall ahead of weekend
Rainfall in U.S. Midwest forecasts
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell to one-week lows on Friday, pressured by forecasts for beneficial rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. […] Read more
Dry weather trims yield estimates for North American crops
Crop conditions deteriorate in U.S. Midwest, Ontario could experience yield drags
From May 15 through June 15, the bulk of the Ontario growing region received 40-60 per cent of normal precipitation and some pockets received less than 40 per cent of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn down off multi-month highs
CBOT winter wheat firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by a round of profit-taking and some weather outlooks that called for relief to […] Read more
U.S. to boost biofuel mandates over next three years
Biofuel groups still feel shortchanged
Reuters — The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the United States’ fuel mix over the next three years, but the […] Read more
Province’s major crops, forages faring well
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 19
Across much of Ontario major crops and forages are progressing well. Evidence of moisture stress is present on various crops, but some relief came over the period of June 11-14th with […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
