A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by […] Read more
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Soybeans
Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops
Solid Canadian grain/oilseed exports to start 2024/25
Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year are running well ahead of what moved during the same time the previous year, with just […] Read more
National research network created to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
University of Guelph professor will lead network with goal to reduce emissions, improve agricultural productivity
A new research network called CANN2ONET has been tasked with finding ways to reduce Canada's emissions of nitrous oxide.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on weather risks, wheat up on short covering
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soy futures rose on Wednesday on support from short-covering and weather risks. Corn on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) rose on spillover support from soy […] Read more
Low water on Mississippi River impacts barges, grain exports ahead of harvest
Chicago | Reuters – Low water conditions have led to several barges running aground along a key stretch of the lower Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard told Reuters on […] Read more
CBOT Weekly: Soybeans, corn off lows, sideways trade likely through harvest
Soybean, corn and wheat futures in the United States were all showing modest strength in early September, recovering off their August lows as speculators bought back previously sold positions. “We’re […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans gain ground as canola tumbles on Chinese import probe
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures turned higher on Tuesday, at one point reaching a near four-week high, bolstered by export demand, crop condition concerns and […] Read more
Ontario fertilizer prices at mercy of outside forces
Rail labour uproar and prospect of U.S. bumper crop make market insights muddy
A railway labour disruption in Canada and the prospect of a massive crop in the U.S. Midwest leave too many questions for clear pronouncements on fertilizer or commodity market directions in Ontario.
U.S. grains: Wheat rises on European supply issues, corn and soy on greater demand
Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe.