CNS Canada — Canadian farmers adjusted their acreage ideas to seed more canola and pulses at the expense of grains, according to the updated Statistics Canada field crop area report […] Read more
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Canada’s canola, pulse acres rise at grains’ expense
U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise, corn flat, wheat weak
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.3 per cent on Tuesday to a one-week high, on concerns about crop development in the U.S. Midwest and […] Read more
More canola and pulses, less wheat expected in Canada
CNS Canada — Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola and pulse acres than originally thought this spring, but less wheat, according to average trade estimates ahead of Statistics Canada’s next […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on Brexit fallout
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans fell on Friday, caught up in a broad commodity sell-off as investors shed risky assets following Britain’s vote to leave the European […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn weakens as weather improves
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sank 1.4 per cent to a six-week low on Thursday, under pressure from improving weather forecasts across the U.S. Midwest as the crop […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn to one-month low as rains spur long liquidation
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Wednesday, after plunging nearly 6 percent the previous day, as improving weather in the Midwest continued to stimulate long liquidation by […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls most in three years on crop prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures tumbled nearly six per cent on Tuesday, the biggest one-day slide in three years, as forecasts for less-threatening weather in the Midwest prompted […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn sags as forecast rains trigger long liquidation
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell nearly four per cent on Monday and soybeans also weakened on forecasts calling for much-needed rains in the U.S. Midwest, traders said. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy climb on weather jitters ahead of weekend
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose nearly three per cent on Friday and soybeans more than two per cent on broad strength in commodities and uncertainty about Midwest […] Read more
Saudi Arabia boosts stake in G3 Canada
Winnipeg | Reuters — Saudi Arabia’s agriculture company has taken control of the majority investor in grain handler G3 Canada Ltd., according to a filing, reducing Bunge Ltd.’s stake and […] Read more
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