Two grain farmers have become the first women elected to the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) board of directors, one of the only provincial commodity organizations that has never had […] Read more
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First-ever women elected to Grain Farmers of Ontario board
Julie Maw and Angela Zilke will represent two districts of grain farmers as provincial directors
China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds
CGC data points to key destinations
MarketsFarm — China is the top destination for Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first five months of the 2022-23 marketing year, accounting for roughly a third of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy sags as Brazil’s harvest looms
Wheat mixed, corn ends firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about one per cent on Wednesday as traders focused on the expanding harvest of a likely record-large soy crop in Brazil and […] Read more
Unlocking markets in a time of uncertainty
Canada has opportunity to boost lagging exports in a world looking for more food
Canada needs a new agriculture and food strategy as political, pandemic and economic shocks to the global food system render the way Canada has thrived in the world no longer […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures firm; technical resistance weighs
Chicago soybeans up, corn down
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Tuesday as traders eye winter wheat conditions across the U.S. Plains amid a second frigid cold snap this season, though futures […] Read more
Spec short position grows in canola
Managed money net long in soy, corn
MarketsFarm — Speculators were busy adding to their growing net short position in canola during the week ended Jan. 24, according to the latest Commitments of Traders (CoT) report compiled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as Argentina drought worries persist
Cold snap in U.S. brings renewed wheat damage fears
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans climbed on Monday, underpinned by concern that drought-damaged crops in Argentina could face more dry weather. Wheat inched higher after climbing to four-week highs […] Read more
Non-GM hybrid wheat to reach U.S. fields next year
Syngenta to launch new seed variety created without genetic modification
American farmers are gaining access to a new type of wheat developed by Syngenta without genetic modification, part of the world’s biggest seed makers’ search to boost yields amid dwindling […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed as U.S. futures rise
Rising Canadian dollar adds pressure
MarketsFarm — Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Western Amber Durum wheat prices declined while bids for Canada Prairie Spring Red rose during the week ended Jan. 26. Wheat futures […] Read more
USDA sees little change in Australian, Canadian wheat output
MarketsFarm — There isn’t much in the way of significant changes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché reports on grain production in Australia and Canada. USDA’s Global Agricultural […] Read more