Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday, hitting a 2-1/2-month peak as harvest slowdowns across the Midwest left end users […] Read more
Wheat
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed
U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied on Thursday to multi-year highs, with gains fueled by concerns about tight global supplies and strong export demand. Winter wheat futures were […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Almost out of space for corn
MarketsFarm – At this point of the fall, there’s not much room still to be had for feed corn, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. In […] Read more
Flatbread firm FGF buys Weston Foods bakery business
Weston selling to focus on retail, real estate
The parent company for Canadian grocery and retail giant Loblaw is taking a major step out of the baked goods business. George Weston Ltd. announced Oct. 26 it would sell […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures on Wednesday rallied 2.5 percent to their highest level in more than two months, supported by signs of robust ethanol production that bolstered […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets
Speculation regarding a potential trade deal between the United States and China is sparking movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT). Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat surges on supply concerns, as soybeans firm on vegetable oils
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures surged to a two-month high on Monday, as heavy world demand and worries about the global availability of high-protein wheat extended market gains. […] Read more
Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery
FCL, Whitecap sign agreement to sequester fuel plants' CO2
A major Prairie ethanol and fuel producer is posed to spend just over half a billion dollars on a system to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from its operations in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply concerns
Fertilizer risks underpin corn; soybeans weighed by harvest, firmer crush lends support
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat rose on Friday, supported by global supply concerns and an easing dollar. Corn followed wheat higher, but gains were dragged down by pressure from […] Read more