Chicago/Winnipeg | Reuters — North American flour mills and bakeries are rushing to boost production as the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus leads to consumer stockpiling of staples such as […] Read more
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North America’s millers, bakers scramble to satisfy bread binge
U.S. grains: Wheat jumps to one-month top
Soy climbs, corn little changed
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent on Monday and hit a one-month high, buoyed by strong buying by domestic flour millers as consumers stockpile […] Read more
Corteva launches new cereal fungicide
Canadian barley, oat and winter wheat crops now have additional multi-mode of action protection against serious leaf diseases with Cerefit fungicide from Corteva. Newly registered Cerefit fungicide will help protect […] Read more
Large global soybean supplies continue to weigh on prices
Late March USDA report expected to be bearish for corn, soybeans
Ontario wheat, corn and soybean prices have been somewhat immune to the meltdown in the world financial and commodity markets. Ontario corn and soybean prices are relatively unchanged from last […] Read more
Wheat in Whitehorse: How climate change helps feed Canada’s remote regions
Newfoundland and Labrador also pushing to expand arable land base
Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — After failing to grow wheat in the Yukon territory 15 years ago, farmer Steve Mackenzie-Grieve gave it another shot in 2017. Thanks to longer summers, he […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids surge on U.S. gains, weaker loonie
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were significantly higher for the week ended Thursday on gains in U.S. markets coupled with a weaker Canadian dollar. Canada Prairie Spring Red […] Read more
Fund traders cover canola shorts, liquidate corn longs
MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola and liquidating longs in corn during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy rise after export deals
Corn sags on ethanol woes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by a pick-up in Chinese demand for U.S. commodities, traders said. But corn closed […] Read more
Distilleries make sanitizers to meet pandemic demand
COVID-19 sparks demand for hygiene products
Toronto | Reuters — Some Canadian distilleries and breweries have started producing hand sanitizers alongside alcoholic drinks as the rapid spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus stokes demand for hygiene products. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Recent declines stoke export interest
CBOT May corn, soy, wheat all rally
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rallied on Thursday, supported by technical buying and hopes for a pick-up in export demand as recent price declines made […] Read more