Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth straight session on Monday on expectations that Beijing will meet the purchasing targets agreed in the Phase One trade […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China pledges to fulfill purchases
U.S.-China deal could be bad news for Ontario soybeans
To meet deal requirements, China would have to buy most of its soybeans from U.S.
The Ontario wheat market remains firm due to tight old crop stocks and uncertainty in new crop production in Europe, Russia and Ukraine. Quick look Soybeans: Canadian soybean exports down […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Lower loonie strengthens bids
MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada for the week ended Thursday were up for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat. Bids for Canada […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn up on technical buying, export optimism
Soybean traders remain cautious
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures rose on Thursday on chart-based buying and short-covering coupled with optimism about prospects for U.S. agricultural export sales to China, traders […] Read more
GFO quits Grain Growers of Canada
Grain Farmers of Ontario flags national group's 'governance' and structure
Grain Farmers of Ontario has dropped out of Grain Growers of Canada. The Ontario organization, which represents about 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers in the province, cited […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat slide on strong dollar, export uncertainty
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday as a strengthening dollar dampened U.S. export prospects and traders continued to wait for signs of China buying […] Read more
Corteva to stop making Lorsban
Chicago | Reuters — Corteva will stop producing the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of the year, the company said on Thursday, removing the world’s largest manufacturer of a […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Buyers not looking to make purchases
MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices were beginning to soften as many buyers don’t have a major need to purchase from growers, said Nelson Neumann, senior trader for Agfinity in Stony […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for third session
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose modestly on Wednesday as strength from global equity markets and soyoil futures offset worries about export demand for U.S. oilseeds, traders said. […] Read more
Gaza farmers return to lands along volatile Israeli border
Gaza | Reuters — Returning to his fields for the first time in 14 years, Palestinian farmer Naser Abu Isaeed surveyed the toll taken by conflict on formerly productive soil. […] Read more