Canada has difficulty attracting companies to develop crop varieties due to the amount of farm-saved seed used by growers.
Wheat
Can Canada attract gene-editing expertise?
Companies want to see more ability to collect royalties than is available in some crops in Canada
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise with flooding in the US upper Midwest
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybeans rose on Monday as flooding hit the upper Midwest after a weekend of thunderstorms. Corn fell on acreage expectations ahead of a USDA report on Friday and wheat was down with analysts citing U.S. harvest pressure.
Gene-edited products will arrive quickly
Major crop producing areas of the world have figured out the regulatory pathways
A rush to market has begun for gene-edited crops, as countries and regions position themselves to take part in potential profits and improvements in crop performance.
From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output
Hot, dry weather forecast for Russia, Ukraine in coming months; relief seen for China's corn, soybean crops hit by heatwave
Forecast dryness in the Black Sea region's breadbasket is likely to stunt sunflower and corn yields, while heavy rain in the United States after near-record temperatures threaten to take a toll on crops, hitting world supplies and pushing prices higher.
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on US wet weather risk, down for week
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures strengthened on Friday as some weather models showed heavy rain putting certain U.S. production areas at risk of flooding, though they closed down for the week.
Wheat futures market remains volatile
Early U.S. yields better than expected; Russian wheat not dominating like last year
The Northern Hemisphere wheat harvest is in the early stages. Corn and soybean markets are factoring in a risk premium due to uncertainty in U.S. production. Quick lookSoybeans: Brazil and […] Read more
Crop Report: The good, the bad and the difficult
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of June 20
Crop growth and conditions continue to be variable across the province. While crops look good in areas that were able to be planted either early or as per normal and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans notch two-month low on rain forecasts
Chicago Board of Trade corn slid on Thursday while soybeans closed at their lowest in two months as forecasts for heavy rains alleviated concerns about a heat wave in the central U.S. stressing crops.
Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause
Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said moisture levels in Alberta are not distributed evenly with the north seeing plenty of rain and the south becoming drier. A recent cold snap between Calgary and Edmonton plunged lows to around the freezing mark earlier this week, while snow fell over parts of the Foothills.
Soybeans, corn trading sideways and watching weather
Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade both find themselves in relatively sideways trading ranges watching Midwestern weather forecasts to provide nearby direction.