Winnipeg | Reuters — Soybean and corn futures slipped on Thursday, pressured by disappointing U.S. export sales, forecasts for mostly favorable Midwest weather and technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn dip on disappointing exports, better weather
Fertilizer firm CF Industries to buy OCI assets
Reuters — U.S. fertilizer maker CF Industries said on Thursday it will buy OCI NV’s North American and European plants for US$6 billion, making CF the world’s largest publicly-traded nitrogen […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn bounces off six-week low prior to crop forecasts
Winnipeg | Reuters — Corn futures edged higher on Tuesday, recovering from a six-week low as bargain-buying and an outlook for drier U.S. weather offset pressure from comfortable global supply. […] Read more
Sask. crops get soaked, but may take yield hit
(Reuters) – Two days of rainstorms in Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, may have done more harm to crops than good, even though farms were parched, a Saskatchewan […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day, corn and wheat resume slides
Winnipeg /Reuters – U.S. soybeans rose for a second straight day on Wednesday, recovering some recent losses ahead of a critical development period for the oilseed, while corn and wheat […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn bounce after steep losses
Winnipeg/Reuters – Chicago soybean, wheat and corn futures bounced on Tuesday, rising on bargain-buying and short-covering after setting recent lows. Nearby soybeans fell for three straight sessions through Monday, shedding nearly […] Read more
Three-hour tornado & Regina’s wettest day ever
Reuters — A tornado spun for several hours through southwestern Manitoba late Monday in a fierce Canadian Prairie storm that caused flash flooding and shredded part of a highway. No […] Read more
CWB tour pegs wheat at 38.9 bushels
Regina / Reuters —Western Canada spring wheat, durum and canola yields look to fall sharply from last year’s levels, due to hot, dry conditions, leaders of a crop tour said on […] Read more
Durum faring better in SE Alta: CWB tour
Skiff, Alberta / Reuters — Durum, the wheat used to make pasta, has fared better against dry conditions than other major crops in a pocket of southeastern Alberta, crop tour […] Read more
Spring wheat yields puny in dry Alberta: CWB tour
Lethbridge/Reuters — Spring wheat yields measured less than half of last year’s results in drought-stricken southeastern Alberta, but were on track to set a record high in southern Manitoba, during […] Read more