Crops
Chicago | Reuters — Benchmark Chicago wheat futures dropped below US$7 per bushel on Monday for the first time in 17 months, pressured by reminders of adequate global supplies and […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Wheat below US$7 on hopes for Ukraine export extension
CBOT corn down, soybeans up
Record winter crop production expected for Australia
Summer crop production seen down on year
MarketsFarm — Australia will see its highest-ever winter crop production thanks to record wheat and canola harvests, according to the latest crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and […] Read more
Merit Foods stakeholder looking to buy company
Burcon 'actively engaged' with company's receiver
One of the joint-venture owners of Winnipeg pea and canola protein processor Merit Functional Foods says it’s in talks to buy full control of the cash-strapped company. Two days after […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip with U.S. futures
Canadian dollar also down on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted losses during the week ended Thursday, underpinned as losses in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures end week strong
Chicago May wheat falls
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday, supported by expectations that the soy crop in global supplier Argentina is smaller than estimated […] Read more
The secret messages of plants
New traits enable plants to signal up to seven separate issues by emitting coloured fluorescent proteins on their leaves
Glacier FarmMedia – Crop traits are being developed that will enable plants to signal when they’re exposed to specific stressors in a way that can be instantly detected by satellite […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports slowing down, local prices steady
Feedlots relatively well covered
MarketsFarm — Canadian barley exports slowed down in January, but out-of-country movement is still running ahead of the year-ago pace, according to updated export data from the Canadian Grain Commission. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up on technical bounce
Wheat firm; corn weak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday, extending their rebound from the one-month low hit this week on a round of technical buying, traders said. “I think […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs ease on weak exports
Boxed beef prices seen firm
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle and hog futures fell on Thursday, with signs of weakening export demand for beef and pork pressuring prices. Traders also said the […] Read more
North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
Seoul | Reuters — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings […] Read more
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