Crops
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures rallied to multi-month highs on Tuesday as signs of export demand and follow-through support from last week’s […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Corn, soy up off early declines on export data
Chicago wheat follows suit
Pulse weekly outlook: New Year’s pressure drags on North Dakota peas
Pea prices relatively higher north of border
MarketsFarm — Pea prices in North Dakota have been feeling pressure from the New Year, according to Landon Lechler of Beach Co-operative at Beach, N.D., about 360 km south of […] Read more
Fund traders flip back to short side on canola
Corn traders reduce net long position
MarketsFarm — After briefly holding a net long position to start the New Year, speculators were back holding a net short position in canola in the second week of January […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids dip as loonie soars
Chicago, K.C. wheats down on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Thursday as a sharp gain in the Canadian dollar relative to its U.S. counterpart cut into […] Read more
Ocean freight rates falling
Baltic index at lowest since mid-2020
MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates are under pressure to start 2023, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) dipping to its lowest level since June 2020 as poor demand for vessels […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries
U.S. markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed for a third straight day on Friday and corn scaled to a 1-1/2 week top on follow-through buying after bullish U.S. Department […] Read more
Harrow research team finds key to continuous greenhouse lighting
Unlocking the potential of photosynthesis and growth
Growing greenhouse crops under continuous lighting has been a dream since the 1930s and moved closer to reality with the advent of LED lighting. Now, a team of researchers at […] Read more
World wheat stocks to tighten despite larger crop, IGC says
Corn stocks also revised lower
MarketsFarm — World wheat production in the 2022-23 marketing year will likely end up slightly higher than earlier projections, according to the latest estimates from the International Grains Council. However, […] Read more
Oats face an uncertain year
Reduced acres expected in 2023
MarketsFarm — When comparing oat prices at the start of 2023 compared to one year ago, they appear to be night and day. Despite modest price increases over the past […] Read more
California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for next
Also: Why all this rain won't end California's drought
Sacramento | Reuters — Rain-soaked Californians took advantage of a break in a weeks-long deluge to haul away dead trees, restore downed power lines and prepare new stacks of sandbags […] Read more
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