Crops
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought
Wheat sinks to 15-month low on weak U.S. exports; soybeans also down
Fund traders back on the long side in canola
Net long also extended in CBOT corn, soy
MarketsFarm — Speculators in ICE canola moved back to a net long position in the futures to start the New Year, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports
Grain trade also monitoring Brazil
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in […] Read more
GFO funds crop pathologist professorship
$2 million is being invested in the new position based at Ridgetown
Protecting grain crops from costly plant diseases under climate change and other factors is the main goal of a new $2 million gift to the University of Guelph from Grain […] Read more
CNH workers at two U.S. plants reject proposed contract
Plants' workers on strike since May
Racine | Reuters — Members of two local unions that have been on strike since May at CNH Industrial factories in Wisconsin and Iowa on Saturday voted down a tentative […] Read more
American Farm Bureau, Deere sign ‘right to repair’ memo
MOU to seek private-sector solutions
Chicago | Reuters — The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the right to repair […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids lower as futures take a hit
CWRS values mixed; CPSR and durum down
MarketsFarm — Coming out of the holiday season, most western Canadian wheat bids were slightly lower for the week ended Thursday, as wheat futures in the U.S. continued to be […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months
Soybeans, soymeal rally on Argentina drought
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline in six months as ample supplies from the Black Sea region […] Read more
SaskCanola, SaskFlax merge offices, management
Groups will maintain separate governing boards, levies
Sasskatchewan’s canola and flax development commissions are consolidating their management, staff and office space under one roof. SaskCanola and SaskFlax said Wednesday their new “management collaboration” will translate to efficiencies […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Little price movement for feed grains
MarketsFarm — With the holiday season come and gone, feed grain buyers were getting back into the swing of things at the start of 2023, according to one trader. “I […] Read more
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