Crops
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Thursday, supported by strong export demand, pushing the oilseed to nearly three-month highs. Wheat traded near even after Wednesday’s rebound from […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb to 2-1/2 month highs on strong exports
Wheat eases on disappointing exports
ICE weekly outlook: Less canola to be exported
Crop expectations from Canada, Australia are factors
MarketsFarm — Any hopes of Canada exporting 9.3 million tonnes of canola during 2022-23 have now been dashed for two reasons. One reason is the latest Statistics Canada production report […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy futures find support, but upside limited
Corn activity mainly bearish
MarketsFarm — Solid export demand, a short squeeze by fund traders and production uncertainty in South America have all propped up Chicago soybean futures over the past week, with more […] Read more
Mexico to rework decree on GM corn, economy minister says
GM corn, glyphosate bans now due to take effect in 2024
Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico has offered to extend a deadline to ban genetically modified (GM) corn until 2025 and is working on a proposal to overhaul its plan, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat steadies after one-year low
Soybeans firm on China demand, Argentina drought
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on technical buying on Wednesday after sliding to 13-month lows earlier in the week, as global supplies weigh on U.S. markets. Soybean futures […] Read more
Fertilizer placement, safe fertilizer rates in strip till studied
University of Guelph examines common fertilizer placements used by strip tillers with custom-built machine
A new University of Guelph project aims to develop safe-rate guidelines for common strip till fertilizer placements. There is limited guidance available now for safe fertilizer rates for strip tillage. […] Read more
Mosaic to throttle back Saskatchewan potash mine
Demand increasing, but 'slower than expected'
Demand for potash is coming back after “a year of reduced applications” — but not quickly enough that U.S. fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. plans to keep all its Saskatchewan mines […] Read more
Bunge expects U.S. renewable diesel capacity of about five billion gallons by 2024
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. renewable diesel production capacity will more than double to about five billion gallons by 2024 from about two billion gallons, Bunge CEO Greg Heckman said […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Smaller-than-expected lentil crop may limit exports
MarketsFarm — Smaller-than-expected Canadian lentil production in 2022-23 could limit the country’s export potential going forward, according to an official with Pulse Canada reacting to the latest production estimates. The […] Read more
Australia looking at record wheat, canola crops
Near-record winter crop output expected
MarketsFarm — Australia is forecast to harvest record-large wheat and canola crops in 2022-23, with improved crop prospects in many parts of the country more than offsetting losses in others. […] Read more
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