Crops
Paris/Chicago | Reuters – Wheat futures plummeted from Chicago to Europe on Wednesday after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal to export grain from war-torn Ukraine, a reversal of its weekend […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Wheat slumps as Russia says it will resume Black Sea grain deal
ICE weekly outlook: Watch for canola to climb higher
MarketsFarm – There’s the possibility of the nearby January canola contract reaching upwards to C$1,000 per tonne, according Winnipeg-based analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain. “I think you got canola […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Russian flip-flop upsets markets, little change after Fed announcement
MarketsFarm – A pair of announcements affected the Chicago Board of Trade by different magnitudes on Nov. 2. Four days after Russian officials said the country was pulling out of […] Read more
Manitoba nets average crops in 2022 after wet spring
MarketsFarm – Wet spring conditions delayed seeding operations across much of Manitoba to start the 2022 growing season, but warm summer conditions allowed for good development with yields for most […] Read more
Ontario Genomics receives major investments to grow cellular agriculture
German-based company and FedDev Ontario contribute millions to develop manufacturing capabilities
Cultivating a Canadian cellular agriculture industry is a driving vision since 2019 for Bettina Hamelin, Ontario Genomics’ founder and CEO. Her vision is becoming a reality with the launch of […] Read more
U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies
Chicago | Reuters – A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested this fall, causing headaches for growers and livestock producers and forcing ethanol plants […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on short-covering; wheat, corn also higher
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose about 2 per cent on Tuesday, buoyed by short-covering as the U.S. harvest winds down, hopes for export sales to China and […] Read more
Ontario soybean yields vary widely from field to field
Some growers in dry regions saw lower yields, but overall provincial yield is likely to be average
Drought conditions this summer lowered soybean yields in much of the province, but they were far from uniformly poor. Some growers harvested their best soybean crop ever. “Dry conditions have […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat up 6 per cent after Russia quits Black Sea pact; corn, soy firm
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures jumped 6 per cent, hitting a two-week high, and corn rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a […] Read more
Webinar reveals thoughts on present, future of organic markets
MarketsFarm – Ten representatives from companies buying or producing organic crops took part in a webinar discussing the markets for those crops hosted by SaskOrganics on Oct. 27. The marketing […] Read more
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