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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures fell on Monday, retreating from all-time highs after Indonesia’s agriculture ministry said that crude palm oil shipments would be excluded […] Read more
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U.S. grains: CBOT soyoil futures fall from highs; pull soybeans lower
Illinois researchers seek weapons against tar spot in corn
Science Notes: The race is on to find genes that control tar spot resistance
Tar spot is a fungal disease of corn capable of causing significant yield loss. When it appeared out of nowhere in 2015, corn growers in the U.S. Midwest scrambled to […] Read more
EU’s oilseed yields expected to decline in 2022-23
USDA's attaches predict uptick in EU's oilseed acres
MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attachés in Europe have projected oilseed production in the 27-member European Union to increase just slightly in 2022-23. The 18 attachés involved […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Red spring falls back, durum rises
U.S. wheat futures down on week
MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Prairies during the week ended Thursday incurred moderate losses in Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) while durum (CWAD) […] Read more
Drought fears, fertilizer may affect Canadian acreage estimates
MarketsFarm — Traders and analysts awaiting Statistics Canada’s first survey-based acreage report for the 2022-23 crop year on Tuesday believe competition amongst crops — as well as their dependence on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soyoil surges on Indonesia export ban
Soybean, corn futures sag on profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soyoil futures surged to all-time highs on Friday after Indonesia blocked exports of palm oil, a competing vegetable oil, but soybean and corn futures fell […] Read more
Indonesia bans palm oil exports as global food inflation spikes
Government under pressure to control cooking oil prices
Jakarta | Reuters — Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil on Friday, in a shock move that […] Read more
Not warm enough yet for accurate read on Ontario winter crops
MarketsFarm –– The crop report on Wednesday from Ontario’s ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (OMAFRA) notes a lack of temperatures warm enough to accurately assess winter crops and/or […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports getting expensive
MarketsFarm — As barley and wheat supplies for feed remain tight, demand for corn imports from the U.S. remains strong — but a rally in corn over the last couple […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat retreat from recent highs
Soybean futures edge higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data and a round of profit-taking after multi-year highs set this week, analysts said. […] Read more
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