Crops
CNS Canada — Prices for feed barley and wheat don’t appear ready to spike anytime soon, as farmers across Western Canada continue to dump supplies containing high concentrations of vomitoxin […] Read more
Crops
Low-quality feed being dumped on market
ICE weekly outlook: Canola stuck in downward trend
CNS Canada — A downward trend in oilseed markets is likely to weigh on canola, one analyst says, as year-end trading has already scaled back prices. Since last week, ICE […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain buying
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract […] Read more
CP, CN both top their Prairie grain revenue caps
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) can soon expect a late gift of over $4.4 million in surplus Prairie grain freight revenue, according to a new ruling from the Canadian […] Read more
EU regulators delay ChemChina/Syngenta decision
Brussels | Reuters — European Union antitrust regulators have extended the deadline for a decision on ChemChina’s proposed buy of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta by 10 working days, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy hits six-week low on South American prospects
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a six-week low on Tuesday on improving South American crop prospects and uncertainty about export demand from China, analysts said. Corn […] Read more
Canola Council chief to lead Grain Commission
The point person for Canada’s canola industry will become the chief executive of Canada’s grain handling regulator starting in mid-February. Patti Miller, the president of the Canola Council of Canada […] Read more
Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA
Washington | Reuters — Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn prices sag in 2016 as record supply weighs
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures firmed on Friday on better-than-expected export data and short-covering at year’s end, analysts said, but the market was poised for an annual decline of about […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn climb as dollar softens; soybeans drift lower
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose about one per cent on Thursday, supported by short-covering and a setback in the dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains more attractive to […] Read more