Crops
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Wednesday in technically driven trade as investors squared positions toward the end of the year and the dollar firmed, analysts said. […] Read more
Crops
U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy retreat in technical year-end trade
U.S. wheat farmers fret over failing market hedges as incomes slump
Chicago/Reuters – Kansas wheat farmer Michael Jordan is breaking with a century-old tradition grain producers have trusted to protect their businesses: He has stopped using futures to hedge risks to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans, grains slip to big weekly losses
Winnipeg/Reuters – Soybeans, corn and wheat prices slipped on Friday in a shortened trading session before the Christmas holiday and registered big weekly losses, weighed down by hefty global supplies. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans hit new one-month low as rains head for Argentina
Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to a new one-month low below $10 a bushel on Thursday as forecasts for rain in Argentina dampened concerns about dryness hurting production there. […] Read more
European flax demand shifts to Canada over Dow herbicide
Winnipeg-Hamburg/Reuters – Demand for Canadian flax, used in linoleum flooring and health foods, has pushed prices of the oilseed to one-year highs as Europe shuns Russian supplies laced with a […] Read more
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada raises 2016-17 grain and oilseed ending stock projections
Winnipeg/CNS Canada – Ending stocks of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds are forecast to be slightly higher than earlier estimates, according to the latest supply and demand projections from Agriculture and […] Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusts pulse-special crop tables
Winnipeg/CNS Canada – Carryout supplies of Canadian pulses and special crops at the end of the 2016-17 (Aug-Jul) crop year will be larger than earlier estimates, according to updated supply-demand […] Read more
Ontario tomato processors cancel orders for spring
Retaliating in a dispute with what they call a “growers’ cartel,” two of Ontario’s major commercial tomato processors say they won’t contract with tomato seedling producers for this spring’s crop. […] Read more
Major Deere dealer sheds stake in Prairie chain
Canada’s biggest Deere dealership group has sold its minority stake in a Prairie dealership chain back to the chain’s majority owners. Calgary-based Cervus Equipment Corp. said Wednesday it has sold […] Read more
G3 to proceed with port grain terminal at Vancouver
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s G3 Global Holdings will build a grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver by 2020, increasing the flow of wheat and canola to Asia and Latin […] Read more