Crops
CNS Canada — Fundamental features are likely to pressure technical soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, one U.S. analyst says, keeping a lid on prices into […] Read more
Crops
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker
ICE weekly outlook: Canola chops around waiting for New Year
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around major support during the week ended Wednesday, as steady demand was countered by large supplies of oilseeds. Most traders rolled […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise from one-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its lowest level in nearly a month amid lingering concerns about risks from unfavourable crop […] Read more
Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class
The crop chemical arms of DuPont and Syngenta are working together on a new class of herbicide chemistry they’ve jointly patented and taken to the “pre-development” stage. DuPont Crop Protection […] Read more
Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program
Canadian farm groups are among the sectors hailing Ottawa’s decision to axe the cumulative duration rule, or “four-in, four-out” policy, which stood to sideline temporary foreign workers from the Canadian […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects
Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday, as rain in Argentina’s dry crop belts kept South America on track for a bumper harvest. Chicago […] Read more
Vale sells fertilizer unit to Mosaic
Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Vale SA’s US$2.5 billion sale of its fertilizer business to Mosaic Co., the latest step in the Brazilian iron ore miner’s strategy to reduce debt, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy, corn weaker on Argentina rains, profit-taking
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures eased on Monday, weighed down by profit-taking and expectations for more crop-friendly rainfall in Argentina. Wheat futures retraced early gains […] Read more
Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion
The Niagara-area maker of actor Dan Aykroyd’s wine line is set to sell up to $8.8 million in shares to expand its main wine production site. Diamond Estates Wines and […] Read more
Marijuana firms look to get creative with brand building
Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian marijuana companies, facing potential limits on advertising for recreational pot, are selling health food products and cultivating a lifestyle image to win customers in an […] Read more