Crops
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China said Thursday they would start exploratory talks on a free trade pact, but gave few details about a possible extradition treaty for Chinese […] Read more
Crops
Canada, China agree to tighten trade ties
U.S. grains: Fund sales pressure corn prices
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sagged 1.1 per cent on Thursday on a round of fund selling as the pace of harvest quickened around the […] Read more
Systems set to ship Canadian wild rice to China
Canadian wild rice producers, warehousers and processors interested in exporting to China now have a certification system in place to do so, clearing the way for Chinese market access. The […] Read more
China, Canada resolve canola dispute until 2020
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China have agreed on a solution to a trade dispute over $2 billion worth of annual canola sales, lasting to 2020, leaders of the […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressures run up against harvest conditions
CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as a rally in soyoil, solid export demand and concerns over harvest […] Read more
U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola crop size watched closely
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, although prices remain rangebound overall as market participants continue to try and get a better […] Read more
Egypt cancels zero-ergot wheat policy amid mounting pressure
Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has reversed its controversial zero-tolerance policy on the common grains fungus ergot, the government said on Wednesday, backtracking on an import regulation that had all […] Read more
U.S. lawmakers skeptical of ag chemical, seed merger wave
Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers expressed concern on Tuesday over a wave of mergers among companies that sell farmers their seeds, herbicides and insecticides, worrying that the deals could […] Read more
Tough farm conditions right time for merger, Agrium CEO says
Reuters — Plunging crop and fertilizer prices may not have hit rock bottom yet, and the market’s weakness makes it the right time to merge leading farm input suppliers, the […] Read more