Crops
CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but held above major support as prices remain relatively cheap compared to other oilseeds. Fund […] Read more
Crops
ICE weekly outlook: Canola sitting right above support
U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy end higher on bargain hunting
Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Wednesday, rallying on bargain hunting after all three key commodities fell to multimonth or multiyear lows a day […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Yield prospects key for soybeans, corn
CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, as expectations of massive crops and high yields edge closer […] Read more
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
Washington/San Francisco | Reuters — Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels such as corn-based […] Read more
Manitoba threshing bee yields new world record
Owners and operators of antique threshing machines unofficially cracked the world record for a threshing bee at a fundraising event Sunday for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Manitoba Agricultural Museum. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on weather, prospects for big crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures declined on Tuesday as favorable weather in the Midwest bolstered expectations of a large crop, analysts said. Front-month corn futures on the Chicago […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids tick downward
CNS Canada –– Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada recorded minor losses during the week ended Friday. The declines were traced to weakness in U.S. futures and some minor […] Read more
ADM eyes ethanol asset sales as weak margins hit Q2
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain trader Archer Daniels Midland is pulling back in ethanol and exploring sales of its corn dry mills that produce the biofuel, the company said […] Read more
Mosaic CEO sees opportunities to buy miners’ fertilizer assets
Reuters — Miners that produce a diverse commodity mix may be willing to part with fertilizer assets, creating buying opportunities for producers of potash and phosphate, Mosaic Co. CEO Joc […] Read more
Japan, Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties
Chicago | Reuters — Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants from Monsanto seeds were found growing […] Read more