CNS Canada — After hitting highs in the summer, canaryseed prices have held steady, but staying at current levels is unlikely, though an industry specialist expects reduced production this year. […] Read more
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Canaryseed prices at standstill ahead of harvest
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures drop on Chinese manufacturing woes
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Tuesday on concerns that commodity purchases from China will slow as that country’s economy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle take biggest drop in four months
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell three per cent on Tuesday, their biggest one-day percentage setback since early May, following the U.S. stock market tumble amid […] Read more
Syngenta may seek partners, j.v. after product review
Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta may seek partners to help improve its product lineup after a thorough review in the wake of a rebuffed takeover approach from Monsanto, the agrichemicals […] Read more
CWRS bids down, CPSR bids up across Prairies
CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were steady to slightly lower during the week ended Friday, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off economic uncertainty
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded near historical highs this past week despite the chaos in the financial sector and weakness in the fed cattle market. Major operations continued to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans, wheat post monthly loss
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures edged higher on Monday on a round of end-of-month short covering while wheat was mixed and corn settled close to […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall, hogs rise on month-end trading
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, pressured by weak wholesale beef values and profit-taking on the final trading session of the month, […] Read more
Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop
Brussels | Reuters — Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia’s and Greece’s requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to grow a genetically […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls to three-month low on ample world supplies
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a three-month low on Friday on signs that U.S. wheat is overpriced in a well-supplied global market, especially […] Read more
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