Commodity news Service Canada — CWB is estimating the Canadian canola crop will produce 12.18 million tonnes in 2015/16 (Aug/Jul), according to a supply and demand table released via the […] Read more
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CWB pegs canola production at 12.18 mln tonnes
Spring wheat yields puny in dry Alberta: CWB tour
Lethbridge/Reuters — Spring wheat yields measured less than half of last year’s results in drought-stricken southeastern Alberta, but were on track to set a record high in southern Manitoba, during […] Read more
Manitoba crops decline moving west: CWB tour
Brandon, Man. — As this year’s CWB crop tour moves west through Manitoba, crops have started looking thinner as the area has been drier than in the eastern part of […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rally on bargain buying, corn firms, wheat weak
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.1 percent on Tuesday, snapping a streak of five straight declines on a round of bargain buying after prices […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cash price pessimism drops CME live cattle to 13-month low
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell to their lowest level in 13 months on Tuesday in anticipation of lower prices this week for market-ready, or cash, […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures finish mostly weak; hogs lower
Chicago / Reuters – Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended weak on Monday after investors sold deferred months and bought August because of its discount to last week’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Dollar strength, harvest pressure “smokes” wheat; corn, soy weak
Chicago / Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank 3.4 percent on Monday to their lowest in more than three weeks, the fifth straight losing session, on pressure […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat prices down but durum bids up
Average CWRS wheat prices were down by $7 to $12 per tonne over the week
Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended July 17, as losses in the U.S. futures and improving weather conditions […] Read more
France says livestock crisis putting thousands of farms at risk
Paris | Reuters –– A downturn in France’s livestock sector has put thousands of farms close to bankruptcy, the government said Friday, as it seeks to contain a crisis that […] Read more
In bid for Syngenta, Monsanto woos U.S. farmer support
Reuters — As Monsanto struggles to convince rival Syngenta to discuss a potential merger, the seed and agrochemical giant is also wooing U.S. farmers, aiming to ease concerns about the […] Read more
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