Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Because of record yields and production in 2013-14 for many crops, there’s not much room to produce large crops again this year. But that’s not […] Read more
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Grainworld: Room to produce large lentil, mustard crops
U.S. grains: Wheat plunges most in month on export worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures plunged 2.4 per cent on Wednesday for their worst losses in a month, pressured by worries that the recent run-up in prices to […] Read more
Rules now on books to enforce hog traceability for July 1
Hog farmers and handlers in Canada now officially have until July 1 to get their operations Pigtrace-compatible. Amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations were published Wednesday in the […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola bears lacking fresh news
CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ending Wednesday as the market continued to see a modest correction off of lows hit earlier in […] Read more
Grainworld: Barley prices to remain in downtrend for months
Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Barley prices in Western Canada have seen a bit of a rebound rally recently, but that trend is not expected to stick around. The recent […] Read more
Grainworld: Durum export outlook positive for 2014-15
Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Because of the large durum crop grown in Canada in 2013-14, the country needs to gain a higher percentage of global durum trade to alleviate […] Read more
Grainworld: Oats market a ‘trainwreck’
Winnipeg | CNS Canada — The oats market in North America is a “trainwreck”, and there’s not much positive in the six- to 12-month outlook, an analyst told the Wild […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans at five-month high on sale to ‘unknown’
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures notched a new five-month high on Tuesday after a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement of a large sale to an unknown destination sparked a […] Read more
CBOT oats run limit-up, hit record high on Prairie rail woes
Chicago | Reuters — The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade oat futures and options will increase to 30 cents a bushel when the markets reopen, after the […] Read more
Japan, U.S. fail to make headway in Pacific trade pact talks
Singapore | Reuters — Bilateral talks between Japan and the U.S., held as part of negotiations on a Pacific trade pact, ended without an agreement Monday, with Japanese Economics Minister […] Read more
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