Sydney | Reuters – Authorities planned to drop fodder to stranded cattle in Australia’s flooded far north earlier this month where vast parts of the outback are under water and […] Read more
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Hundreds of thousands of cattle killed by Australian floods
The region has gone from drought to catastrophic floods after receiving 1.5 year’s worth of rain in seven days
Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop
Paris | Reuters — A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks, despite low global supply, and price pressure may continue if […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy end lower on technical selling
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on a rising estimate of Argentina’s crop and chart-based selling, analysts said, while soybeans and […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Tight supplies, good demand support barley
Solid demand, both domestically and internationally, coupled with tightening world supplies is keeping barley bids well supported in Western Canada and should lead to increased acres this spring. “The price […] Read more
GrainCorp says offer not certain enough to make recommendation
Reuters — Australia’s GrainCorp Ltd. on Wednesday said it was providing suitor Long-Term Asset Partners (LTAP) due diligence to put forward a more certain proposal. The country’s largest listed bulk […] Read more
Trade, weather top of mind for 2019 acres
CNS Canada — As Canadian farmers start thinking about what to plant next spring, global trade patterns and weather will play into decision making. “It’s very difficult to decide where […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie fababeans spike on global production issues
CNS Canada — Fababean prices in Western Canada have seen a boost lately due to global production problems, but according to a buyer this is a temporary situation. “Over the […] Read more
Drought to cut east Australia crop output in half from 20-year average
Melbourne | Reuters – Drought is expected to cut eastern Australia’s crop production this year to less than half the average over the past 20 years, with New South Wales […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as wet Midwest weather seen halting harvest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the first time in three sessions on Friday as a rainy Midwest forecast fueled worries about harvest delays and potential damage […] Read more
World crop briefs: Russia makes wheat pitch to Algeria
CNS Canada — Russia is attempting to crack Algerian wheat markets open, according to reports from Bloomberg news agency. Russia recently hosted a tour of Algerian officials and plans to […] Read more
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