MarketsFarm — Fund traders have been busy liquidating long positions and putting on new bearish canola bets in early September. The net managed money long position in the ICE Futures market dropping sharply during the week ended Tuesday (Sept. 12), according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission […] Read more
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Fund long position drops in canola
Net long in CBOT soybeans also down on week
Corn remains agriculture’s chief currency
Corn Guide: Despite lower acreage compared to other countries, corn in Canada is on the rise
Some news reports suggest soybeans are overtaking corn acres in Ontario or across the country, but corn is still king in row crop production. Its acreage may fluctuate but the potential to expand corn’s reach and usage, and the amount of money invested in research and development, are driving optimism in the market. Why it […] Read more
Old pest for corn growers returns with new threat
Corn Guide: ECB is showing resistance to Bt hybrids, but not in Ontario yet
Bt corn hybrids have been the story of success in transgenic innovation, a gold standard of biotech pest management, first with European corn borer (ECB) and then corn rootworm (CRW). Now comes a case from Truro, N.S., where a resistant corn borer population confirmed in 2018 also appears resistant to another protein. Why it matters: […] Read more
A better system resides with residue
Corn Guide: Lucknow-area brothers like what they see and get from biostrip till
Seven years ago, Lawrence Hogan and Steve Howard decided to change their tillage management. They had worked for decades with a variety of tillage systems, from ridge to minimum, strip till to no till, and then decided to replace the tillage implement with plants. In 2015, they tried no-tilling corn into a mix of summer-planted, […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn down on harvest pressure, demand woes
USDA crop reports show brisk harvest, little change to crop quality
New York | Reuters — U.S. corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) hit their lowest levels in nearly three years on Monday as the Midwest harvest expanded, adding to fears of a supply glut at a time of weak export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. The benchmark CBOT December corn settled […] Read more
China says GM soy, corn trials show ‘outstanding’ results
The country has not yet approved commercial planting of GM corn and soybeans, but has been studying them for years
China’s farm ministry on Aug. 24 said large trials of genetically modified corn and soybeans showed “outstanding” results and that the technology was safe and essential. China has not yet approved commercial planting of GM corn and soybeans, but has been studying the crops for years, and this year significantly expanded the acreage of its […] Read more
Increased Group 1 rates advised under Enlist system
Volunteer corn will require an adapted strategy as new Corteva technology expands
As more Ontario growers adopt Corteva Agriscience’s Enlist-branded stacked-trait genetics in soybeans and corn, they may need to adjust their approach to controlling volunteer corn. That was one message delivered by Thorndale-based Corteva field scientist Laura Smith during a research plot tour in early July at the company’s Tavistock location. Why it matters: The technology […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans down on positioning, crush pace
CBOT wheat ends up on week
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday on technical selling and profit taking after two sessions of gains, and as a monthly crush report showed U.S. processors handled far fewer beans than expected in August. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, with both markets also pressured by improving crop conditions in Europe and […] Read more
Export demand improves for Ontario soybeans
Soybeans yields look good and crush margins favour soybeans over canola
The Ontario growing region received 85 to 115 per cent of normal precipitation in August and the southern region around Windsor had over 150 per cent of normal rainfall. Temperatures were 2 C to 3 C below normal. For the most part, Ontario received normal precipitation with cooler than normal temperatures resulting in optimal conditions […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up on signals of supply, weather concerns
CBOT wheat falls on higher U.S. dollar, corn pressured by wheat
New York | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures turned higher amid a volatile trading session on Thursday, as commodities traders wrestled with tight domestic supplies and uncertainty over weather impacts on the current U.S. crop. Analysts said that market participants are focusing on how the recent extreme heat waves across the […] Read more
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