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Feed weekly outlook: Harvest pressure, looming corn imports weigh on barley bids
Some yields turn out 'better than expected'
MarketsFarm — Seasonal harvest pressure and expectations for large corn deliveries from the United States should limit any upside potential in feed barley bids in Western Canada for the foreseeable […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to one-month low on export woes
CBOT corn, wheat end down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. benchmark soybean futures fell below US$13 a bushel on Thursday for the first time in a month while corn and wheat futures held near multi-year […] Read more

CBOT weekly outlook: Funds getting out of soybeans
Potential for U.S. government shutdown a concern
MarketsFarm — While corn and wheat prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stayed fairly steady during the week ended Wednesday, soybean prices steadily declined. The November soybean contract […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend bounce from multi-year low
CBOT wheat, soybeans end firm
New York | Reuters — Chicago corn futures ended higher on Wednesday, extending a rebound from this week’s near three-year lows, while wheat climbed on a pickup in global export […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn up off near-three-year lows
CBOT soybeans, wheat end lower
New York | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on bargain-buying after prices touched the lowest levels in nearly three years, but gains were limited by expectations of […] Read more

Fund long position drops in canola
Net long in CBOT soybeans also down on week
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 […] Read more

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 […] 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). […] 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 […] 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, […] Read more