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Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

Winnipeg | Reuters — Heavy rain forecast for the soggiest parts of the Prairies this week is likely to further delay seeding in the world’s biggest canola-exporting country, meteorologists say. The rain, forecast to hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, would be the latest blow to farmers who could not harvest all […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat fall after USDA report

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell more than two per cent on Wednesday, the most in a month, while soybean and wheat futures also declined on expectations for record-large U.S. harvests and huge grain inventories. At the CBOT, December corn settled down 8-1/2 cents at $3.37 per bushel. November soybeans […] Read more