Last month, 1400 tonnes of grain was dumped from a freight train onto the trackside in Brittany, France. Forcing the train to stop before an improvised cinderblock barrier, activists from the umbrella group Brittany Collective Against Factory Farms, supported by Extinction Rebellion protesters, intended to hijack and destroy its cargo of GMO-soybeans. But the train […] Read more
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Will war open Europe to biotechnology?
Severe supply disruptions have prompted some member states to consider wider acceptance of GM crops
Argentine grain truckers strike, threatening exports amid harvest
Buenos Aires | Reuters — Truckers in Argentina began an open-ended strike on Monday to demand higher rates for transporting grain and livestock, an action that could hit grain exports during a key part of the harvest. Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of soy derivatives and second-largest corn exporter, recently started harvesting both grains, which […] Read more
Proximity to pollinator habitat linked to larger soybean size
Science Notes: Habitat was created by planting wildflowers on unused land
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans than crops not planted near pollinator habitat. “Even though soybeans are not thought of as being dependent on pollinators, we found that soybean plants are still attractive to bees,” says Hannah Levenson, a postdoctoral research scholar at […] Read more
Sevita launches 13 new soybean varieties
Sevita International has introduced 13 new soybean varieties across Canada for the 2022 growing season and will have another 10 new varieties available in 2023. Sevita has also launched a new online plot comparison tool that lets growers compare variety performance in on-farm plots across Canada. The 2022 roll-out of new varieties is the largest […] Read more
Global instability drives crop price effects in Ontario
Potential large crop in Brazil could limit Ukraine export impact
Ontario grain and oilseed markets continue to digest uncertainty in world production and trade due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The longer the conflict continues, the less likely that Ukraine corn and sunflower planting and will occur under normal conditions. The ability to harvest Ukraine winter wheat this summer is also questionable. Ontario farmers […] Read more
Soybeans to gain, corn to lose U.S. acres, USDA report predicts
MarketsFarm — More soybean acres are projected to be seeded in the United States this year, while fewer corn acres will be planted according to a report that has surprised analysts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its survey-based Prospective Plantings report on Thursday and the projected acreage numbers for two of the country’s […] Read more
China’s soybean imports beat market expectations
Reuters – China’s soybean imports in the first two months of 2022 rose from the previous year, beating market expectations, according to March 7 customs data. China, the world’s top importer of soybeans, brought in 13.94 million tonnes of the oilseed in the Jan.-Feb. period, up 4.1 per cent from 13.41 million tonnes in the […] Read more
Growers should prepare for a wet spring
Storm systems with more cloud cover are tracking for the spring season
Spring 2022 is looking to be wet, says Brett Anderson, senior meteorologist, Canada weather specialist with Accuweather. Grain Farmers of Ontario hosted Brett Anderson Feb. 25 for a webinar on climate trends for the 2022 growing season. Why it matters: Understanding the forecast helps growers to understand what they are up against and to prepare […] Read more
U.S. agricultural exports to set record
Exports increased 18 per cent over the previous year, and another record year is projected
Glacier FarmMedia – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts another record year of U.S. agricultural exports in 2022. The country shipped US$177 billion worth of agricultural commodities in 2021, an 18 per cent increase over the previous year. The forecast for 2022 is for a new record of $183.5 billion. “This, ladies and gentlemen, […] Read more
Grain markets reach historic highs in March
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect wheat prices the most moving forward
World grain and oilseed markets have incorporated a risk premium due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ontario corn, soybean and wheat prices have made fresh historical highs during the first couple weeks of March. This rally comes on the heels of an extremely tight fundamental structure for Ontario grains and oilseeds. Ending stocks are […] Read more
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