Reading Time: < 1 minute The spring melt across Western Canada will cause disruptions to grain and livestock movement, as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies.
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Spring road restrictions coming soon to Prairies
Grain, equipment movement can be affected by road bans
U.S. grains: Corn extends bounce from three-year lows on bargain buying
Soybean futures backpedal from early advances
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, extending a slight recovery from their lowest levels in more than three years.
Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost
A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.
Zelenskiy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid
Conservative Republicans in US House of Representatives threatening to block further military aid
Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that without new U.S. military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise in turnaround from 3-year lows in nearby futures
US grain exports face competition from South America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. corn and soybean futures bounced on short-covering on Monday, after large supplies earlier knocked nearby contracts to their lowest levels in more than three years, traders said.
Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering
Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.
Managed money still adding to record large canola short position
Net short position in soybeans increased by about 2,300 contracts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators continued to add to their record large net short position in canola in mid-February, showing little sign of moving to the other side of the market any time soon, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Farmers protest across Europe, press ministers to act
Protests continued in Brussels, Madrid, border between Poland and Germany
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad.
Prairie wheat bids mixed as choppy futures trend lower
Wheat futures tested fresh contract lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Feb. 23 as choppy activity in the United States futures spilled into the cash market.
EU leader proposes policy shift as farmers protest
Rules "create a risk for EU food security" agriculture commissioner says
Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU should change conditions imposed on farmers who wish benefit from Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funding, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski said in an interview with French newspapers of the Ebra group.