Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers applying for spring cash advances should be aware the interest-free portion has dropped back to 2021 levels.
Cereals
Feds reduce interest-free portion of cash advance
Increases implemented over the last few years have been discontinued, leaving farmers to pay higher interest cost
Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods
Discovery sets off media story despite samples testing well inside safe levels
Reading Time: 3 minutes A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.
Record large fund short position grows in canola
Net short in soybeans, corn also grew
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculators added to their already record large net short position in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
U.S. grains: Soy futures rebound as corn sets new three-year lows
Soybean market oversold, analyst says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped on Friday on short covering before a long weekend, a day after slumping to a three-year low, analysts said.
New farm income record set in 2023, estimates suggest
Despite challenges like drought and war, Canadian farms proved resilient
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farm income may have set a new record in 2023. That's according to the official 2023 and 2024
estimates released February 16 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
U.S. corn, soybean, wheat yields to rise in 2024/25
More soybean acres; corn and wheat area to drop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yields for United States soybeans, corn and wheat were projected to increase in 2024/25, according to the Department of Agriculture at its 100th annual Outlook Forum on Feb. 15. Also, the USDA said there’s to be more soybean acres but less for corn and wheat for the coming crop year.
Indian farmers pause protest march to Delhi as government talks continue
Farmers pressing government to set minimum prices for produce ahead of election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian farmers demanding higher prices for their crops said they had paused their protest march to New Delhi on Friday until their unions hold another round of talks with government ministers on Sunday.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures set new three-year lows as US forecasts hefty supplies
U.S. soybean crushings dropped more than expected from a record high
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. forecasts for increasing crop inventories on Thursday drove corn and soybean futures to their lowest prices in more than three years as traders remained worried about strength of demand.
Farm employee, employer’s perceptions differ on worker retention
Ag domestic labour gap will increase 15 per cent by 2030 as older workers retire: CAHRC
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manual labour and long hours may be less of a deterrent to farm workers than farmers think, a new report suggests.
U.S. grains: Soy and corn set three-year lows on fund selling, supply outlook
Markets down about 10 per cent this year, traded on lowest levels since late 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean and corn futures fell to three-year lows at the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday under pressure from fund selling and expectations for increased U.S. supplies, analysts said.