Reading Time: 2 minutes While seeding progress has been varied across Alberta and Saskatchewan this spring, healthy growing conditions are pressuring prices according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta.
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Feed Grain Weekly: More moisture for feed grain crops
Rail strike won’t happen this month, CPKC says
CPKC, Teamsters to continue meeting as Canadian Industrial Relations Board deliberates
Reading Time: 2 minutes A potential rail strike will not happen this month as rail companies and workers await a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said today.
Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.
U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans slip as US crush hit 7-month low in April
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ticked down on Wednesday, after the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported that U.S. crushing plunged in April to a seven-month low.
CBOT weekly: Traders watching out for weather concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutes United States wheat futures rose sharply during the week ended May 15, while corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were in a rangebound, up-and-down pattern.
Manitoba crop report: Seeding speeds up to normal pace
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting progress greatly accelerated across Manitoba during the week ended May 12.
The province’s crop report released on May 14 showed that seeding was at 30 per cent completion, compared to just four per cent the week before.
U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts said the market was disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration did not include used cooking oil on a list of tariff increases on Chinese goods.
Feds invest in research to promote more diverse crop rotations
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government is investing $5,733,852 million in funding to advance soybean, corn and oat research and promote diverse crop rotations across Canada.
Ducks Unlimited and PepsiCo offer financial incentive
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers enrolled in Ducks Unlimited's Marginal Areas Program may be eligible for additional financial incentives.
U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Monday, hitting nine-month highs on worries about crop losses in top-exporter Russia after multiple nights of frosty weather in key regions.