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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up on exports, biodiesel hopes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Thursday, lifted by strong export demand, gains in soyoil prices and smaller pod count findings on an annual U.S. crop tour, traders said. Corn and wheat futures rallied late in the trading session on short-covering after prices for each […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls to 2017 lows on plentiful global stocks

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sank to their lowest levels of the year on Wednesday on fund-driven technical selling and plentiful global grain supplies, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on bargain-buying after front months fell to contract lows, while soybean futures firmed modestly. CBOT December corn settled down 4-1/4 […] Read more
(Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat commissions to collaborate on research funding

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Prairie provinces’ three wheat commissions are set to take a team approach to research funding through a new not-for-profit body. The Alberta Wheat Commission, Sask Wheat and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association on Tuesday announced the formation of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) to “facilitate long-term investments aimed at improving profitability […] Read more
(Bob Nichols photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn drops to nearly one-year low

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices fell about one per cent on Monday, with benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December corn sinking to a nearly one-year low, on technical selling and easing concerns that dry weather would reduce harvests. Several CBOT wheat futures contracts dropped to lifetime lows, while soybeans notched small declines. Soyoil […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Geneva | Reuters — The United States has requested a World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for agricultural products, the WTO said on Monday, setting up a showdown between the two largest economies. The row, which includes tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn, was initiated under the Obama […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post weekly declines

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures firmed on Friday, but outlooks for good weather for crop development limited attempts at a rally, traders said. All three commodities posted weekly losses. “Ongoing pressure from large supplies and lack of a weather threat kept markets on the defensive this week,” Farm Futures analyst […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell about one per cent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, weighed down by investment fund short selling and abundant global supplies, traders said. Corn futures also eased but held just above Wednesday’s multimonth lows while soybean futures gained on strong Chinese demand and as rains […] Read more
BASF’s promotions for pre-harvest use of Heat LQ have until now focused strictly on crops such as soybeans, peas, canola, dry beans and sunflowers. (Agro.basf.ca)
Cereals, Crops

Heat LQ cleared for pre-harvest use in wheat, barley

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat, durum and barley growers have a new pre-harvest herbicide option now that BASF has received Codex maximum residue limits (MRLs) for its product Heat LQ. While “there were probably some wheat acres already harvested,” according to Dan Packer, BASF’s cereals crop manager, this agreement will provide an additional pre-harvest option for farmers who still […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather for crop development across the […] Read more

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