Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports

Reading Time: 3 minutes Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” Sask Wheat chair Bill Gehl […] Read more

Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (l) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue meet in Toronto on June 5. (Government of Canada photo)

U.S. asks Canada to end ‘underhanded’ dairy pricing class

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new “underhanded” dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. Perdue was speaking to reporters after he met with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Toronto. Canada’s dairy farmers last year struck a […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Minneapolis wheat surges on northern Plains dryness

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. spring wheat futures set a 5-1/2-month high on Friday, buoyed by expanding dryness in the northern Plains production belt, analysts said. Minneapolis Grain Exchange July spring wheat settled up five cents at $5.83-3/4 per bushel after reaching $5.90, the highest spot price since mid-January (all figures US$). The spot contract […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Corn ends higher on lower-than-expected crop ratings

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose about 1.4 per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initial condition ratings for the crop fell below trade expectations. Nearby soybeans also closed firm while wheat turned lower toward the close, after spending most of the session higher. Chicago Board of Trade July corn […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly 14 months on Tuesday on better-than-expected weather conditions over a long holiday weekend and worries about export demand for new-crop supplies, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined about two per cent on improving U.S. weather outlooks. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more


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Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably a foregone conclusion at this […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy slips to 13-month low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 13-month low on Friday while corn and wheat each gained more than one per cent on spreading and position squaring ahead of a three-day weekend, traders and analysts said. Some traders sold soybeans and bought corn as wet weather in the Midwestern crop belt was […] Read more