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U.S. wheat market watching weather closely

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures posted sharp losses over the past few weeks, but values found support on Tuesday as weather forecasts provide nearby direction, according to an analyst. Minneapolis and Kansas City wheat contracts lost roughly US30-40 cents per bushel over the past month, as ample world supplies weighed on values. “We’ve certainly […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy drops below $10 on rising supplies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures declined on Tuesday for a seventh straight session, dropping below US$10 a bushel as hefty South American harvests threatened U.S. soy export prospects, traders said. Corn firmed, snapping a six-session slide on news of U.S. corn sales to China, while wheat was little changed after […] Read more


Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on rain prospects for Plains

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on improving weather forecasts for the southern Plains winter wheat belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat down and nearby soybean futures closed fractionally lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat settled down 10 cents at $4.30-1/2 […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a two-month low on Thursday, pressured by rising government forecasts for a record-large Brazilian soy harvest, traders said. Corn futures also declined on forecasts for big South American crops, and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract settled down 10-3/4 […] Read more

A kochia seedling.

Step one: Identify your weed enemy

Step two: Identify the best means to combat it. Here are some ways to help determine the treatments for weeds, insects and diseases

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is that cow cockle or cocklebur? It’s easy to tell when it’s grown so much that it’s already cost you yield, but not so easy when it’s first popping out of the ground. And once you know for sure, what are your control options? Insect control is even trickier. Is that critter eating my crop, […] Read more



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Canada Bread buys into organic craft bread market

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Toronto baking firm that grows and contracts its own organic grains in eastern Ontario is going to be an entry point in the craft bread market for Canada Bread. Canada Bread, the Canadian arm of Mexican baking giant Grupo Bimbo, announced Monday it had completed its deal to buy Stonemill Bakehouse Ltd. for an […] Read more


Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts

Reading Time: 3 minutes Alexandria, Egypt | Reuters — Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the way bread rations are managed raised fears that the government was cutting food subsidies by the back door. Bread subsidies are an explosive issue in Egypt, where more than 70 […] Read more