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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on supply pressure

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows on Friday, pressured by technical selling and abundant global grain supplies ahead of another bumper U.S. harvest, traders and analysts said. Soybean futures also eased, declining from Thursday’s two-week high as investors took profits ahead of final data from the annual […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
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
Continued cereal R&D in Eastern Canada means more small-grains choices for more growers.
Cereals, Crops

New cereal varieties for Eastern Canada

There’s only a handful of new varieties for planting this fall, but they’re worth a hard look

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Increased winter wheat acres are good for Eastern Canada, not only because of crop diversity and longer rotations, but as a contributor to overall soil health. Despite the challenges of fall planting, farmers are clearly deciding there’s real value in maintaining wheat acres: the message is definitely getting through. Yet other, more immediate concerns are […] 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
(Allan Dawson photo)
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
The market for soft white wheat in Eastern Canada is now confined to white bran for millers and processors, and the brewing industry.
Cereals, Crops

Where to next for soft white wheat?

Brewers and bran markets are still buying, but the heady days of the 1990s are gone

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Two years ago, word spread early in the summer of an unexpected premium for soft white winter wheat, once a powerhouse in cereal production in Ontario. It wasn’t that pastry chefs or bakers had awakened to the benefits of home-grown soft white wheat, it was just that a new Kellogg’s plant in Mexico had miscalculated […] Read more

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