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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer U.S. acres likely due to surplus

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News 22 hours ago

CNS Canada — Large crops followed by poor export demand have led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the U.S., which should cut into acreage ideas for peas, lentils and chickpeas in 2019, an industry official says. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have quite a surplus,” said Shannon […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on concerns about China trade talks

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the third time in four sessions on Tuesday on worries that the United States and China remain far apart in resolving a bitter trade fight that has slashed U.S. soy imports by the world’s top buyer. Corn and wheat followed soybeans lower, with technical selling accelerating […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop in technical sell-off

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures fell for the second straight session on Monday, sliding to a one-week low on pressure from technical selling and a lack of bullish information to propel gains, traders and analysts said. Feeder cattle futures also eased to the lowest since Jan. 7, while more actively traded live […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak China trade data

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Monday on technical selling and on concerns about demand from China as the world’s top soy importer remains locked in a tariff war with the United States. Wheat also fell after Russia, the world’s top supplier, left its export forecast unchanged despite […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Ontario marijuana producer Aphria’s CEO to step down

By Reuters, GFM Network News 4 days ago

Reuters — Canadian pot producer Aphria’s co-founder and CEO Vic Neufeld is stepping down, at a time the company is facing questions about its deals in Latin America and a recent slump in its shares. The Leamington, Ont. company also said its marijuana sales nearly doubled in the second quarter driving overall revenue to $21.7 […] Read more

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Crops

Health Canada dismisses glyphosate objections

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Health Canada’s 2017 decision requiring no major changes to product labels for glyphosate herbicide will stand, despite the objections filed in its wake. The federal health department said Friday it has reviewed eight notices of objection received after it released its final re-evaluation decision on glyphosate in April 2017. The objections were filed with Health […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canadian canola demand off year-ago pace

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News 5 days ago

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports and domestic usage are both falling behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 63,700 tonnes of canola during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the report. That compares with the average weekly movement during the crop-year-to-date of about 200,000 tonnes. […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Oil on rail likely won’t interfere with grain movements

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

CNS Canada — When considering the pattern of how grain is shipped by rail in Canada, it’s very unlikely increased oil shipments would interfere, according to Quorum Corp. “That’s largely because the flow of grain is predominantly to the West Coast and Thunder Bay,” said Quorum president Mark Hemmes. About 80 per cent of Canadian […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on dollar weakness, export hopes

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied from one-week lows on Friday in a technical and bargain-buying bounce as a weakened U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in rival exporting nations boosted prospects for U.S. shipments. Corn and soybeans also advanced on technical buying and concerns about crop prospects in South America due to […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Winter Wheat

Beetles halt U.S. DDGs exports to Thailand

By GFM Network News 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — Exports of U.S. distillers’ dried grains to Thailand have stopped due to new fumigation requirements installed after beetles were discovered in a shipment last year, U.S. traders said on Friday. Thai government officials said U.S. shipments required certificates showing they had been “properly fumigated.” Traders said sales had effectively been halted […] Read more

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