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Cracked soybeans enter a SunOpta soymilk processing plant at Modesto, California. (Video screengrab from SunOpta.com via YouTube)
Corn, Crops, Soybeans

SunOpta sheds U.S. Midwest organic corn, soy business

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Organic food firm SunOpta Inc. has stepped out of the U.S. organic corn and soybean business in a $66.5 million deal with Minnesota-based organic startup Pipeline Foods. Mississauga-based SunOpta announced Monday it closed a deal with Pipeline last Friday for the Canadian firm’s organic and “specialty” soy and corn operations, which include five plants in […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Low ending stocks supportive

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Reading Time: < 1 minute With some of the lowest ending stocks in more than a generation, feed grain prices are doing quite well in Western Canada, said Ed Baldwin of AgChieve Grain Marketing in Winnipeg. Baldwin, AgChieve’s manager of advisory services, said Canada has its lowest ending stocks for feed grains in the last 35 years. On the world […] Read more
CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy in ‘little bit of a free fall’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybeans, wheat and corn have been trading generally lower of late on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In particular soybeans are in “a little bit of a free fall,” said Terry Reilly, senior agriculture futures analyst with Futures International in Chicago. “It’s purely technical. We closed below the 100-day moving average (Tuesday) based on […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Markets steady amid cold Alberta weather

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Excessively cold temperatures in Alberta may be causing headaches for both feed grain buyers and sellers, but prices remain relatively steady for what’s moving. The cold weather hasn’t really led to a significant increase in demand, but “it’s definitely made the farmer grumpy,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. “In general, the […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 corn (orange) and March 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: All eyes on March 1 trade deadline

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Reading Time: 2 minutes As high-level trade talks are underway in Beijing this week between the U.S. and China, commodity markets are watching carefully, said an analyst following the Chicago Board of Trade. “All eyes are on March 1,” said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. Should negotiators fail to make any progress toward resolving the U.S./China trade war, the […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

U.S. EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The Trump administration has persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its recent decision ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, which critics say can harm children and farmers. In an order on Wednesday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will again review former EPA administrator […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Little to change for Prairie prices

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Reading Time: < 1 minute As feedlots reduce their cattle numbers, demand for feed grains has declined on the Canadian Prairies, according to Market Place Commodities trader Allen Pirness at Lethbridge. “It’s a pretty calm time of year. The feedlots are shipping a lot of fat cattle more than they are replacing. Their grain consumption drops off a little bit […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Pending the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports on Friday, trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has remained quiet, according to one broker, who was cautious about U.S. soybean sales to China. Following the 35-day partial U.S. government shutdown that ended Jan. 25, USDA will have taken two weeks to prepare […] Read more
Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie wheat, barley prices still look good

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for feed wheat and barley in Western Canada are doing pretty good, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Edmonton. Feed wheat is up to $6 per bushel in the Edmonton area and about $250 per tonne in the Lethbridge area, he said. Feed barley was still quite strong, although the price had softened […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn follow trade talks closely
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn follow trade talks closely

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Talks between the U.S. and China taking place in Washington this week are being followed closely by Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn traders, with optimism over improving relations between the two countries helping prop up the futures. “The U.S./China talks will be on the top of all traders’ minds,” said Terry Reilly, of […] Read more

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