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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean prices expected to rise

By Jade Markus October 21, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– The ongoing U.S. harvest has pressured CBOT corn and soybeans in recent sessions, but support for the commodities will ramp up long-term, moving prices higher, according to a U.S. analyst. “I think you’re going to see demand improve and you’re going to see weather problems in South America emerge,” said Sean Lusk, […] Read more

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ADM increases stake in Wilmar

By Tom Polansek October 20, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains trader Archer Daniels Midland has increased its stake in Wilmar International of Singapore, in its latest bid to expand in Asia. ADM’s purchases represented about 22 per cent of Wilmar shares traded on Singapore’s exchange on Tuesday, Wilmar said in a regulatory filing. Wilmar shares reached their highest price […] Read more

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Feed: Frost pressures Australian barley

By MarketsFarm Team October 20, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Tuesday, Oct. 20. • The Grains Industry of Western Australia is predicting the area will harvest a 3.19 million-tonne barley crop in 2015-16. However, some recent frosts are casting questions on whether that mark will be reached. • […] Read more

The precision with which practices can be measured means that everything done on the farm — planting, spraying, harvesting — can be layered together with other facets to create a complete picture of that farm.

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Farming for profitability

Precision ag systems can take your ability to analyze profits way past yesterday’s cost-revenue calculations

By Ralph Pearce October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s been the mantra of agricultural economists, bankers and even agronomists for the past 20 years. “Know your cost of production.” At every podium at every conference, you can almost guarantee the question is going to get asked. How can a farmer farm successfully without knowing their cost of production? We’re always told every successful […] Read more

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Feed: El Nino pressures barley crop down under

By MarketsFarm Team October 19, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, Oct. 19. • CBOT corn futures were down by two to three cents per bushel at midday Monday, as harvest pressure in the U.S. and improving corn conditions in the Black Sea region weighed on prices. • […] Read more

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U.S. EPA launches probe into benefits of biofuels program

By Chris Prentice October 17, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s in-house investigators have launched a review of the environmental benefits stemming from the country’s decade-old program requiring the use of corn-based ethanol in gasoline. The investigation, to be conducted by the Inspector General for EPA, will examine whether the agency has complied with reporting requirements and […] Read more

“When we do try something, we try it as a side-by-side comparison, so we know what’s going on.” — Billy Beaudry

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Maximize efficiency above all else

East of Montreal, Billy Beaudry knows he’s under pressure to choose the right corn technologies

By Ralph Pearce October 16, 2015

Reading Time: 6 minutes Farming in Quebec typically calls to mind those long, narrow ribbons of land that run inland from the St. Lawrence River. But that’s not the reality that Billy Beaudry and his family face on their farm about a third of the way toward the U.S. border, on a plateau between the St. Lawrence and the […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Livestock, Markets

Feed: Ukraine, U.S. corn harvest advancing

By MarketsFarm Team October 16, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Friday, Oct. 16. • CBOT corn futures were posting small losses at midday Friday, with the December contract quoted at US$3.74 per bushel, as the advancing U.S. harvest and relatively favourable yield reports weighed on values. • Ukraine […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Forages, Markets, Soybeans

Feed: Australian drought hurts grain production

By MarketsFarm Team October 15, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Thursday, Oct. 15. • CBOT corn futures were posting small losses at midday Thursday, with the December contract quoted at US$3.77 per bushel, as the advancing U.S. harvest and relatively favourable yield reports weighed on values. • Drought […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy move on weather, interest from China

By Jade Markus October 14, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– It’s a game of follow-the-leader in corn and soybean markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, according to one analyst — and short-term, neither looks especially bullish. “Beans have been the leader, corn is the follower, because we’re getting into the teeth of harvest,” said Scott Capinegro, senior broker for HighGround Trading […] Read more

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