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Brazil farmers say GMO corn no longer resistant to pest

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protecting Brazilian farmers from voracious tropical bugs, increasing costs as producers turn to pesticides, a farm group said on Monday. Producers want four major manufacturers of so-called BT corn seeds to reimburse them for the cost of spraying up to three coats of pesticides this year, said Ricardo […] Read more
The evolution of vertical tillage
Corn, Production

The evolution of vertical tillage

It’s how you use your deep tiller that makes all the difference in crop performance

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Reading Time: 7 minutes What’s vertical tillage? It seems like a simple three-word question, and you’d expect the answer to be just as straightforward. But no matter which farmer, equipment dealer or agronomist you ask, or how many times you ask them, you’re likely to get a different answer every time. In no small part that’s because the focus […] Read more
Cereals, Corn, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: Corn bounces but posts 5th weekly loss on supply pressure

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. corn futures inched higher on bargain buying Friday but posted a fifth consecutive weekly loss as expectations of record yields in this autumn’s harvest continued to hang over the market, traders said. Wheat rose on short-covering buying as the market consolidated above contract lows set this week, while soybeans ended mixed. At […] Read more
Brave new world of corn
Corn, Production

Brave new world of corn

It can feel like the glory days are over for corn, until you take a harder look

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Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s easy enough to get pessimistic about corn these days. Just look at Chicago prices, or look at all the news reports from all around the world about the tremendous corn production potential of everywhere from Brazil to Ukraine. Or you could look closer to home, and get a dose of optimism. That’s what Ken […] Read more
Cereals, Corn, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: U.S. soybeans extend advance on exports, weather worries

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. soybean prices rose to a near two-week high on Thursday on firm export demand and concerns that dry weather in parts of the Midwest crop belt might jeopardize yield prospects, traders said. Corn futures fell to fresh four-year lows, retreating from early gains, and wheat also fell. At the Chicago Board of […] Read more
Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: Soybeans hit over one-week high, U.S. old-crop supply tightens

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Front-month soybean futures rose to their highest level in more than a week on Wednesday, supported by firming U.S. cash markets as supplies of old-crop soybeans dwindle with the autumn harvest still about two months away, traders said. Corn futures fell to a fresh four-year low while wheat was mixed in choppy trade. […] Read more
Cereals, Corn, Soybeans

Grain bags catching on in the U.S. Midwest

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Reuters — As U.S. farmers turn in record grain crops this autumn, many will have a powerful new tool — giant sausage-shaped storage bags — to help them avoid the lowest prices in years and gain more control over trade with giants such as Cargill Inc. Demand has surged this summer for the white polyethylene […] Read more
Cereals, Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: U.S. corn slides to 4-yr lows on bright harvest prospects

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures drifted to fresh four-year lows on Tuesday, erasing early gains as favorable weather forecasts bolstered expectations for a bumper harvest, traders said. Wheat followed corn down. Soybeans closed mostly lower, led by new-crop months, but the spot August contract rose on export demand for U.S. soybeans and soymeal. At the Chicago Board […] Read more
Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Oats, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Ag Canada tightens grain/oilseed stocks projections

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS — Ending stocks of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds at the close of the upcoming 2014/15 (Jul/Nov) crop year will be tighter than earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand tables released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis branch on July 22. The latest tables take into account the latest acreage estimates released by […] Read more

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