Reading Time: 2 minutes I want to plant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans this season to control my glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane. But I keep hearing about the increased risk of drift with the dicamba-based herbicides. Is this fear mongering, or do I need to pay special attention when applying herbicides containing dicamba? We can learn a lot about the […] Read more
Pest Patrol: Xtend soybeans, spray drift and controlling glyphosate-resistant fleabane
#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
CBOT weekly outlook: December corn seen as bellwether
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — As traders wait for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to put out fresh acreage estimates for corn and soybeans this week some eyes have already shifted to the behaviour of certain deferred contracts in the market. “If the December (corn) contract broke above US$4 (a bushel) it would be a catalyst,” said […] Read more
Maple Leaf to buy U.S. veggie dog, burger maker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian meat packer Maple Leaf Foods is buying space on the non-meat side of the deli section with a deal for U.S. processor Lightlife Foods. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Tuesday it would pay US$140 million for Lightlife, which makes vegetarian burgers, hot dogs, sausage, deli cuts, jerky and other meatless protein products at Turners Falls, […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Argentine flood fears underpin corn, soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Weather concerns in South America continue to dominate the attention of many traders, despite the fact growing conditions for corn and soybeans have generally been favourable in Brazil over the past week. “It’s been good in Brazil but Argentina has had issues with flooding,” said Ted Seifried of Zaner Group in Chicago. […] Read more
Syngenta to shed southwestern Ontario seed storehouse
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop chemical and seed firm Syngenta Canada plans to shut and sell its seed distribution site in southwestern Ontario by the end of May. The company announced Wednesday it would shut its operations at Cottam, about 30 km southeast of Windsor, “not later than May 31.” The Cottam site, formerly a seed processing plant, was […] Read more
U.S. soy grower co-op plans North Dakota crush plant
Reading Time: 2 minutes A U.S. soybean growers’ co-operative has picked its site for what it says would be the first soybean processing plant of its kind in North Dakota. Minnesota Soybean Processors and its North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP) subsidiary announced Tuesday their site will be on 150 acres near Spiritwood, N.D., 260 km south of the Manitoba […] Read more
Pest Patrol: Enlist vs. Extend
#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is the difference between Enlist and Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans, and how good are they at controlling glyphosate-resistant weeds? The key selling point of each new seed system is that they have tolerance to specific “auxinic” herbicides that traditionally have been used to control weeds in corn and cereals, and in theory should […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: South American weather still key for soy, corn
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — South American weather uncertainty is lending underlying support to soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade, with speculators likely to remain on the long side until production issues are more clearly sorted out, according to an analyst. “The funds don’t want to give up the ship, and there’s enough […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn expected to move steady to lower
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Despite a divergence in the two markets on the week, Chicago Board of Trade soybeans and corn are expected to shift back into step, moving sideways to lower in short-term trade, one U.S. analyst says. Improving South American weather is likely to keep a lid on soybeans, said Terry Reilly, senior commodity […] Read more
Corn/soy price ratio favours soybean acres, analyst says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chatham, Ont. — Most underpinnings for higher corn, soybean and wheat prices appear to have fallen away — leaving biodiesel the only area that could drive higher prices. A growth mandate for U.S. ethanol production ends in 2017, and oil prices continue to stagnate well below the highs of a few years ago, according to […] Read more
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