Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A class of insecticides popular with corn and soybean farmers in the U.S. Midwest but feared as a factor in the decline of U.S. honey bee colonies and other crop pollinators, has been found to be widespread through rivers and streams in Iowa, according to a government study released on Thursday. The study, […] Read more
Neonic insecticides widespread in Iowa waters
GRAINS: U.S. soybeans extend advance on exports, weather worries
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
GRAINS: Soybeans hit over one-week high, U.S. old-crop supply tightens
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
In control… ahead of the market
These farm planning strategies can elevate soybean returns, even in a volatile year
Reading Time: 12 minutes In business circles, there’s the five-year plan, the two-year plan and even the one-year and the six-month plan, each with its own sub-plans loaded with hard production and financial targets. They’re a fact of life, and they are crucial management tools. Just ask any manufacturer, or the owner of any store that turns the kinds […] Read more
Grain bags catching on in the U.S. Midwest
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
GRAINS: U.S. corn slides to 4-yr lows on bright harvest prospects
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
Ag Canada tightens grain/oilseed stocks projections
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
GRAINS: U.S. corn drops to four-year low as weather stays favourable
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn futures fell 2 per cent to a four-year low on Monday with all months notching contract lows as ideal weather in the heart of the Midwest signaled a bumper harvest, traders said. Soybeans were also sharply lower, with wheat following suit. At the Chicago Board of Trade at 12:05 p.m. CDT (1705 GMT), […] Read more
On the rebound
Higher premiums and strong global demand are rekindling interest in IP soybeans
Reading Time: 6 minutes Ask anyone involved in identity-preserved (IP) or non-GMO soybean trade, and there’s plenty to say in favour of Canada’s reputation abroad and its leadership in quality. Unfortunately, they’ll also tell you that it’s been a tough go in the past two or three years. Since 2010, as total soybean production in Canada has increased, the […] Read more
Corn, soybean price drop may be premature
Reading Time: 2 minutes "I do think the market may have gone a little bit too far to the downside for the moment." Ted Seifried, vice-president of brokerage Zaner Group
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