Reading Time: 2 minutes Flour millers in Asia have ramped up imports of U.S. wheat in recent weeks, driven by competitive prices from American suppliers and delays in shipments from the Black Sea.
Asia millers buy more U.S. wheat on competitive prices, Black Sea delays
U.S. grains: Corn sags as bumper US crop harvest advances, soybeans retreat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday, retreating from a two-month high set on Friday, as market players focused on projections for a record-large U.S. harvest, analysts said. Soybean futures turned lower as worries resurfaced about export demand from top global buyer China. U.S. and Chinese officials met in […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally, hogs rise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago cattle futures rallied on Monday following losses in the previous trading session. Hogs also rose. Most-active December live cattle contracts closed at 236.275 cents a pound, up 4.350 cents. October live cattle settled at 234.600 cents a pound, up 4.625 cents. Most-traded October feeder cattle futures settled at 354.500 cents a pound, up 8.700 […] Read more
Fund traders flip to net short in canola futures
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speculative fund traders have moved to a net short position in canola futures for the first time in five months, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Moe says China trip laid ground work
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan premier says signals of moving forward on canola tariffs can be seen in moves from Chinese and Canadian governments
USDA considering economic aid for farmers this fall, says secretary
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid might be needed for the nation’s farmers this fall amid trade disputes and record-high yields, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday.
Review coming for Canadian wheat breeding
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Wheat Research Coalition says review of the wheat breeding innovation system will make sure research meets farmer needs.
New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on investor expectations that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce a re-opening of the border with Mexico for cattle imports in a speech in Oklahoma on Friday. The U.S. is currently closed to cattle imports from Mexico because of an infestation south of the […] Read more
Agrichemicals firm Corteva explores splitting seed and pesticide units, WSJ reports
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. agrichemicals company Corteva is exploring a breakup that would separate its seed and pesticide businesses into two separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Separating its crop-seed unit from its pesticide business could help shield its seeds from any potential future liabilities associated with its pest […] Read more
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