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USDA’s main home page on Jan. 11, 2019. (GFM Staff photo)
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USDA extends deadline for aid after shutdown

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. farmers now have until Feb. 14 to apply for federal aid designed to offset the impact of retaliatory Chinese tariffs on American crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, after delays caused by the month-long government shutdown. The previous deadline for the aid program, officially known as the […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 corn with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ticked lower on Monday, pressured by broad declines in commodity and equity markets as well as improving forecasts for South American crop weather, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March corn futures settled down 1/2 cent at $3.79-3/4 per bushel […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-week high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a two-week high on Friday on worries about the size of Brazil’s crop and short-covering ahead of planned U.S.-China trade talks next week, traders said. Corn firmed, following strength in soybeans, while wheat drifted lower, pressured by news that a private forecaster had raised its estimate […] Read more
File photo of a sprayer at work on a field in France. (Debove Sophie/iStock/Getty Images)
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France’s glyphosate exit seen 80 per cent complete by 2021

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Paris | Reuters — France expects to have cut the use of glyphosate herbicide by 80 per cent by early 2021, its agriculture minister said on Friday, less than previously anticipated due to the number of farmers who will qualify for an exemption. In November 2017, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to ban glyphosate in France […] Read more
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Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | Reuters — Congestion at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port, has been resolved and rail operations are now “fluid,” Canadian National Railway said Friday. Canadian National and rival Canadian Pacific Railway were rationing space on trains travelling in the Vancouver area and prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, causing complaints […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken on technical selling, demand uncertainty
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U.S. livestock: CME hogs weaken on technical selling, demand uncertainty

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures eased on Thursday on a round of technical follow-through selling after declining on Wednesday, traders said. Weakness in the cash market, as well as uncertainty about demand from China, also weighed on the hog market. CME February lean hogs closed Thursday at 59.825 cents/lb., down from […] Read more
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U.S. firm launches second hostile bid for pot producer Aphria

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands said on Tuesday it would make a second all-stock takeover bid for Aphria, valuing the Canadian pot producer at about $2.35 billion. Several companies are looking to partner with or buy pot firms to explore opportunities in the Canadian cannabis sector after the country legalized recreational use […] Read more
CBOT March 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from five-week high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures closed lower on profit-taking and a lack of market-moving news on Thursday while soybeans firmed, buoyed by concerns about the size of Brazil’s crop. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March wheat settled down 4-1/2 cents at $5.21-1/2 per bushel (all figures US$). CBOT March corn ended […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on bargain buying
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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on bargain buying

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Wednesday, led higher by a bargain buying bounce in the feeder cattle contracts. The feeder cattle market, which jumped 1.4 per cent on Wednesday, was sharply oversold after the front-month contract hit its lowest since May 24 on Tuesday, traders said. “The feeder market […] Read more

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