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Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

By Reuters February 14, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks, despite low global supply, and price pressure may continue if harvest prospects for next season remain good, analysts at Strategie Grains said. The barley market rallied earlier in the 2018-19 season with weather-hit crops in […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

By Sybille De La Hamaide February 6, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — Bayer said on Wednesday that farmers in France and Germany were digging up thousands of hectares of rapeseed fields after traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) banned for cultivation were found in seeds sold by the company. GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but they remain controversial in Europe, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Big Weed hits up Europe hoping for expansion cash

By Nichola Saminather, Simon Jessop September 17, 2018

Reading Time: 4 minutes Toronto/London | Reuters — A favorite of DIY stock pickers, Canadian cannabis firms are trying to bolster their institutional investor base by ramping up efforts to woo European funds as countries across the region approve marijuana for medical use. For some time companies including Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis and Tilray Inc. have been signing export […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

By Michael Hogan, Polina Devitt, Sybille De La Hamaide August 2, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Paris | Moscow | Hamburg | Reuters – Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output estimates, with prices soaring on fears of further crop damage. Evidence of serious harm to crops is growing as harvesting heads north in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures close firm

By Mark Weinraub July 26, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed slightly firm on Thursday, supported by hopes that stepped-up exports to Europe would make up for business lost in a trade fight with China, traders said. Corn futures also settled in positive territory while wheat was mostly lower, weighed down by technical selling. Soybeans, corn and wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Trade uncertainty hitting canary seed markets

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm June 30, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — July is usually when Canadian canary seed prices weaken as producers dump unsold product onto the market — but this year that might not happen as trade uncertainty around the world affects the markets. “We tend to see weakness in July and then strength in the fall, but I don’t know if […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S./China trade uncertainty weighs on soy

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm June 6, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Trade uncertainty between China and the U.S., along with good U.S. growing conditions, is pressuring the soybean market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). During the week ended Wednesday, the July CBOT soybean contract dropped about 30 cents to $9.9425 per bushel (all figures US$). “The trade uncertainty is a major […] Read more

Guide Business, Livestock

Working (and learning) abroad

More young Canadians are looking to gain wider perspectives by working on farms in other countries

By Helen Lammers-Helps November 20, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes Ask almost anyone who has spent time abroad and they’ll tell you it was a life-changing experience. Inevitably, their faces will light up as they talk enthusiastically about how they gained confidence, developed friendships with people from around the world and emerged with a broader perspective. Not surprisingly, this was precisely the reaction I got […] Read more

A core lean principle is that inefficiency is waste, and on Danish farms a key learning is that a source of inefficiency starts with poor instructions for employees. Photographs help, and are placed strategically throughout lean farms in Denmark.

Guide Business, Livestock

How lean farming is a little different in Europe

By Angela Lovell April 24, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes The European model of “lean” farming is a little different from the North American version, and although the primary focus is still eliminating waste, lean takes a more people-focused approach and shares similarities with the principles of holistic management. “The lean approach we take is more about management and people,” says Susanne Pejstrup, a Danish […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Higher prices could give flax acres a chance

By Jade Markus March 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Strong demand for Canadian flax, combined with small production, has driven prices up, which could tempt producers making seeding choices this spring. Last year, the amount of flax seeded in Canada was down about a third from the previous growing season. As a result, stocks are short, despite large carryover. Demand, however, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch two-year top on China buying spree

U.S. livestock: CME hogs up on another swine fever case in Germany

Feed weekly outlook: Prices stronger after harvest

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