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ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uphill climb

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Bearish headwinds facing the canola market may have gotten slightly worse, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it was considering cuts to biofuel requirements in U.S. fuel. The EPA said Tuesday it was looking for feedback on proposed reductions to the renewable fuel obligations in the 2018 and 2019 Renewable Fuel […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on soy, corn

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. harvest operations are just getting started, which should keep soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade under pressure over the next few weeks. Both commodities are expected to “grind a little lower” over the next few weeks, according to Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago. The U.S. […] Read more


A field of winter wheat that has chess growing within it prior to harvest.

Pest Patrol: Chess moves on winter wheat crop

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

Reading Time: 2 minutes [Question:] I had a weed called “chess” in my winter wheat crop at harvest. How did it get here? Is it a problem? And how do I get rid of it? [Answer:] How did it get here? Chess (scientifically known as Bromus secalinus) is also sometimes referred to as “cheat” or “rye brome.” It is […] Read more



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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy look for export demand

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The ongoing U.S. harvest is keeping a lid on rallies in both the corn and soybean markets. Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade chopped above and below the psychologically-important US$3.50 per bushel mark during the week ended Wednesday. Soybeans felt some pressure from fund selling and generally seemed to be […] Read more

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Manitoba’s soybean harvest well underway

Reading Time: 3 minutes Soybeans are being harvested in the heart of Manitoba’s traditional soybean belt, but as of Thursday, there were still fields a week or more away from the combine depending on the weather. The variability underscores differences in maturity among varieties and seeding dates. Dry, warm weather until now has helped ripen soybean crops across agricultural […] Read more


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Diesel prices could rise further in Harvey’s wake

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Diesel prices in Western Canada have risen by about six to seven cents a litre since Hurricane Harvey ravaged the petroleum-rich Texas coast. An expert with the fuel industry says harvest pressure will likely keep the diesel market from correcting downward, and push prices up a bit more. “So (the market) appears […] Read more




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U.S. grains: Corn hits contract low ahead of big harvest

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to contract lows for the fifth straight session on Tuesday on technical selling linked to the approaching harvest of a bumper U.S. crop, traders and analysts said. CBOT wheat futures also notched life-of-contract lows before reversing slightly higher on bargain buying while soy prices […] Read more