Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — U.S. farmers may be seeding fewer soybean acres this spring but expectations for the crop remain relatively steady north of the border, according to Francois Labelle, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. “Our first indications are that acreage will be the same as last year to up a little bit,” […] Read more
Manitoba soybean acreage looks to inch upward
U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain farmers scrambled to find shelter for their crops and handlers hunted for alternative transportation routes, as widespread floods shut waterways from Illinois to Missouri and spurred a surge in physical prices of corn and soybeans. The sudden jump in prices could complicate a months-long stand-off between farmers who are […] Read more
Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices
Reading Time: 2 minutes Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, the strong dollar and a prolonged winter in the U.S. The price of corn fell about 15 per cent in 2014, on top of a […] Read more
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