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U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low on supplies, acreage forecasts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Tuesday, pressured by ample global grain supplies and a government forecast on Friday that said U.S. farmers planted more winter wheat this season than had been expected. Soybeans climbed to a one-week high on short-covering and concerns that dry conditions in Argentina […] Read more



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USDA raises U.S. stocks view as Brazil crop threatens exports

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters –– U.S. soybean supplies will be bigger than expected at the end of the marketing year as a record harvest in Brazil will flood the global market, cutting into demand for U.S. exports, the government said on Thursday. The U.S. Agriculture Department in its monthly supply and demand report raised its outlook […] Read more



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U.S. old-crop soy, corn stocks miss forecasts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday cut its outlook for the supply of corn and soybeans that will be left over at the end of the 2014-15 marketing year by more than expected, sending futures prices sharply higher. But new-crop corn and soybean stocks came in above expectations due to large […] Read more

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U.S. corn, soy stocks grow less than expected

Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. soybeans and corn stocks ballooned from a year ago but still missed market forecasts as strong demand ate into supplies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Wheat supplies were bigger than expected. U.S. wheat has struggled on the export market and weak prices for corn have cut demand for […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Wheat slips to one-week low on raised supply outlook

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses to the lowest levels in a week on Thursday, pressured by gains in the dollar and after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its supply outlook. Soybeans and corn also eased as the stronger greenback made U.S. goods less attractive in international markets. The dollar climbed […] Read more

How early of a spring will it be? A tractor and air seeder were spotted Tuesday travelling north on Highway 23 near Roland in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Decisions on new-crop canola acres still pending

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — With the 2015-16 growing season fast approaching in Western Canada, decisions on how many acres will be seeded to canola remain up in the air. “I think a lot of people aren’t getting a lot of feedback from growers, as they haven’t really indicated a lot of big changes in acres,” said […] Read more