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Port of Vancouver elevator strike will have ‘devastating impact’ on farmers say Grain Growers

By Geralyn Wichers September 23, 2024

On Sept. 21, Grain Workers Union Local 333 issued a 72-hour strike notice to terminal operators represented by the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA). According to a letter posted to the union's Facebook page, workers will walk off the job on Tuesday morning.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago corn dips, soybeans steady on big expected yields

By Renee Hickman, Reuters September 20, 2024

Chicago corn futures ticked down and soybean futures hovered near unchanged on Friday with seasonal harvest pressure on the rise.

News

NWT closes Unity elevator for foreseeable future

By Karen Briere September 20, 2024

North West Terminal Ltd. in Unity, Saskatchewan, has idled its grain elevator after several years of losses.

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News, Reuters

Altai becomes fifth Russian region to declare emergency due to crop problems

By Reuters September 20, 2024

Altai on Friday became the fifth Russian region to declare a state of emergency this month due to crop problems caused by extreme weather, saying too much rain had waterlogged the soil.

(Louis Dreyfus video screengrab via YouTube)

Markets, News, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus first half profit drops as grain supply swells

By Gus Trompiz, Reuters September 20, 2024

LDC, one of the world's largest crop traders and processors whose competitors include ADM, Bunge and Cargill, said its core earnings (EBITDA) were $1.057 billion (C$1.434 billion) in the first six months of 2024, against $1.169 billion (C$1.586 billion) a year earlier.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat and corn ease on uninspiring export sales

By Renee Hickman, Reuters September 19, 2024

Chicago corn and wheat futures ticked down on Thursday following lackluster export sales data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Soybeans were dragged along for the ride despite more encouraging numbers, said analysts.

“There is still a pile of corn going into southern Alberta,” says one trader at Eagle Commodities Ltd. Photo: MaksymTopchyi/iStock/Getty Images

Barley, Corn, Markets

Canadian purchases of U.S. corn off to slow start

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 19, 2024

Canadian purchases of corn from the United States are off to a slow start in the 2024-25 marketing year, with ample old crop barley supplies likely limiting demand.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy ticks up on drought concerns, traders eye US harvest

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters September 18, 2024

Soybean futures climbed on Wednesday on a round of short covering sparked by concerns over hot, dry weather in top producer Brazil that may threaten soybean seeding, traders said.

Capacity to sit on this year’s crop waiting for a better price won’t be an option available to everyone.

Crops, News

Feeling the pinch

Uncertainty across commodity and input markets creates difficult choices for farmers

By Don Norman September 18, 2024

Farmers are facing a tight squeeze this fall. Commodity prices are low, and the lower input prices that they’re used to this time of year are not materializing. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey says it’s a tough time for growers. “Being able to make a profit this year is going to be pretty slim,” […] Read more

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Possible Chinese trade action of little concern

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 18, 2024

As price movement in soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to be a tussle between dry conditions in Brazil versus pressure from the United States harvest, Sean Lusk, vice-president of Walsh Commercial Hedging in Chicago, suggested not to pay much attention to any trade action China might soon take against U.S. soybeans.

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal

Canadian Grain Commission to use surplus to avoid fee increases

Federal agriculture minister to meet with Chinese officials, business leaders

Cereals

Port of Vancouver elevator strike will have ‘devastating impact’ on farmers say Grain Growers

U.S. grains: Chicago corn dips, soybeans steady on big expected yields

NWT closes Unity elevator for foreseeable future

Altai becomes fifth Russian region to declare emergency due to crop problems

Louis Dreyfus first half profit drops as grain supply swells

U.S. grains: Wheat and corn ease on uninspiring export sales

Canadian purchases of U.S. corn off to slow start

U.S. grains: Soy ticks up on drought concerns, traders eye US harvest

Feeling the pinch

CBOT Weekly: Possible Chinese trade action of little concern

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