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The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

Aviation is seen as one of the few routes to increase ethanol demand amid rising electric vehicle sales

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 15, 2023

Reuters - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby.

January 2024 CBOT soybeans as of Dec. 14, 2023, with moving averages over 20, 50 and 100 days. (Barchart)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid US export demand

China may buy a couple more cargoes of U.S. soy for next-year delivery: analysts

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 14, 2023

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher on Thursday on steady U.S. export demand and weakness in the dollar, analysts said.

Livestock, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports keep lid on Prairie feed grains

Mild Prairie weather contributing to lower feed demand

By GFM Network News December 14, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Feed prices for barley and wheat across much of Western Canada are very likely to remain low until the end of winter/the beginning of spring, according to Erin Harakal of Agfinity in Stony Plain, Alta.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on improving weather forecast for Brazil

Corn and wheat futures also traded lower

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 13, 2023

Chicago soybean futures sank for a second consecutive session on Wednesday as the prospect of rain in Brazil eased worries about drought damaging harvest prospects in the world's top exporter.

U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather

Wheat and corn futures advance

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 12, 2023

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures backpedaled on Tuesday after reaching their highest price in December as traders assessed risks from unfavorable crop weather in Brazil.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand

Wheat futures plummeted; corn pressured by spillover weakness

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 11, 2023

U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as concerns re-emerged that drought conditions in Brazil are having a detrimental effect on crops in the top-producing nation and after the U.S. government announced another export sale.

Markets

Funds back adding to shorts in canola after month of covering

Corn traders were on the other side of the market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 11, 2023

After a month of covering short positions, fund traders were back adding to their bearish bets to start December, with the net short position in the oilseed growing by roughly 13,000 contracts, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Columns

Prairie farm gardens

Growing vegetable and fruit crops in Canada: Part 1 of a series

By Ieuan Evans December 9, 2023

Garden crops from beans to apples have been a passion of mine from my childhood in Wales. On our small 17-acre Welsh farm in southwest Wales, we grew or raised most of the vegetable food that we ate from potatoes to apples as well as milk, eggs, pork and chickens. The mild climate allowed us […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT grain, soybean futures tumble after monthly USDA data

U.S. government reported sales of 1,120,000 tons of soft red wheat to China this week

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 8, 2023

U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday after the Department of Agriculture's updated estimate of Brazil's soybean harvest fell toward the high end of trade expectations, easing concerns about global supplies of the oilseed.

Crops, Markets

USDA lowers wheat carryout calls, minor adjustments elsewhere

Corn production in Argentina and Brazil left unchanged in new report

By Glacier FarmMedia, Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 8, 2023

Wheat ending stocks in the United States and around the world may be tighter than earlier thought, according to the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Dec. 8.

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

Corn

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid US export demand

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports keep lid on Prairie feed grains

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on improving weather forecast for Brazil

U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand

Funds back adding to shorts in canola after month of covering

Prairie farm gardens

U.S. grains: CBOT grain, soybean futures tumble after monthly USDA data

USDA lowers wheat carryout calls, minor adjustments elsewhere

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AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Crop pest insects to watch out for in 2026

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