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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to toss Roundup suits

By GFM Network News June 21, 2022

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer’s bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup herbicide causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court decision that […] Read more

The former Come By Chance fuel refinery in Newfoundland, shown here in a file photo, was renamed Braya Renewable Fuels in November 2021 after Dallas-based Cresta Fund Management bought a controlling stake in the facility. (Benedek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Surge in U.S. renewable diesel supply won’t offset loss of petroleum diesel

By GFM Network News June 21, 2022

Reuters — A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity from plant closings since 2019, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows. U.S. refining capacity has declined in the last two years, as plants […] Read more

File photo of a CN locomotive. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Machinery

CN service continues as signals staff strike

Talks continue after IBEW-represented employees stopped work Saturday

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 21, 2022

Canadian National Railway is reporting “normal” rail operations after its signals and communications workers walked out on strike starting Saturday. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 CN employees across Canada, served the railway with strike notice last Wednesday and started their strike Saturday morning, the company said. IBEW […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA ordered to reassess glyphosate impact on health, environment

Decision doesn't prohibit Roundup's use

By GFM Network News June 18, 2022

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at whether glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, poses unreasonable risks to humans and the environment. In a 3-0 decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with several environmental, farmworker […] Read more

CME July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (green and black lines), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on harvest pressure, firmer U.S. dollar

Hot Midwest spell raises early concerns about corn, soy yields

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News June 18, 2022

Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the week as harvest pressure weighs and a firmer dollar limits export business, traders said. Corn inched higher, finding a fresh one-month high, supported by hot weather in the U.S. Midwest that could threaten crops, while soybeans traded near even heading […] Read more

Internally displaced Ethiopians queue to receive food aid in the Higlo camp for people displaced by drought, at the town of Gode in Ethiopia’s Somali region on April 26, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Crops, Reuters

Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher, UN refugee chief says

By GFM Network News June 17, 2022

Geneva | Reuters — A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said. A report by the U.N. body showed on Thursday that some 89.3 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Biden signs ocean shipping bill in bid to reduce backlogs

By GFM Network News June 17, 2022

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. The bipartisan bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a 369-42 vote earlier this week. Biden said he had “promised to crack down on ocean […] Read more

CBOT July 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (purple and black lines), MGEX July 2022 wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weaker U.S. dollar

Midwest heat lifts corn, soy

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News June 17, 2022

Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat climbed on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and continued uncertainty as Ukraine attempts to move grain exports through the Black Sea. Corn and soybeans firmed as hot, dry weather across the U.S. Midwest threatened to stress recently-planted crops. The most-active wheat contract of the Chicago […] Read more

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day movjng averages (yellow, green and black lines) and November 2022 canola (purple line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Other factors trump seasonal pressure on canola

By GFM Network News June 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — Despite the losses canola and other crops have incurred during the week of June 13, prices have remained rather high, according to a trader. “Even though we got some big crops brewing in North America, the prices are not falling apart. There are just enough things in there to keep these markets a […] Read more

CBOT July 2022 soft red wheat (candlesticks) with 50-day moving average (black line), MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on harvest pressure

Nearby corn firms, July soybeans also lower

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News June 15, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures ended lower on Wednesday, led by K.C. hard red winter wheat, as the harvest progressed and forecasts signalled continued dry weather for combines rolling in the southern Plains, traders said. Corn futures closed mixed, with strong domestic cash markets supporting nearby July futures on the Chicago Board of […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Oilseeds

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to toss Roundup suits

Surge in U.S. renewable diesel supply won’t offset loss of petroleum diesel

CN service continues as signals staff strike

U.S. EPA ordered to reassess glyphosate impact on health, environment

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on harvest pressure, firmer U.S. dollar

Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher, UN refugee chief says

Biden signs ocean shipping bill in bid to reduce backlogs

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on weaker U.S. dollar

ICE weekly outlook: Other factors trump seasonal pressure on canola

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on harvest pressure

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