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File photo of a bulk port facility in Ukraine. (Olivia Sabeskaya/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Turkey says Ukraine grain ships could avoid mines

Russia offers safe passage

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Ankara/United Nations | Reuters — Russia on Wednesday said it has offered “safe passage” for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not responsible for establishing the corridors and Turkey suggested that ships could be guided around sea mines. Ukrainian grain shipments have stalled since Russia’s invasion and ports blockade, stoking global prices […] Read more
File photo of Ukraine’s Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi at a “Global Food Security Call to Action” meeting of foreign ministers at United Nations headquarters in New York, on May 18, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia’s war may deprive world of three Ukrainian wheat harvests, minister says

'Significant' decline expected in winter wheat acres

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Kyiv | Reuters — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will create a global wheat shortage for at least three seasons by keeping much of the Ukrainian crop from markets, pushing prices to record levels, Ukraine’s agriculture minister told Reuters. Ukraine, sometimes known as Europe’s breadbasket, has had its maritime grain export routes blocked by Russia and […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-week low as financial markets drop

CBOT corn, wheat ease amid inflationary worries

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Tuesday and grains declined amid pressure from weak financial markets and concerns about inflation, analysts said. A second straight day of losses in equities and jitters about the economy helped drag down soy futures, after prices for the oilseed neared a record high […] Read more
A view of BHP’s potash mine project north of Jansen, Sask. (BHP.com)
Crops, Reuters

BHP open to potash partner but still will enter fertilizer business alone

Feds put $100M toward reducing emissions at BHP site

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Ottawa | Reuters — BHP Group is open to taking on a partner as it builds its first potash mine in Saskatchewan, but can also go it alone and is not currently involved in discussions with rival Nutrien, a senior BHP executive said Monday. “We are more than happy and willing to work with partners. […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures slide in broad sell-off

Early heatwave in Western Europe could stress wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Monday as broad-based selling and pressure from losses in other markets overshadowed concerns about unfavourable crop weather, analysts said. Global stocks and government bonds plunged and the dollar hit two-decade highs as red-hot U.S. inflation stoked worries about even more aggressive policy tightening. At […] Read more
CBOT July 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans down off Thursday’s near-record high

Corn futures edge up, K.C. wheat jumps

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended weaker on Friday on profit-taking, after rallying close to an all-time high on strong U.S. export demand and supply concerns. Supply uncertainty remained, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut its estimates for 2021-22 domestic ending stocks by about 13 per cent to 205 […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Rains bring much-needed moisture to Alberta’s south

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MarketsFarm — Rains across southern and central regions of Alberta were both much-needed and well-received during the week ended Tuesday. Both regions received 20 to 50 millimetres of precipitation, according to the province’s weekly crop report released Friday. The amount of rain that fell onto the south region was equivalent to the amount of precipitation […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Drought worsens in Alberta, but eastern Prairies wet

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MarketsFarm — Highly varied precipitation across the Canadian Prairies in May saw drought conditions worsen in southern Alberta while parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan were becoming too wet, according to the latest federal Drought Monitor report. The report, released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for the period ended May 31, showed that overall, 19 […] Read more

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