Chicago wheat extended gains on Thursday as traders assessed whether increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine and persistent dryness in grain production areas around the world may curb global wheat exports, analysts said.
Soybeans
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as dry weather, Ukraine war put supply risks in focus
U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day, corn and soybean regain ground
Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures ticked higher in choppy trading on Wednesday, boosted by strength in the financial markets and as traders adjusted positions ahead of a government supply-and-demand report, market analysts said.
CBOT Weekly: Trade too low on U.S. corn, soybeans ahead of S/D report
Estimates for U.S. corn and soybeans are perhaps too low and wheat prices are set to increase due to smaller global supplies.
Manitoba crop report: Most of the harvest off the field
Combining in Manitoba advanced 12 points at 85 per cent complete for the week ended Oct. 7. While some crops made great amounts of progress, others did not. The largest gains were made in the province's soybean and flax harvests as they are up 41 points apiece at 70 and 61 per cent finished respectively.
U.S. grains: Soy, corn end lower on harvest pressure, expected Brazil rain
Chicago soybean and corn futures settled lower on Tuesday as brisk U.S. harvest progress and forecasts for rain in drought-hit Brazilian crop belts bolstered expectations of abundant global supplies, traders said.
Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report
The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.
EU deforestation law delay brings losses to most vigilant companies
Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said.
U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher
Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.
Nitrogen-fixing biologicals fall short at field level
Challenges remain for products to achieve their hoped-for potential
Glacier FarmMedia — Dave Franzen is a straight shooter. If he doesn’t know the answer, the North Dakota State University soil scientist will admit it; if he does, he’ll tell you. As an example, in the summer of 2022 researchers from land grant universities across the north-central U.S. studied commercially available, biological nitrogen-fixing products to […] Read more
Ways to improve the microbiome
Scientists consider how we could better support relationships between plants, soil and microbes
Glacier FarmMedia — The hyperbole around biologicals and what they can do for crop production sounds like 10 million crickets in a suburban backyard. There’s a lot of noise around biologicals, and for good reason. Soil contains millions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that perform vital functions for plants. As a result, global agri-science […] Read more
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