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Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 8, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture quarantine authority will continue to apply a zero ergot policy on wheat shipments until new legislation is issued, the new head of the authority told Reuters on Tuesday. Former quarantine chief Saad Moussa’s zero-tolerance policy on common grains fungus ergot resulted in shipments to the world’s biggest importer of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 7, 2016

Cairo | Reuters –– Egypt will allow wheat imports with trace levels of the ergot fungus of up to 0.05 per cent, the agriculture ministry said Monday, a day after the head of its agriculture quarantine authority was changed. Former quarantine head Saad Moussa’s zero tolerance policy on ergot had led to shipments to the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

By GFM Network News March 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Monday, supported by a round of short-covering after regulatory data released on Friday afternoon showed that speculators had built the biggest net short on record in all three commodities. But prices closed well off their session […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

By GFM Network News March 3, 2016

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — A shipment of Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt over concerns it contained traces of ergot has been re-exported to Europe after Egypt’s agricultural quarantine rejected a petition from the supplier, trade sources said Thursday. Egypt’s quarantine authority has rejected a series of wheat shipments over traces of the common grain […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

By GFM Network News March 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to their highest in six trading sessions on Thursday as expanding dryness in the southern Plains hard wheat belt triggered a round of short-covering, traders and analysts said. Traders were also concerned about a threat of flooding in the Mississippi River Delta region, which grows soft red […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

By GFM Network News March 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied to close higher on Wednesday as traders covered short positions following the market’s drop to its lowest level in nearly six years. Soybean futures also advanced on bargain buying, halting a six-session slide, while corn settled fractionally higher. At the CBOT, May wheat finished […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

By GFM Network News March 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multi-year lows on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the dollar and better crop conditions than last year in the Plains, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures declined for a sixth straight session, with the most-active May contracts in both markets falling to multi-week lows. At the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

By GFM Network News February 29, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a fifth straight session, retreating from early advances as concerns about weak demand pressured the market, traders said. Soybean futures sagged on larger-than-expected deliveries against futures while wheat futures were mostly higher. At the CBOT, the most active May corn contract […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

By GFM Network News February 29, 2016

CNS Canada –– Cash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Friday, as the strengthening Canadian dollar cut into basis levels. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by about $5-$7 per tonne over the course of the week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

By GFM Network News February 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Friday, with the nearby contract touching its lowest level in more than 10 weeks, under pressure from hefty global supplies, while soybean meal futures approached a six-year low. Expanding inventories and concerns about sluggish demand also pushed front-month corn futures to their lowest price in more […] 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

Spring wheat

Egypt quarantine authority to ban ergot until new laws passed

Egypt to allow trace ergot in wheat

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports corn, soy, wheat

Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-session high, weather sparks short-covering

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies after multiyear lows

U.S. grains: Wheat to multiyear lows on strong dollar, crop ratings

U.S. grains: Corn sags for fifth straight session on lacklustre demand

Prairie spring wheat bids drop as loonie rises

U.S. grains: Hefty supply pushes soy to 10-week low

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