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U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop from multi-week highs on profit-taking

By GFM Network News December 7, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday for the first time in six sessions and corn dropped after two sessions of gains on profit-taking and as traders took positions ahead of a government crop report due later this week. Wheat futures closed lower as earlier technical buying and short-covering support faded amid […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend gains on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 4, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and wheat rose on Friday, extending steep gains from the previous session on technical buying while soybeans jumped to a one-month high on large export sales of soybeans to China. Thursday’s rally in grains at the Chicago Board of Trade was tied to a steep drop in the dollar, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Huge Canadian canola crop beats expectations

By GFM Network News December 4, 2015

CNS Canada — An upward revision to Canada’s 2015-16 canola crop was widely anticipated in the industry, but Statistics Canada’s latest survey results have surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts — and will lead to major adjustments in the country’s supply/demand balance sheet. StatsCan on Friday pegged the year’s canola production at 17.2 million tonnes, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News December 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains fell on Wednesday, with wheat prices hitting the lowest levels since June 2010 as a rising dollar made the cereals less attractive in global markets, traders said. Wheat now has declined six sessions in a row, shedding more than eight per cent in the worst such skid since July […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Bigger crops anticipated ahead of StatsCan report

By GFM Network News December 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canada’s harvest ended up better than expected in 2015-16, with upward revisions expected for the country’s wheat and canola production when Statistics Canada releases its latest survey data Friday. “It turns out that the crop didn’t suffer as much in Alberta and Saskatchewan,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of the Canadian office for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids stay rangebound

By GFM Network News November 30, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada were relatively unchanged for the week ended Friday, eking out minimal gains, as U.S. futures stabilized and basis levels followed suit. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up to $1 higher across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb, rallying from last week’s lows

By GFM Network News November 30, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures hit three-week highs on Monday on bargain buying and a technical rebound from long-term lows established last week, traders said. Corn also firmed at the Chicago Board of Trade while wheat ended mixed, with nearby contracts pressured by larger-than-expected deliveries against the December contract. At the CBOT, January […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Building a 137 bushel CPS crop

It’s the whole agronomic program that will allow farmers to push yields to new limits

By Lee Hart November 25, 2015

Achieving a 137 bushel per acre yield on CPS wheat in a relatively dry year is certainly noteworthy, but Fred Wood, an Alberta consulting agronomist says the real story is about the benefits of having a complete agronomy program. Varieties are important to some extent, says Wood who owns Meridian Ag Consulting, but the real […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

By GFM Network News November 25, 2015

UPDATED, Nov. 25, 2015 — Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking court approval to withdraw registration of Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide Enlist Duo, as the agency studies new information regarding the product’s impact on non-target plants, according to court documents filed late Tuesday. The EPA approved the herbicide for sale […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rallies off multi-year low ahead of U.S. holiday

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News November 25, 2015

Reuters — Soybean futures climbed more than one per cent on Wednesday, bouncing on short-covering after this week’s 6-1/2 year low, ahead of a U.S. holiday. Corn also rose as investors covered short positions and as farmers maintained a slow selling pace to the cash market. Nearby Chicago wheat futures extended losses from the previous […] 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

U.S. grains: Corn, soy drop from multi-week highs on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat extend gains on technical buying

Huge Canadian canola crop beats expectations

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to 5-1/2 year low on rising dollar

Bigger crops anticipated ahead of StatsCan report

Prairie wheat bids stay rangebound

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn climb, rallying from last week’s lows

Building a 137 bushel CPS crop

U.S. EPA asks court to pull registration for Enlist Duo

U.S. grains: Soy rallies off multi-year low ahead of U.S. holiday

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