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Brazil’s grain ports seen facing record volumes

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 12, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s grain ports will endeavour to move the last of a record soybean crop just as a huge corn harvest starts competing for terminal space, testing the country’s export capacity, an analyst at local consultancy Agroconsult said. Brazil is exporting much of a record 96 million-tonne soybean crop and, starting […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Some timetables loosen as Ont. neonic limits become law

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 9, 2015

Ontario’s corn and soybean growers and seed dealers will have slightly more time to manage some of their new duties as the province’s limits on neonicotinoid pesticides become legally binding. Ontario’s environment ministry on Tuesday announced its new provincial regulations — with a handful of changes from the draft legislation first published in March — […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

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Manitoba corn crops likely unscathed

By GFM Network News June 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn crop was nearly fully seeded ahead of crop insurance deadlines in late May, but frost events in Manitoba during the same time frame didn’t likely cause any damage. Parts of southwestern Manitoba saw a significant frost event on May 29 and 30, which killed off many canola crops and sparked […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans to break below US$9 before summer half over

By GFM Network News June 3, 2015

CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean market showed some short-covering-related firmness during the week ended Wednesday, but the bias is still pointed lower for the oilseed. “We could actually see the beans trade down to the low $9, then to an $8 handle. Maybe $8.90 would be my initial target for […] Read more

Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Mark Brock speaks with media Friday on the front lawn of MPP Deb Matthews’ riding office in London, Ont. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Pearce: GFO goes informative rather than inflammatory

By Ralph Pearce, GFM Network News June 1, 2015

It’s not that farmers in Ontario aren’t frustrated and angry concerning legislation aimed at curbing the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments. They are. However, during a protest Friday in front of Ontario Deputy Premier Deb Matthews’ riding office in London, executives with the Grain Farmers of Ontario and roughly 35 farmers took a more proactive […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy under pressure amid abundant supplies

By GFM Network News May 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets drifted lower during the week ended Wednesday and are expected to remain under pressure in coming weeks. The softness in both markets is likely because of large domestic and global supplies for corn and soybeans, said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. “Buyers […] Read more

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Canada to check India’s feed corn for aflatoxin

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 26, 2015

All feed corn coming to Canada from India is now going to be held and tested for aflatoxin, as high levels of the toxins have recently turned up in organic corn from the country. Importers of corn — organic or otherwise — from India, starting immediately, first must sample the corn, upon arrival in Canada […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn grind lower, watching weather

By GFM Network News May 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– Great spring seeding conditions across much of the U.S. Midwest have weighed on soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade — and the nearby bias remains pointed lower, barring a weather scare, according to an analyst. “The good growing conditions will keep (soybeans and corn) grinding lower,” said Terry […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans trending sideways to lower

By GFM Network News May 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures moved sharply lower during the week ended Wednesday, and are expected to trend sideways to weaker for the rest of the month. Traders are going to focus on spring weather and seeding conditions until more acreage and yield estimates for the 2015-16 crops are […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Ontario won’t widen comment window on neonics: GFO

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 5, 2015

The public comment period on Ontario’s planned regulations for neonicotinoid seed treatments will close Thursday as scheduled, despite requests from the province’s grain grower group for an extension. The province has “refused” to extend the public comment period on the use of the insecticide group in seed treatments, Grain Farmers of Ontario said in a […] Read more

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Brazil’s grain ports seen facing record volumes

Some timetables loosen as Ont. neonic limits become law

Manitoba corn crops likely unscathed

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans to break below US$9 before summer half over

Pearce: GFO goes informative rather than inflammatory

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy under pressure amid abundant supplies

Canada to check India’s feed corn for aflatoxin

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn grind lower, watching weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans trending sideways to lower

Ontario won’t widen comment window on neonics: GFO

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