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U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

By GFM Network News October 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped to their lowest levels in nearly three weeks on Wednesday on expectations for rains to benefit plantings in Brazil, the world’s top exporter. Concerns about slowing demand from China, the world’s top importer, added pressure to prices. Rain showers in Brazil will help farmers move forward with planting […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Feed Grains: EU votes down proposed GMO opt-out

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 28, 2015

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 28 – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, October 28. – CBOT corn futures were weaker on Wednesday, with the December contract quoted at US$3.7750 per bushel at midsession, as the advancing US harvest weighed on values. – The […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Scorching heat delays India’s rapeseed sowing

By GFM Network News October 28, 2015

Mumbai / Reuters – Above-normal temperatures have delayed rapeseed sowing in India’s top producing region by more than a fortnight and restricted acreage expansion, even though prices are trading near record highs, industry officials said. The delays are helping support rapeseed prices and could force the world’s biggest edible oil importer to increase overseas purchases of […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Oats steady and low, but price-wise the worst is over

By GFM Network News October 28, 2015

Manitoba’s oat market is sitting low and stagnant, but since the commodity traditionally tracks corn futures, prices aren’t likely to depreciate further, says a U.S. analyst. “I think Manitoba farmers were expecting a lot better and Saskatchewan farmers were expecting a lot worse, but really when the combines got in the field—you know everything was […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

By GFM Network News October 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Agrichemical company Monsanto plans to shutter three research and development centers in 2016 with a loss of about 90 jobs, it said Monday, as it restructures operations to cut costs in a slumping agricultural commodity market. The centers are in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Mystic, Connecticut, both of which focus on seed […] Read more

Crops, News

Irrigation key to Alberta’s economy

Study shows that irrigated agriculture contributes $3.6B to Alberta's GDP

By Julienne Isaacs October 27, 2015

A new study claims that irrigation agriculture is increasingly vital to Alberta’s economy, and irrigation farmers are key contributors. “The Economic Value of Irrigation in Alberta,” a study commissioned by the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association (AIPA) and funded through Growing Forward 2, claims that combined annual sales of irrigation crop and livestock products generated about […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

DuPont in talks with rivals about agribusiness

By GFM Network News October 27, 2015

Reuters — DuPont is talking to rivals about its agriculture business, interim CEO Edward Breen said Tuesday, less than a week after Dow Chemical announced a review of its farm chemicals and seeds unit. Falling crop prices and rising fertilizer output have triggered talk of consolidation among farm-focused companies. DuPont has been touted as a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

India still rules pulse market, despite potential diet shifts

By GFM Network News October 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Based on how its high pulse prices and stockpiling regulations have held the market’s undivided attention in recent weeks, India’s place in the driver’s seat of the pulse trade appears safe. While new data from the World Health Organization on the carcinogenicity of processed and red meat is driving attention to alternative […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

By GFM Network News October 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rebounded on Tuesday after three sessions of declines on steady export demand and higher soymeal prices, although gains were capped by beneficial rains in dry production areas of Brazil, the world’s top supplier. Corn futures eased on a bumper U.S. harvest and sluggish export demand. Wheat was mixed, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulses: India looks to cut international business red-tape

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world pulse markets on Tuesday morning, Oct. 27. • Indian police have seized approximately 1,650 tonnes of pulse crops from warehouses in Thane. The stocks that were seized include Russian chickpeas, tur and Australian chickpeas, according to reports out of the country. It […] Read more

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Crops

U.S. grains: Soy nears three-week low on Brazil rains, demand worries

Feed Grains: EU votes down proposed GMO opt-out

Scorching heat delays India’s rapeseed sowing

Oats steady and low, but price-wise the worst is over

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

Irrigation key to Alberta’s economy

DuPont in talks with rivals about agribusiness

India still rules pulse market, despite potential diet shifts

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on strong exports, soymeal

Pulses: India looks to cut international business red-tape

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