Crops & Production Tips

Ships’ sailing season starts soon at Churchill

By GFM Network News August 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– Manitoba’s Port of Churchill is almost ready to start moving grain this season, as ships are expected to go out within the next 10 days, the port’s operator said. “The elevator is starting to fill up and the rail cars are lining up for delivery on time. We’ve got ships predicted to […] Read more

Mayo Schmidt, shown here in Winnipeg in 2007, led Viterra until 2012. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Ex-Viterra chief to take Ontario’s Hydro One public

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 20, 2015

The chief executive who morphed Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from a debt-crushed grain handler into Viterra, then oversaw its sale to Glencore, has been tapped to take Ontario’s Crown-owned power utility public. Toronto-based Hydro One on Thursday announced Mayo Schmidt as its new president and CEO effective Sept. 3, replacing Carmine Marcello. “We believe that Mr. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy bearish, corn bullish ahead of tour results

By GFM Network News August 20, 2015

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean traders are eagerly awaiting the results of a multi-state crop tour, while concerns over Chinese demand are also overhanging the markets. The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour’s full results are due to be released Friday. So far the tour has been bullish for corn, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Trade expects mostly smaller crops in StatsCan report

By GFM Network News August 20, 2015

CNS Canada –– Statistics Canada will release its first survey-based Canadian crop production estimates for 2015-16 on Friday, and figures for most major crops are expected to be down compared to last year. Yields are likely to be all over the map as weather conditions varied vastly from region to region during the growing season. […] Read more

Australian farmers checking out machinery at AgQuip Field Days near Gunnedah, NSW.

Crops, Machinery

PHOTOS: Take a look at Australia’s biggest farm equipment expo

By Lisa Guenther August 19, 2015

Grainews editors Lisa Guenther and Scott Garvey are in Australia this week for events including Commonwealth Bank AgQuip, billed as the country’s biggest agricultural and rural marketplace. The show runs Aug. 18 to 20 this year just west of Gunnedah, about 400 km north of Sydney, in New South Wales. Organizers estimate the show, organized […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

By GFM Network News August 19, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. There are two key factors that necessitate regulatory action to protect human health, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to near six-year low on rains

By GFM Network News August 19, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell to multi-year lows on Wednesday in a broad-based commodities selloff and as widespread rains in the U.S. Midwest were expected to boost yields. Wheat hit lows for several contract months, pressured by sluggish demand and hefty global supplies, but ended above session lows. Corn, however, notched modest […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

K+S says Legacy supply deal highlights independence

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 18, 2015

Frankfurt | Reuters –– Germany’s K+S signed a supply deal for potash fertilizer from its Legacy mine in Canada, saying the agreement strengthened its position as an independent supplier as it battles an unwanted takeover bid from Canada’s PotashCorp. The salt and fertilizer producer said it had agreed an exclusive deal to supply Koch Fertilizer […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

‘Nothing bullish’ in wheat futures

By GFM Network News August 18, 2015

CNS Canada — U.S. wheat futures have moved steadily lower since the beginning of July, and appear poised for more losses as there is little supportive news in the market. “There’s just nothing bullish in the wheat market at the moment,” said Adam Knosalla of Frontier Futures in Minneapolis. He added that “down is the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on rainy U.S. Midwest outlook

By GFM Network News August 18, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.5 per cent on Tuesday, pressured by concerns about cooling demand from top importer China and forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest at a key point in the crop’s development. Corn firmed as a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed a slight decline in the […] Read more

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Crops

Ships’ sailing season starts soon at Churchill

Ex-Viterra chief to take Ontario’s Hydro One public

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy bearish, corn bullish ahead of tour results

Trade expects mostly smaller crops in StatsCan report

PHOTOS: Take a look at Australia’s biggest farm equipment expo

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop to near six-year low on rains

K+S says Legacy supply deal highlights independence

‘Nothing bullish’ in wheat futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on rainy U.S. Midwest outlook

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