Crops & Production Tips

Big oats intentions surprise market

By GFM Network News April 24, 2015

CNS Canada — A surprisingly large increase for oats acres in Statistics Canada’s planting intentions report on Thursday led to a quick drop in prices. However, actual area will likely come in below the early expectations, as declining prices should cause some acres to shift elsewhere. Oats plantings were pegged at 3.6 million acres by […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn drops to five-month low on good planting weather

By GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures dropped to a five-month low on Friday in a fifth straight losing session on expectations for a rapid advance in corn planting as forecasters expect mostly clear weather across the U.S. Midwest in the coming days. Soybeans surrendered all of the previous session’s gains as worries abated that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

By GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations in more than a year after a review of its blocked approval process. The European Commission said it had authorized 10 new types of maize, […] Read more

Crops

Agrium to shed California UAN plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 24, 2015

Fertilizer and ag retail firm Agrium plans to sell off its fertilizer upgrading plant in northern California. The Calgary company announced Thursday it “intends to divest” the West Sacramento plant sometime this year. On average, over the past couple of years, the plant has produced about 200,000 tonnes of nitrogen solution products, Agrium said. Agrium […] Read more

Cereals, Columns

Understanding today’s wheat basis

It’s not always simple to calculate the true basis these days. Here’s an example

By Brian Wittal April 23, 2015

In my previous article I was remiss in detailing the fact that there are costs for freight, elevation and handling that must be accounted for within the wheat basis that the grain companies post. To clarify a few things I am going to do a complete calculation of price, costs and basis levels starting with […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Looking at the new crop insurance initiative from AFSC

Farming’s never stress free, but this new crop insurance program could help 

By Sarah Weigum April 23, 2015

Alberta farmers: are your dreams of growing coriander stymied by the perils of farming without insurance coverage? Would you try your luck with fields of clover if only there was a backstop in case of a drought or grasshopper invasion? Then the new crop insurance initiative (NCII) from Alberta’s Agricultural Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is […] Read more

Aerial view of Lac-Megantic after the July 2013 derailment and explosion that killed 47 people. (TSB.gc.ca)

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Canada to set new speed limits on dangerous goods trains

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Updated April 25, 2015 — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will immediately impose a new speed limit of 65 kilometres per hour for dangerous goods trains moving through urban areas with more than 100,000 people, Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Thursday. This is one of many measures the Conservative government has introduced since the July […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Machinery, Markets, Soybeans

Brazil farm belt roads blocked in new trucker strike

By GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Truckers in Brazil resumed roadblocks across the country’s main farm belt early on Thursday, after failing to reach common ground in talks with the government and freight companies in recent weeks regarding pay and fuel prices. Highway police on Thursday evening estimated that protesters had blocked roads at 17 points […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Daily price limits revised for CBOT grains futures

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Daily price limits for Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and wheat futures will rise starting in May, while soybean limits will not change following a semi-annual review, CBOT parent CME Group said Thursday. Under exchange rules, the CBOT resets daily limits for grains and oilseeds in May and November of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

By GFM Network News April 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures snapped two sessions of declines and climbed to the highest in 2-1/2 weeks on concerns that labour strikes in South America could limit supplies to ports during the peak export season in Brazil and Argentina. Truckers in Brazil began to block roads across the country’s main farm belt […] Read more

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Crops

Big oats intentions surprise market

U.S. grains: Corn drops to five-month low on good planting weather

EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013

Agrium to shed California UAN plant

Understanding today’s wheat basis

Looking at the new crop insurance initiative from AFSC

Canada to set new speed limits on dangerous goods trains

Brazil farm belt roads blocked in new trucker strike

Daily price limits revised for CBOT grains futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trucker strike worry

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