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Who’s representing your soybeans?

By Leeann Minogue April 9, 2015

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This opening line of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice is still relevant today if we replace “single man” with “up-and-coming crop,” and “wife” with “industry association.” As soybean acreage grows, […] Read more

A Lowe’s store in Sanford, N.C. (Lowes.com)

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Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Home improvement chain Lowe’s will stop selling a type of pesticide suspected of causing a decline in honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops, following a few U.S. retailers who took similar steps last year. The pesticides known as neonicotinoids (neonics) are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

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Some farmers already seeding in southern Alberta

By GFM Network News April 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Some farmers in southern Alberta are seeding earlier than normal this spring, thanks to some recent warmer weather. “Some guys are just starting to turn a wheel in southern Alberta,” Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta’s provincial Ag-Info Centre in Stettler, said Thursday. Soil temperatures are still not very warm, so more […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

By GFM Network News April 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a new record high. Concerns about slowing global demand added pressure to soybean prices, traders said. Corn and wheat prices also sagged. The U.S. Department of […] Read more

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USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy

By GFM Network News April 9, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. government raised its outlook for domestic corn supplies by less than expected on Thursday, while its lowered projection for soybean ending stocks was in line with market forecasts. Corn stocks for the end of the 2014-15 marketing year were seen at 1.827 billion bushels, 50 million bushels more than […] Read more

The CWB Marquis — one of two new laker vessels the former Canadian Wheat Board ordered in 2011 — arrived at St. Lambert on April 2 for the reopening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The federal Transportation Safety Board reported the Marquis ran aground the next day at Beauharnois, Que., about 45 km southwest of St. Lambert, but refloated later that evening and continued en route to Hamilton. (CWB.ca)

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Top court’s dismissal halts farmers’ suit over CWB assets

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 9, 2015

The bulk of a proposed class action by four Prairie farmers, over what they called the federal government’s “expropriation” of Canadian Wheat Board assets, has hit its final wall. The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed, with costs, the farmers’ application for leave to appeal their 2013 loss in Federal Court. The four — […] Read more

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Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Roundup

By GFM Network News April 9, 2015

Beijing | Reuters –– Three Chinese citizens are taking China’s Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report supporting the approval of Monsanto’s popular herbicide, Roundup, 27 years ago. The case, a rare example of a lawsuit by private citizens against the Chinese government, comes amid renewed attention on […] Read more

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India’s PM boosts compensation for farmers to ease rural discontent

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 8, 2015

New Delhi | Reuters –– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced higher compensation and government aid for farmers who are suffering due to unseasonable rains, in an attempt to calm growing discontent among people living in the countryside. Storms have badly damaged crops in large parts of northern India and led to anger […] Read more

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Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

By GFM Network News April 8, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– Evidence is mounting that widely-used pesticides harm moths, butterflies and birds as well as bees, adding to concerns crop production could be hit by a shortage of pollinators, according to a report drawn up for EU policymakers. The European Commission, the EU executive, placed restrictions on three neonicotinoid pesticides from Dec. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy watching weather for direction

By GFM Network News April 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean markets moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but stayed within their recent trading ranges. “We haven’t broken down out of a range yet, or broke to the upside,” said Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity Brokers in Barrington, Ill. “We are just flat and […] Read more

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Who’s representing your soybeans?

Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

Some farmers already seeding in southern Alberta

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

USDA raises U.S. corn end stocks view; cuts wheat, soy

Top court’s dismissal halts farmers’ suit over CWB assets

Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Roundup

India’s PM boosts compensation for farmers to ease rural discontent

Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy watching weather for direction

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