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Analysts anticipate India hiking duties to 30 per cent after March 31 to bolster domestic prices on expectation of strong harvest.
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India likely to triple lentil import duty
Analysts expect tariff increase as of April 1 to protect domestic price supports
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Rallying soyoil supportive
ICE Futures canola contracts were underpinned by a rally in Chicago soyoil during the week ended Feb. 18, but the Canadian oilseed ran into upside chart resistance that tempered gains.
U.S. grains: Soybeans steady, grains higher
SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were narrowly mixed at the Wednesday’s close, holding near three-month highs. WHEAT futures corrected higher amid ideas recent losses were overdone. CORN futures were up in sympathy with wheat, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ag Outlook Forum a feature.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mostly higher
Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher and those for durum were a pinch lower for the week ended Feb. 17. A firmer tone United States wheat complex offered support, as did the Canadian dollar which lost six-tenths of a cent on the week.
Management decisions matter more as resistance pressure builds on glufosinate
Expanded soybean acres and tighter application windows erode the buffer that once kept Liberty effective
Expanding soybean acres and tighter application windows are increasing resistance pressure on glufosinate, putting greater emphasis on management decisions on the Prairies.
Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction
There’s little at the present time to guide cash prices for lentils on the Canadian Prairies, said Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge
Corn imports entering Lethbridge have lowered prices for feed barley compared to those in Edmonton.
Cereal lodging isn’t just a nitrogen problem
Lack of copper in the soil can also lead wheat crops to lodge during wet seasons on the Canadian Prairies
Lack of copper in the soil can also lead wheat and other cereal crops to lodge during wet seasons on the Canadian Prairies.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola needs to back away from highs
Concerns about canola getting too expensive have crept into the Canadian oilseed’s recent rally on the Intercontinental Exchange.
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