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CBOT March 2019 corn (in orange) and March 2019 soybeans (in green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Lack of USDA reports taking toll

By GFM Network News January 16, 2019

CNS Canada — A lack of reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) because of the partial U.S. government shutdown is taking its toll on the Chicago Board of Trade. As of Wednesday, the partial shutdown of the U.S. government is in its 26th day and affecting USDA. One of the department’s key functions, […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

By GFM Network News January 11, 2019

Approvals from China are expected to allow several major trait developments to move ahead in Canadian canola, corn and soybean fields. The Reuters news service on Tuesday reported safety certificate approvals from China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs for biotech traits including: Bayer’s 88302, or TruFlex canola, approved in Canada since 2012; BASF’s RF3, […] Read more

CBOT March 2019 soybeans, with 200-day moving average. (Barchart)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade news having little effect

By GFM Network News January 9, 2019

CNS Canada — Even though news out of Beijing regarding the trade talks between the U.S. and China were reported as ending on a positive note Wednesday morning, one broker watching the Chicago Board of Trade didn’t see it having much effect on commodities. “The only thing that would be a real positive announcement would […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Assure herbicide’s active ingredient under new ownership

By GFM Network News January 7, 2019

Now being put to work in Enlist corn, the active ingredient in Assure II herbicide has a new owner. California-based American Vanguard Corp., the owner of ag chemical producer Amvac Chemical, announced Thursday it has bought the quizalofop-p-ethyl (QPE) product line of herbicides from DowDuPont’s ag division, Corteva Agriscience, for an undisclosed sum. A Group […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

By GFM Network News January 2, 2019

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade started 2019 on a firm note, bouncing higher on rumours of fresh Chinese buying interest. However, with the U.S. government still in partial shutdown mode, confirmation of that business was lacking and additional advances remain questionable. “We’re basically buying the rumour at this point,” […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

By GFM Network News December 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Trade is starting to slow down for the holiday season at the Chicago Board of Trade, which has corn and soybean traders looking at the larger picture. Scott Capinegro, a broker with Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill., believes prices for corn and soybeans are currently too high. “(The world) continues to plant, […] Read more

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Canola, Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

By GFM Network News December 18, 2018

A household name in U.S. cooking oils is set to become part of Canadian grain handler and oilseed processor Richardson International. Chicago-based Conagra Brands said Tuesday it will sell its Wesson oil brand and related assets — including a 280,000-square foot U.S. processing plant at Memphis — to Richardson for an undisclosed sum. Wesson-branded retail […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. confirms China soybean purchase, but no clarity over more sales

By GFM Network News December 13, 2018

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — U.S. government officials on Thursday hailed China’s first meager purchase of U.S. soybeans since its trade war with the United States began in July and said they hoped for, but could not guarantee, more to come. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced private sales of 1.13 million tonnes of U.S. […] Read more

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

By GFM Network News December 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more

Features, Soybeans

New soybean varieties for 2019

An embarrassment of choices: 36 new soybean varieties on sale for spring 2019

By Leeann Minogue December 11, 2018

Anyone planning to grow soybeans next spring has a lot of reading ahead. When we asked all the seed companies we could find to tell us about the new varieties coming forward for 2019, they sent us information for about 36 new varieties. Comparing all these new varieties, along with all of the other recent […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Lack of USDA reports taking toll

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade news having little effect

Assure herbicide’s active ingredient under new ownership

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans wait on China news

CBOT weekly outlook: Higher prices don’t jibe with corn, soy production

Richardson to buy Wesson cooking oil brand

U.S. confirms China soybean purchase, but no clarity over more sales

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

New soybean varieties for 2019

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