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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

By GFM Network News January 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures chalked up modest gains on the week ended Wednesday, as slow farmer selling and weakness in the U.S. dollar underpinned the market. March corn ended 11 and a half cents higher from the previous week (all figures US$). It was another volatile stretch for corn, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

By GFM Network News December 21, 2016

CNS Canada — Fundamental features are likely to pressure technical soybean and corn markets at the Chicago Board of Trade, one U.S. analyst says, keeping a lid on prices into the New Year. Soybeans — “I’m outright bearish on the beans,” said Preston Zacharias, market analyst at CHS Hedging. The January contract for soybeans will […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Manitoba soybean acres seen rising on record yields

By GFM Network News December 16, 2016

CNS Canada –– Soybean acreage looks set to increase next year in Manitoba due to good yields and prices. The expansion comes despite the fact the province is overdue for a killing frost and U.S. acreage is set to grow. “This year we had just over 1.6 million acres planted. Early projections call for two […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

By GFM Network News December 14, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, while corn held steady, with South American weather conditions expected to provide much of the direction going forward. “We’re pretty much trading one weather report at a time,” said Sean Lusk, director of commercial hedging with Walsh […] Read more

News, Soybeans

New products at Quarry Seed

By Leeann Minogue December 12, 2016

Quarry Seed is no longer distributing for Thunder seed and is now bringing Prograin soybeans to Western Canada. Last year, Quarry’s 60 plus dealers across the Prairies sold Thunder Seed soybeans and corn. General manager Shawn Rempel says the company is working toward having access to grain and silage corn in the near future. Prograin is a private […] Read more

A close-up of emerging corn seedlings north of London, Ont. on May 24, 2016. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

By GFM Network News December 9, 2016

Statistics Canada has confirmed what most farmers in Ontario knew this past summer: Hot and droughty conditions drove production of corn and soybeans almost 10 per cent lower than 2015 levels. StatsCan’s harvest report, released this week, also showed the large wheat crop in Ontario was a record, with a 56 per cent increase in […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy waits on Argentine weather, inspections

By GFM Network News December 7, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hung mostly rangebound during the week ended Wednesday. Attention now shifts to the crop in South America. “People will be watching the Argentine weather situation to see if it has any changes in the second-week forecast of 11 to 15 days,” said Terry Reilly, […] Read more

Columns, Soybeans

The truth is in the hopper

This fall marked the first harvest for a new farmer with a brand new field

By Toban Dyck December 5, 2016

Do you remember me griping about gophers eating my soybeans? I broke 120 acres of pastureland last feel, seeded soybeans on it this spring, and then, come emergence time, noticed that huge circular sections of the field were missing plants. It was gophers. They were eating my soys. They ate about five acres of soybean […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Technicals trump recent support in soy

By GFM Network News November 30, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade look technically bearish, one U.S. analyst says, but spec-longs may keep support in the market. Corn futures, meanwhile, are expected to continue in a rangebound trend. “Corn is still basically in a trading range; it doesn’t excite people. Beans, they’re all over the place,” […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn still rangebound despite recent gains

By GFM Network News November 23, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but have little fundamental reason to continue in that direction, according to an analyst. Looking at corn, that market will be stuck in a sideways trading range for the foreseeable future, according to Preston Zacharias, […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy positioning ahead of USDA report

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn set to start New Year off weaker

Manitoba soybean acres seen rising on record yields

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn watch South American weather

New products at Quarry Seed

StatsCan confirms drought impact on Ontario yield

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy waits on Argentine weather, inspections

The truth is in the hopper

CBOT weekly outlook: Technicals trump recent support in soy

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn still rangebound despite recent gains

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