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Bayer betting on Prairie camelina

Saskatoon-based Smart Earth has been working to optimize the oilseed

By Dave Bedard February 9, 2025

A Saskatoon company’s camelina catalogue is expected to go to develop new farmed fuels under Bayer’s guidance. Bayer announced in January it has closed a deal to buy the camelina germplasm and intellectual property assets of Smart Earth Camelina Corp. There’s been a fair amount of ink over the past 20-odd years about camelina and […] Read more

Markets, News

Bunge Q4 profit falls on weak crush margins, forecasts 2025 earnings drop

Trade tensions and biofuel uncertainty weigh on sector

By Karl Plume, Reuters February 5, 2025

U.S. crop commodities trader Bunge Global posted a larger-than-expected quarterly profit drop on Wednesday and warned that 2025 earnings could sink to the lowest in six years as trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty drag on the agricultural sector.

Poor growing conditions this year in the EU may create a greater opportunity for Canadian producers to sell their commodities overseas. Photo: FIle

Markets

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 22, 2024

Canadian canola ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Oct. 21.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canadian Grain Commission releases August export report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 8, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission's monthly report on grain exports for August 2024 - the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, News, Reuters

U.S. Grains: Soybeans ease on South American rain outlook; grain higher

By Karl Plume, Reuters October 7, 2024

Soybean futures eased on Monday on forecasts for rain in dry areas of top exporter Brazil and Argentina and on rising United States supplies as clear Midwest weather boosted harvesting.

File photo of fresh palm fruits and palm oil. (Slpu9945/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, News

Malaysia to produce less palm oil – USDA attaché

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 7, 2024

Palm oil production in Malaysia is projected to ease back in 2024/25 as compared to the previous year, said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Kuala Lumpur.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay. Photo: parl.gc.ca

Crops, News

Eastern Canadian oilseeds to receive funding

By Jonah Grignon October 4, 2024

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay has announced funding up to C$4.3 million over five years to the Eastern Canada Oilseed Development Alliance (ECODA).

Photo: Joel Carillet/iStock/Getty Images

News, Reuters

Ukraine farm sector indirect losses may reach $83B due to Russian invasion, analysts say

By Pavel Polityuk, Reuters October 3, 2024

Indirect losses in Ukraine's key agricultural sector caused by the Russian invasion could reach $83 billion by the end of 2025, mainly due to falling harvests, the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) said on Thursday.

Flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Inakiantonana/E+/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

EU cuts wheat crop estimate to 12-year low

By Gus Trompiz, Reuters September 27, 2024

European wheat production forecast at 12-year low. Corn, barley, oilseeds also down on year.

Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds in June, an increase of more than 40,000 tonnes from June 2023. Photo: Canola Council of Canada

Crops, Markets

Oilseed crush, grain deliveries up year-by-year

By Adam Peleshaty July 25, 2024

The amounts of Canadian oilseeds crushed, as well as those for grains delivered, saw slight increases compared to the year before, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Domestic producers crushed 861,671 tonnes of oilseeds last June, more than the 821,292 crushed in June 2023. The June canola crush was reported to be 776,354 tonnes, with 334,909 […] Read more

GFM Network News

CFIA looks for feedback on proposed seed potato rule changes

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on active Chinese buying

GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing

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