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CBOT July 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

By GFM Network News June 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures declined on Tuesday as government data showing a rain-delayed planting campaign was nearing an end encouraged a pause in a rally that took prices to a five-year high a day earlier. Wheat futures sank on profit-taking and competition for global export business. Soybeans edged higher, supported by ongoing […] Read more

Farmers should be encouraged by the recent attention agriculture has been getting in mainstream media.

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Toban Dyck: The world is watching us

Trade news brings the media to the farm to talk about agriculture and farming

By Toban Dyck June 17, 2019

The nation’s gaze is fixed on agriculture. And while it’s not for great reasons, there is opportunity here. Mainstream news outlets are stumbling over themselves to cover issues such as the global ag trade and how Canada’s current spat with China is affecting farmers. They are trying their best with the resources they have to […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped to their highest levels in more than a week on Wednesday as rains threatened to further delay corn and soy plantings and put crop yields at risk. The gains came a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday cited “unprecedented planting delays” […] Read more

ICE July 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

By GFM Network News June 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola markets were following trends set by soybean prices, as worries of late planting weighed on the minds of traders and farmers alike. As corn planting comes to an end, prolonged wet weather has continued to delay soybean planting to the point where the growing season may be shortened. “I think the market […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

By GFM Network News June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures veered between gains and losses while soybean futures rose on Monday as planting delays fueled uncertainty over the size of the nation’s crops. Heavy rains delayed plantings the spring and traders remain unsure about how many acres of corn and soy will actually be planted and how much […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

By GFM Network News June 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures notched a fourth weekly gain on Friday — even after closing the day down 1.27 per cent — as lack of rain in Russia raised concerns over reduced yields in the world’s top exporter of the grain. Support also came from fears of production losses […] Read more

File photo of a sunflower crop in Manitoba. (MysticEnergy/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

By GFM Network News June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Though many producers bemoan current drier-than-normal springtime conditions across the Prairies, sunflower crops are primed for a good year. “As long as there’s enough moisture to germinate, they immediately grow a really deep root system,” said Ben Friesen of Scoular Canada. While Statistics Canada estimated the 2019 sunflower acreage to remain pretty much […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

By GFM Network News June 4, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Tuesday to revisit last week’s three-year highs after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. planting was well behind the average pace for this time of year following repeated rainfall. Soybeans rose too as rain also slowed U.S. sowings, according to the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News May 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, wheat and soybean futures fell on Friday, weighed down by fresh concerns about demand after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on imports of goods from Mexico in response to illegal immigration across the U.S. border. All three commodities also faced pressure from profit-taking after posting big […] Read more

CBOT July 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

By GFM Network News May 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose 4.1 per cent on Thursday, bouncing back from some technical weakness on Wednesday as traders focused on the historic slow pace of planting in the Midwest. Prices, which hit their highest in nearly three years this week, needed to continue to rally to entice farmers to seed […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

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U.S. grains: Corn down on profit-taking as planting ‘virtually done’

Toban Dyck: The world is watching us

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rally as rains threaten more planting problems

ICE weekly outlook: Canola markets remain sensitive to weather

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise as report shows rain slows plantings

U.S. grains: Trump tariff threat pushes corn, soy, wheat lower

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy rally on weather woes

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