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A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)

Downturn seen in organic markets for malt barley, hemp

By GFM Network News March 28, 2018

CNS Canada — As organic producers look to clean out the 2017 crop from their bins before seeding, they’re finding lower prices than they’re willing to sell for. Contracts have been filled up, meaning some producers who were waiting for higher prices are out of luck with no options to sell their crops. Some buyers […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global fertilizer prices set to fall

By GFM Network News March 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Global fertilizer demand has been higher, leading to increased prices, but with more capacity coming online prices should start to fall, according to an analyst. “Urea prices globally have moved a little higher over the past few months. They’ve been relatively volatile, that’s just kind of a function of some better than […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters

Smucker drops bid to buy Wesson Oil after U.S. objects

By GFM Network News March 6, 2018

Washington | Reuters — J.M. Smucker Co. said on Tuesday it will abandon its plan to acquire Conagra Brands’ Wesson Oil brand after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had moved to block the deal arguing it would likely lessen competition and violate anti-trust law. Mark Smucker, CEO of J.M. Smucker, said “it is not in […] Read more

A Whole Foods store in Omaha. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

General, Markets, Reuters

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

By GFM Network News August 28, 2017

Los Angeles/Chicago | Reuters — On its first day as part of Amazon.com, organic grocery chain Whole Foods Market slashed prices on popular items like avocados and apples on Monday by a third as it bid to shake off its “Whole Paycheque” reputation for high prices. In another sign of changes to come, a display […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Soybeans elbow their way to top of Prairie market

By GFM Network News June 21, 2017

CNS Canada — As soybeans rise in acreage across Western Canada, many are wondering which crop will bear the brunt of their sudden expansion. “Guys are trying to figure out — is it squeezing out canola or peas?” said Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “It’s one of those products.” Flax has also taken […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canpotex aims for ‘material’ potash price bump from China

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News April 12, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian potash exporter Canpotex is pressing Chinese buyers to pay a “material” price increase for the fertilizer in their annual supply contract, as spot values in other markets rise off multi-year lows, Canpotex’s chief executive said on Monday. “We’re not interested in some kind of ratcheting down. That is for sure,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus stems profit slide, but headwinds persist

By GFM Network News September 29, 2016

Paris | Reuters — Agricultural trading giant Louis Dreyfus Company eked out a small rise in 2016 first-half net profit, saying steady shipped volumes helped it weather another tough period in commodity markets. Louis Dreyfus has been grappling with ample supply, lower prices and slower economic growth that have cut margins, while also going through […] Read more

Canola, Markets

Canola testing chart support

By GFM Network News October 30, 2015

CE Futures Canada canola contracts settled at their weakest levels in over a month on Oct. 29, and could be poised for further losses from a chart standpoint. The most active January contract settled at $471.20 per tonne on Oct. 29, which was below all of the major moving indicators and the weakest level for […] Read more

Crops, Markets

New website to shed light on grain prices

By Alexis Kienlen, GFM Network News January 29, 2015

Edmonton — Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully up and running. The new website, created by the Alberta Wheat Commission with $742,725 in federal funding, aims to give farmers timely and accurate pricing […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Features, Soybeans

Corn and soybean farmers in U.S. Midwest, prepare for losses

At the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, there was a gloomy message coming from the Rabobank tent

By Leeann Minogue October 10, 2014

Farmers in the Rabo AgriFinance tent at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, in late August looked uncomfortable when Curt Hudnutt, Rabo AgriFinance’s chief credit officer, delivered the heart of his message: “We expect that corn and soybean farmers will lose money in 2015 and 2016.” It was a hard message to take […] Read more

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

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