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Peach grower awarded US$265 million in dicamba drift suit

By GFM Network News, reuters February 17, 2020

Reuters — A Missouri jury’s US$265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF has raised the stakes for the two companies as at least 140 similar cases head to U.S. courts later this year. A jury in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, handed Bader, […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

GFO quits Grain Growers of Canada

Grain Farmers of Ontario flags national group's 'governance' and structure

By GFM Network News February 7, 2020

Grain Farmers of Ontario has dropped out of Grain Growers of Canada. The Ontario organization, which represents about 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers in the province, cited a lack of representation in the national policy group. GFO publicly announced its withdrawal in a news release on Thursday, days after it informed the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola correcting off lows

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin, MarketsFarm February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market fell sharply over the last half of January but have turned the corner during the first few trading days of February. “I think we have room for some corrective gains,” MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville said of the recovery in canola. The March contract hit a session low […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans under pressure

By GFM Network News February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Market participants on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are waiting to see how China’s novel coronavirus outbreak will impact commodity demand and the global economy. As of Wednesday, confirmed cases neared 25,000 and the death toll was close to 500. In the midst of dealing with the mounting public health crisis, China […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Unharvested crops skew StatsCan stocks data

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin, MarketsFarm February 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola stocks were slightly tighter at the end of the 2019 calendar year compared to the previous year, according to updated Statistics Canada data. However, adverse harvest conditions left a large amount of the crop unaccounted for in the survey, which skews the overall supply/demand outlook. “Because of poor weather conditions during […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Choosing a pulse inoculant

Q & A with Nutrien Ag Solutions

By Stacie Yaremko January 30, 2020

Q. What type of pulse inoculant should I use on my farm? A: When choosing an inoculant, first select the correct species of rhizobia. There are many species, each linked to a specific set of pulse crop hosts. For example, the rhizobia species Bradyrhizobia japonicum will colonize soybean roots but not pea roots. Inoculant formulation […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA reaffirms glyphosate does not cause cancer

By GFM Network News January 30, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the United States, is not a carcinogen. The conclusion reaffirms the agency’s stance on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, despite judgments by U.S. juries that have found […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans oversold

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin, MarketsFarm January 29, 2020

MarketsFarm — Sharp losses in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans over the past month are looking overdone, according to an analyst who expects the lows may be in for the time being. March soybeans lost roughly 60 U.S. cents per bushel since the beginning of January, with the latest concerns over the coronavirus in China […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Large funds back on short side in soybeans

By GFM Network News January 24, 2020

MarketsFarm — Large fund traders have moved back to the short side in soybeans while only making small adjustments in canola, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 20,366 contracts on […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

By GFM Network News, reuters January 16, 2020

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected the federal government to pay farmers a third and final tranche of 2019 trade aid a day after an initial deal with China was signed, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Washington and Beijing signed the Phase One pact on Wednesday, setting trade tensions between […] Read more

Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs dive as coronavirus rattles markets

GFM Network News

Klassen: Calves remain firm while yearlings falter

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat plunge on coronavirus worries

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs dive as coronavirus rattles markets

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Peach grower awarded US$265 million in dicamba drift suit

GFO quits Grain Growers of Canada

ICE weekly outlook: Canola correcting off lows

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans under pressure

Unharvested crops skew StatsCan stocks data

Choosing a pulse inoculant

U.S. EPA reaffirms glyphosate does not cause cancer

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans oversold

Large funds back on short side in soybeans

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

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U.S. and China fence mending apparently ignores Canada

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