The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

CBOT Weekly: S/D report underpinning U.S. corn, soybeans

More winter wheat acres pressures prices

Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade continued to be supported by the latest supply and demand report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, said analyst Bryan Strommen of Progressive Ag in Fargo, ND. Meanwhile, wheat has been contending with pressure from an increase in acres.








Corteva recently introduced Trusource, a durum wheat which provides increased dietary fibre and could be commercially available to growers within a couple of years.

New tools could speed up development of cereal varieties

Selection is a business of evaluation, identification — and yes, rejection

When it comes to developing new varieties of cereal crops, the focus of those efforts can be as much about what doesn’t work as what does, says one breeding expert. Francois Eudes is the director of research, development and technology for the science and technology branch at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at Lethbridge. As […] Read more