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U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week following rain, although gains were pared late in the session on improving weather. Soybeans turned lower on forecasts for a window of warmer and drier […] Read more

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Ardent Mills sells Ontario bakery ingredient plant

By GFM Staff 23 hours ago

Flour miller Ardent Mills plans to push off further from the sweet baking ingredient business, with a deal to sell its southern Ontario ingredient mix plant. Denver-based Ardent said Monday it closed a deal the previous Friday to sell its Burlington, Ont. plant to U.S. bakery ingredient processor Dawn Foods. The deal’s financial terms weren’t […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on global weather worries

By Karl Plume 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed nearly two per cent on Monday due to weather-damaged crops in key production areas around the world, while corn and soybeans firmed as wet U.S. Midwest conditions stoked concerns about reduced harvests. Some optimism that U.S.-China trade talks may get back on track also underpinned markets. The […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

By Tom Polansek 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures slumped on Friday on expectations that crops may benefit next week from a break in the rains that stalled plantings across the American Midwest this spring. Widespread storms caused unprecedented delays in corn plantings and prevented farmers from planting crops across millions of acres. The weather […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

By Tom Polansek 5 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped on Thursday as expectations for more rain in the U.S. Midwest heightened worries about bad weather reducing autumn harvests. Forecasts called for rain over the next five days, which would keep some fields too wet to plant and add stress to planted crops that are […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn down second session after five-year high

By Julie Ingwersen June 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell about two per cent on Wednesday, sagging for a second straight session as an absence of fresh bullish news prompted investors to book profits after multi-year highs set this week. Soybean and wheat futures followed the weak trend, with a few analysts citing improving U.S. weather forecasts. […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan extends greenfeed seeding deadline

By GFM Staff June 19, 2019

Saskatchewan farmers who still want to put in cereal crops for greenfeed with crop insurance coverage will get an extra couple of weeks to do so. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance on Wednesday announced an extension on the June 30 deadline for seeding crops for greenfeed, to July 15. Producers who have crop insurance will now be […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

By Allan Dawson June 19, 2019

U.S. complaints that Canada discriminates against its wheat will be addressed, if Canadian legislation to ratify the updated North American Free Trade Agreement becomes law. Bill C-100, the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), received first and second reading in the House of Commons May 29 and last Tuesday (June 11) respectively. It […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By Julie Ingwersen 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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

By Julie Ingwersen June 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures touched a five-year high on Monday and soybeans advanced, supported by forecasts for more rains in the Midwest where wet conditions have delayed plantings and cast doubts on production prospects, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat closed modestly higher after a choppy session. CBOT July corn settled […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

Ardent Mills sells Ontario bakery ingredient plant

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on global weather worries

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

U.S. grains: Corn down second session after five-year high

Saskatchewan extends greenfeed seeding deadline

USMCA ratification bill amends Canada Grain Act

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

U.S. grains: Corn sets five-year high, soybeans up on poor weather

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