Grain ‘trade’ at risk of low-balling U.S. soybean yields: Maguire

Chicago / Reuters – At 47.1 bushels an acre, last month’s soybean yield estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was a new all-time high. And the average trader estimate for the USDA’s November projection is higher still, at 47.608 bushels. Even so, the long-term relationship between corn and soybeans suggests current soybean yields remain relatively […] Read more



Critics of Dow’s Enlist line suing U.S. EPA over approval

Reuters — A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for an herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California, argues that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not adequately analyze […] Read more




U.S. EPA approves Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide for GM soy, corn

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards. The EPA said it was applying “first-time-ever restrictions” on its approval of the herbicide, Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with […] Read more


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CBOT soybeans, corn watch weather

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher during the week ended Wednesday, driven upward by harvest delays over wet weather and sluggish farmer selling. “These rallies don’t make a lot of sense to me but we were due for a bit of a bounce and I think this […] Read more

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Manitoba corn harvest just getting started

CNS Canada — Many crops have seen delayed harvest in Manitoba this year, and grain corn is no exception. Only a few fields have been harvested so far, with more earlier-seeded crops expected to start coming off the fields next week. “A lot of it has reached maturity, so it’s just drying down to moisture […] Read more


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CBOT corn poised to drop below US$3/bu.

CNS Canada — Chicago corn futures moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop report, due Friday, has the potential to push values sharply lower, according to an analyst. “Traders are looking for a three-point increase in the yield for the U.S. corn, and that could draw nearby […] Read more

U.S. farmers latest to sue Syngenta over corn China rejected

Chicago | Reuters — Farmers from the biggest U.S. corn-growing states have sued Syngenta over sales of genetically modified corn seed not approved by China, joining global exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. In coordinated lawsuits filed on Friday in federal courts in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, farmers accused Syngenta of […] Read more