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CP mainline through Rockies reopened after crash

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 8, 2019

Canadian Pacific Railway’s mainline through the Rocky Mountains has reopened to traffic following a grain train derailment that killed three railroaders Monday. Calgary-based CP announced late Friday its mainline through Field, B.C. was reopened at midday Wednesday “in close collaboration with Transport Canada, and upon completion of all necessary safety checks.” Meanwhile, CP said Friday, […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

AGT privatization gets shareholders’ approval

By GFM Network News February 8, 2019

The privatization of Canadian pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is set to move another step forward as company officials take their plan to Ontario’s Superior Court on Monday. The Feb. 11 court date in Toronto comes after AGT shareholders voted Tuesday at a special shareholders’ meeting in favour of privatization, according to a company […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

By GFM Network News February 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures ended firm on Friday as late-session short-covering lifted prices from lows notched after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected record large U.S. soy stocks amid a still-unresolved trade dispute with top importer China. Corn eased after USDA released a flood of data Friday, some of it delayed […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

U.S. EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

By GFM Network News February 7, 2019

Reuters — The Trump administration has persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its recent decision ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, which critics say can harm children and farmers. In an order on Wednesday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will again review former EPA administrator […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Little to change for Prairie prices

By GFM Network News February 7, 2019

As feedlots reduce their cattle numbers, demand for feed grains has declined on the Canadian Prairies, according to Market Place Commodities trader Allen Pirness at Lethbridge. “It’s a pretty calm time of year. The feedlots are shipping a lot of fat cattle more than they are replacing. Their grain consumption drops off a little bit […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on renewed China trade concerns

By GFM Network News February 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Thursday on new concerns that the U.S.-China trade war may stretch beyond a March 1 deal deadline, with the two countries’ leaders unlikely to meet during upcoming talks. News that U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers advised to price some new crop

By GFM Network News February 6, 2019

ICE Futures canola contracts held within a narrow trading range during the week ended Wednesday, as participants await fresh market-moving news. While the sideways trading range could persist in the near term, an analyst said new-crop futures were at decent levels and encouraged farmers to do some forward pricing. The November canola contract settled Wednesday […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

By GFM Network News February 6, 2019

Pending the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports on Friday, trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has remained quiet, according to one broker, who was cautious about U.S. soybean sales to China. Following the 35-day partial U.S. government shutdown that ended Jan. 25, USDA will have taken two weeks to prepare […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Nothing new in India

By GFM Network News February 6, 2019

Very little has changed for Canadian pulses in terms of exports to India, according to an analyst. Meanwhile, Canadian stocks of dry field peas and lentils are still relatively large, according to Statistics Canada. India in 2017 imposed import duties to protect its domestic pulse industry and is rumoured to be solidifying those duties, according […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

By Sybille de La Hamaide, GFM Network News February 6, 2019

Paris | Reuters — Bayer said on Wednesday that farmers in France and Germany were digging up thousands of hectares of rapeseed fields after traces of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) banned for cultivation were found in seeds sold by the company. GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but they remain controversial in Europe, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs bounce on short-covering, technical buying

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

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Crops — page 2

CP mainline through Rockies reopened after crash

AGT privatization gets shareholders’ approval

U.S. grains: Soy firm after USDA data, focus turns to China talks

U.S. EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

Feed weekly outlook: Little to change for Prairie prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on renewed China trade concerns

ICE weekly outlook: Farmers advised to price some new crop

CBOT weekly outlook: Quiet markets wait on USDA reports, China sales

Pulse weekly outlook: Nothing new in India

French, German farmers destroy crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds

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