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Union says propane shortfalls may be CN’s own making

By GFM Staff November 22, 2019

Propane shortages for grain dryers and heating fuel in the wake of a strike by Canadian National Railway (CN) conductors and yard workers appear to be “largely manufactured” by the railway, according to the union for the striking workers. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC-CTY), which represents over 3,000 CN staff in Canada who walked […] Read more

MGEX December 2019 spring wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Soft Minneapolis futures weigh on bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada were lower during the week ended Thursday, pressured by losses in U.S. futures. Hard red spring prices saw the largest drop, as Minneapolis futures trended lower despite adverse weather conditions across the U.S. Plains that helped underpin Chicago and Kansas City winter wheats. Average Canada Western Red Spring […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls below US$9 on South America weather, trade doubts

By Julie Ingwersen November 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. nearby soybean futures closed below $9 a bushel on Friday for the first time since September, pressured by improving crop weather in South America and fears that an initial U.S.-China trade deal could be pushed back to next year, analysts said. Wheat futures ended higher, while corn settled narrowly mixed. […] Read more

CBOT January 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

By Julie Ingwersen November 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on signs of improving export and […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

Propane shortage looms as CN strike hits third day

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel November 21, 2019

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — Shippers scrambled to shift freight onto trucks on Thursday as a strike at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway, hit its third day, leaving the critical fuel propane and other goods stranded. Some 3,200 unionized employees, including conductors and yard workers, hit picket lines on Tuesday in the biggest such action […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpin barley in Feedlot Alley

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 21, 2019

MarketsFarm — The adverse 2019 harvest across Western Canada may have left more grain grading as feed than normal, but issues in getting that barley and wheat to livestock continue to prop up prices for the time being. “We’ve seen a rally in the feed barley market the last four weeks,” said Brandon Motz, of […] Read more

Norbert Beaujot’s DOT system, shown here in Woodstock, Ont. in September 2019, has a new majority owner in South Dakota-based Raven Industries. (Farmtario photo by John Greig)

Crops, Machinery

U.S. manufacturer buys control of DOT Technology

By GFM Staff November 20, 2019

A made-in-Canada self-guiding farm equipment platform has sold control of itself to one of its U.S. investors. Sioux Falls, S.D. precision agriculture manufacturer Raven Industries announced last week it has closed its deal to buy majority ownership in Regina-based DOT Technology Corp. for an undisclosed sum. DOT said the deal will allow it to “further […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 oats with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

By Julie Ingwersen November 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-month low and soybean futures hit a seven-week low on Wednesday on fading expectations for a U.S.-China trade deal before the end of the year, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed modestly higher on technical buying and concerns about this week’s decline […] Read more

ICE Futures January 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Palm oil shortage leads to canola rally

By Glen Hallick November 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — As Malaysian palm oil continues to increase in price due a shortage, it has led to a rally in canola on ICE Futures, said Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. The shortage stems from dry conditions in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top two palm oil producers. While the dryness has been […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Propane-starved East’s grain growers seek end to CN strike

By GFM Staff November 20, 2019

Farmers fighting through a soggy harvest in Eastern Canada have joined their western counterparts’ call for an end to the strike by Canadian National Railway workers — not to get grain out, but to get propane in. Restoring the supply of propane for Quebec’s farm businesses, in the wake of a Canada-wide strike launched Tuesday […] Read more

Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Prairie forecast: Transition from warm to cool brings chances for rain

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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Union says propane shortfalls may be CN’s own making

Prairie cash wheat: Soft Minneapolis futures weigh on bids

U.S. grains: Soy falls below US$9 on South America weather, trade doubts

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

Propane shortage looms as CN strike hits third day

Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpin barley in Feedlot Alley

U.S. manufacturer buys control of DOT Technology

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

ICE weekly outlook: Palm oil shortage leads to canola rally

Propane-starved East’s grain growers seek end to CN strike

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