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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports ahead of last year’s pace

By Glen Hallick June 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s lentil exports have been good this year, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg. “At the end of April we were 26 per cent ahead of last year’s pace. Most of that is due to buying from India. Everybody’s surprised,” she said, Total lentil exports were 1.16 million tonnes […] Read more

Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high as USDA cuts yield more than expected

By Tom Polansek June 11, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a bigger-than-expected cut to its yield estimate due to unprecedented planting delays this spring. USDA, in a monthly report, slashed its corn yield projection by 10 bushels an acre from May, or 5.7 per […] Read more

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New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

By Erwin Seba, GFM Network News June 10, 2019

Houston | Reuters — Global prices for diesel and marine fuels should rise by October ahead of a January switchover to new, very low-sulphur marine fuels, and remain higher for at least a year as refiners shift production to make more of the new fuels, analysts said. Marine fuels containing no more than 0.5 per […] Read more

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U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

By Reuters June 10, 2019

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle between the oil and corn […] Read more

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

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U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

By Tom Polansek June 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures veered between gains and losses while soybean futures rose on Monday as planting delays fueled uncertainty over the size of the nation’s crops. Heavy rains delayed plantings the spring and traders remain unsure about how many acres of corn and soy will actually be planted and how much […] Read more

Agricorp’s map of planting areas. (Agricorp.com)

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Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines

By GFM Staff June 9, 2019

Waterlogged Ontario farmers still waiting on a window to plant corn, soybeans and coloured and white beans ahead of crop insurance deadlines now have at least a couple of extra days. Agricorp, the province’s production insurance and farm program delivery agency, announced extensions Friday for several of its planting deadlines. Corn growers in areas A, […] Read more

Parrish and Heimbecker’s current elevator at Dutton Siding, west of Gilbert Plains, Man. (ParrishAndHeimbecker.com)

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P+H plans new elevator east of Winnipeg

By GFM Staff June 8, 2019

Grain company Parrish and Heimbecker is set to put up one of the easternmost primary grain elevators in Western Canada, not far from one of its existing sites. The privately held Winnipeg company announced Friday it will start construction this month on a 25,000-tonne capacity grain elevator on Canadian National Railway track at Dugald, Man., […] Read more

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USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

By Julie Ingwersen June 8, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a statement on Friday. The wheat […] Read more

A Mexican port-of-entry sign on Highway 92 near Naco, Arizona. (Rex_Wholster/iStock/Getty Images)

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Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

By Diego Ore, Roberta Rampton June 8, 2019

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert a tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum program and deploy security forces to stem the flow of illegal Central American migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose five per cent import […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

By P.J. Huffstutter, GFM Network News June 7, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures notched a fourth weekly gain on Friday — even after closing the day down 1.27 per cent — as lack of rain in Russia raised concerns over reduced yields in the world’s top exporter of the grain. Support also came from fears of production losses […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil exports ahead of last year’s pace

U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high as USDA cuts yield more than expected

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

U.S. grains: Corn seesaws, soy rises on planting uncertainty

Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines

P+H plans new elevator east of Winnipeg

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

U.S. grains: Wheat gains for fourth week on Russia dryness

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