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

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as slow planting pace ignites short-covering

By Julie Ingwersen May 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed more than three per cent on Tuesday and soybeans bounced back from a decade low as planting delays in the Midwest crop belt sparked a round of short-covering, analysts said. Additional support stemmed from optimistic comments from Washington and Beijing that tempered concerns about a further escalation […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

New Mexican duties against U.S. ready soon, minister says

By Reuters May 14, 2019

Toronto | Reuters — Mexico is finalizing duties to impose on new U.S. products in retaliation for the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and details should be available soon, Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said on Tuesday. Mexico and Canada have both imposed retaliatory measures on billions of dollars of U.S. goods. Mexico said in […] Read more

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Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green and yellow pea seeding is well underway across the Prairies, causing new-crop prices to slide marginally while spot prices hold firm. As Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grain at Welwyn, Sask., explained, seeded acres and new crop prices have an inverse relationship: as seeded acres rise, new crop prices fall. Producers […] Read more

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Five insect pests for Manitoba farmers to watch

By Melanie Epp May 14, 2019

Cutworms, grasshoppers, flea beetles and bertha armyworm are all on top of the watch list for 2019, as numbers were higher in 2018. All four overwinter well in Manitoba provided there’s enough insulation for them.

CBOT July 2019 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 10-year low on trade tensions

By Julie Ingwersen May 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a decade on Monday as escalating U.S.-Chinese trade tensions dampened hopes for a revival in soybean exports, analysts said. At the same time, planting delays in the U.S. Midwest could prompt farmers to shift some acres intended for corn to soybeans, potentially adding[...]
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Crops, Reuters

Trump says more farm aid coming amid China trade war

By Reuters May 13, 2019

Washington | Reuters — President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was planning to provide about US$15 billion in aid to help U.S. farmers whose products may be targeted with tariffs by China amid a deepening trade war. “We’re going to take the highest year, the biggest purchase that China has ever made[...]
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Crops, Reuters

California jury hits Bayer with US$2 billion award

By Tina Bellon May 13, 2019

Reuters — A California jury on Monday awarded more than US$2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer’s glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical. It was the third consecutive U.S. jury verdict against the company in litigation over the[...]
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm May 13, 2019

MarketsFarm — Longshore workers at the Port of Vancouver have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) voted 98.4 per cent in favour of strike action against the member companies of the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), the union said Friday. In a letter to union[...]
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Crops, Markets

USDA sees smaller soy crop in 2019, more corn

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 10, 2019

MarketsFarm — U.S. farmers will grow more corn and fewer soybeans in 2019, according to the first production estimates of the year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ending stocks of both crops are expected to remain large. U.S. soybean production for 2019-20 was forecast at 4.15 billion bushels by the government agency, which would[...]
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Ardent Mills’ flour mill at Rush City, Minn., about 80 km north of St. Paul. (ArdentMills.com)

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Ardent Mills to close four U.S. flour mills

By Karl Plume May 10, 2019

Reuters — Ardent Mills will close three U.S. flour mills next month and a fourth in the first quarter of 2020, the flour miller and food ingredient maker announced Friday. The company, a joint venture between ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS, said the closures were necessary due to “anticipated demand and to enhance the efficiency[...]
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U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally as slow planting pace ignites short-covering

New Mexican duties against U.S. ready soon, minister says

Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

Five insect pests for Manitoba farmers to watch

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit 10-year low on trade tensions

Trump says more farm aid coming amid China trade war

California jury hits Bayer with US$2 billion award

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

USDA sees smaller soy crop in 2019, more corn

Ardent Mills to close four U.S. flour mills

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