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U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week low on spreading

By Michael Hirtzer July 17, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a roughly two-week low on Monday while MGEX spring wheat gained one per cent in wheat spreading as dry conditions stressed the spring wheat crop in the northern U.S. Plains, traders said. Investors were selling most-active CBOT wheat and buying MGEX […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

China approves two more GMO crops for import

By Dominique Patton July 17, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China has approved two more genetically modified (GMO) crops for import, the Ministry of Agriculture said, the second such move in the past month to expand access to biotech seeds as part of Beijing’s 100-day trade talks with Washington. The two new crops, approved from July 16 for a period of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

By Michael Hirtzer July 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures jumped more than one per cent on Friday on bargain buying after steep losses during the past two sessions, traders and analysts said. Midday weather forecasts also predicted hot temperatures next week in the U.S. Midwest, potentially stressing developing crops and further buoying corn and soy […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trades on weather

By Jade Markus July 13, 2017

CNS Canada — It’s the time of year when canola prices closely follow the weather, and while recent rain has caused some losses, the market could hold onto its premium. “In some ways you could say it’s a classic weather market,” said Jon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing. Prices had gained following dryness […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: December corn looks pricey above $4 mark

By Dave Sims July 13, 2017

CNS Canada — A larger than expected carryout of U.S. corn supplies has cast a bearish tint over the market. In the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report, the agency pegged domestic corn stockpiles for 2017-18 at 2.325 billion bushels, which exceeded the June projection of 2.11 billion. Futures quickly plunged lower, […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

By Karl Plume July 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto, to become the fourth state to take action as problems spread over damage the herbicide causes to crops not genetically modified to withstand it. Dicamba is sprayed by farmers on crops genetically modified to resist it […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy tumble on better weather, technicals

By Michael Hirtzer July 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures plummeted on Thursday, with wheat easing as much as five per cent in a technical selloff amid outlooks for slightly cooler temperatures and chances for rain next week in Midwestern growing regions, traders and analysts said. Wheat, corn and soybeans extended steep losses from Wednesday that […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls four per cent after USDA data

By Julie Ingwersen July 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell four per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its U.S. old- and new-crop corn ending stocks forecasts more than most analysts expected. Wheat and soybeans followed corn lower, with rains in Iowa and Illinois this week adding pressure. Chicago Board of Trade September […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Dow to sell part of Brazil corn seed business

By Reuters July 11, 2017

Reuters — Dow Chemical said it had agreed to sell a portion of its corn seed business in Brazil to a unit of China’s CITIC Ltd. for US$1.1 billion as it seeks to gain approval for its merger with DuPont from the country’s antitrust regulator. The divestiture includes seed processing plants and seed research centers, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Hogs seen as key factor in input cost hikes

By Terry Fries July 11, 2017

CNS Canada — Canada’s Farm Input Price Index has climbed slightly for the first quarter of this year. Canada-wide, the index rose 1.3 per cent for the first quarter of this year compared to the final quarter of 2016. When comparing this year’s first quarter to last year’s first quarter, however, input prices in the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits two-week low on spreading

China approves two more GMO crops for import

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on bargain buying, temperature outlook

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trades on weather

CBOT weekly outlook: December corn looks pricey above $4 mark

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy tumble on better weather, technicals

U.S. grains: Corn falls four per cent after USDA data

Dow to sell part of Brazil corn seed business

Hogs seen as key factor in input cost hikes

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