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Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Egypt’s ag minister arrested on suspicion of corruption

By Ahmed Mohammed Hassan September 7, 2015

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt’s agriculture minister resigned on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of corruption shortly after leaving the cabinet building. “He was arrested in connection with a corruption case involving illegal land licences,” a security official said. “He is under investigation.” The minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Helal, could not immediately be […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Grapes, Reuters

Bayer issues fungicide warning for wine grape growers

By Reuters September 7, 2015

Zurich | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer has advised wine grape growers not to use its Moon Privilege fungicide until its Bayer CropScience arm has investigated whether there’s a connection between the product’s use and reported crop damage. Growers have reported deformed leaves and lower yields from their crops this year. Referring to “atypical symptoms” in […] Read more

November ICE canola for week of Aug. 28 to Sept. 4, 2015. (Barchart.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola charts pointed lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 4, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE canola futures have posted large losses over the past week, but chart signals are still overwhelmingly bearish, with at least another $10 to go before the November contract should find support. November canola settled at $454.50 per tonne on Friday, down by over $20 from the previous week. However, trend lines […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Cash wheat prices move lower across Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 4, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada edged lower during the week ended Friday, as basis levels held relatively steady and the continued slide in U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly C$2 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn creep higher as investors trim bearish bets

By Rod Nickel September 4, 2015

Reuters — Chicago wheat edged higher after touching a five-year low on Friday, and corn also inched up as investors covered short positions in both grains after recent declines. The nearby contract for wheat finished with its fourth straight weekly loss in the face of stiff export competition from northern hemisphere harvests, losing four per […] Read more

A jimsonweed bloom. (Patrick J. Alexander photo courtesy USDA-NRCS Plants Database)

Canola, Crops

Jimsonweed not a threat to canola oil, meal safety

By Allan Dawson September 4, 2015

Canada’s canola oil and meal will remain safe to consume even if some jimsonweed seeds end up in it, according to Curtis Rempel, vice-president of crop production and innovation at the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). “While jimsonweed itself can be poisonous, the heating process in canola oil and meal processing denatures toxic alkaloids, so […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Syngenta to sell vegetable seeds operations

By Reuters September 4, 2015

Zurich | Reuters — Swiss agrichemicals group Syngenta plans to sell its vegetable seeds business and buy back more than US$2 billion worth of stock in a campaign to boost shareholder returns after it rejected a takeover approach from Monsanto. “The board and management are determined to accelerate shareholder value creation and our actions today […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Fertilizer markets seen holding relatively steady

By Dave Sims September 3, 2015

CNS Canada –– Prices for nitrogen and potash have weakened over the first half of 2015, but according to an industry analyst, the relationship between fertilizer prices and ag commodity prices is pretty much in line with the 10-year average. “I think we’ve seen some stabilization in fertilizer markets of late, which is promising,” said […] Read more

Record showers in August have already swamped parts of Argentina, with more rain on the way next month. (Argentina.gob.ar)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

By Hugh Bronstein September 3, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to start dumping torrential rains on Argentina next month, pushing farmers to plant more low-cost soy and less corn despite concern over lack of crop rotation in one of the world’s main food suppliers. Argentina, the No. 1 exporter of soymeal livestock feed […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Ample stocks, poor exports push wheat to multi-year lows

By Mark Weinraub September 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to multi-year lows on Thursday, weighed down by ample supplies and weak demand for U.S. exports, traders said. A hefty supply base also sparked a sell-off in corn, which hit its lowest level since mid-June, while soybeans sagged on technical selling and rising harvest expectations. The Chicago […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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Egypt’s ag minister arrested on suspicion of corruption

Bayer issues fungicide warning for wine grape growers

Canola charts pointed lower

Cash wheat prices move lower across Prairies

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn creep higher as investors trim bearish bets

Jimsonweed not a threat to canola oil, meal safety

Syngenta to sell vegetable seeds operations

Fertilizer markets seen holding relatively steady

El Nino seen pushing Argentina into planting more soy, less corn

U.S. grains: Ample stocks, poor exports push wheat to multi-year lows

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