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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to weaken as harvest nears

By Jade Markus August 5, 2015

CNS Canada –– Short-term corn and soybean futures have been bouncing due to dryness in the eastern U.S. corn belt, but as crops move into harvest, prices will likely fall, according to Brian Rydlund, market analyst at CHS Hedging Inc. The corn market is primarily being moved by ethanol bidders and buyers, Rydlund said. “Export-wise, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Prices advance on crop, weather worries

By Tom Polansek August 5, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped on Wednesday as concerns about poor weather hurting autumn harvests fuelled a recovery from recent losses in the markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a crop report on Aug. 12, may trim its U.S. soybean acreage and ending stocks estimates because of excessive rains […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. farm, consumer groups aim to block Monsanto bid for Syngenta

By Carey Gillam August 4, 2015

Reuters — Several U.S. farm and consumer groups are working on strategies to derail a proposed tie-up of Monsanto and agricultural seeds and chemicals rival Syngenta, saying a combination of the market leaders would spell fewer and higher-priced products. Coalitions of opponents are being formed and market analyses being done, moves that underscore the hurdles […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie CWRS cash bids soften, durum drops sharply

By Terryn Shiells August 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across Western Canada were weaker during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures markets plunged once again. Average CWRS wheat prices were down by C$7 to $26 per tonne over the week, with bids ranging from about $203 per tonne in the Peace region […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn bounces off six-week low prior to crop forecasts

By Rod Nickel August 4, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Corn futures edged higher on Tuesday, recovering from a six-week low as bargain-buying and an outlook for drier U.S. weather offset pressure from comfortable global supply. Chicago wheat and nearby soybeans failed to hold earlier gains. Grains were supported by dry conditions in parts of the eastern corn belt, and as […] Read more

Crops, Markets

G3 Global closes CWB deal and retires name

By MarketsFarm Team July 31, 2015

Commodity News Service Canada – G3 Global Grain Group, a newly established agribusiness joint venture based in Winnipeg, has officially closed its investment in a majority interest in CWB, the former Canadian Wheat Board. CWB will be combined with the grain assets of Bunge Canada to form a new Canadian agribusiness, G3 Canada Limited, a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall; wheat mixed

By Mark Weinraub July 31, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Friday, pressured by profit-taking and the cancellation of an export deal with China, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed, with CBOT soft red winter wheat and K.C. hard red winter wheat edging higher on some end-of-month short-covering. MGEX wheat fell on forecasts for a bumper crop […] Read more

Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. spring wheat yield projections highest ever

By Julie Ingwersen July 31, 2015

Fargo, N.D. (Reuters) — Yield potential for spring wheat grown in the northern U.S. Plains was projected as the highest on record, with the crop benefiting from timely planting and cool weather, according to results from an annual crop tour. Scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s three-day tour of North Dakota, the top spring wheat […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on strong exports, corn firm, wheat weak

By Mark Weinraub July 30, 2015

Chicago/Reuters – U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday as signs of growing export demand threatened to cut into an already thin supply base, traders said. Corn futures also firmed, with bargain hunters and technical buyers stepping into the market after prices fell to a five-week low. Wheat closed mostly lower, pressured by plentiful supplies and […] Read more

Cereals, Spring Wheat

29 varieties to be removed from CWRS and CPSR classes

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 30, 2015

The Canadian Grain Commission has announced that as of August 1, 2017, 29 varieties will no longer be eligible for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat classes. The list (see below) of 25 CWRS and four CPSR varieties includes formerly popular varieties such as Katepwa, Harvest and Kane as […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy to weaken as harvest nears

U.S. grains: Prices advance on crop, weather worries

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Prairie CWRS cash bids soften, durum drops sharply

U.S. grains: Corn bounces off six-week low prior to crop forecasts

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U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall; wheat mixed

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