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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy headed above US$11 if weather stays wet

By Terryn Shiells July 15, 2015

CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, and could be headed above the US$11 per bushel level if weather in the U.S. Midwest stays too wet, an analyst said. “If weather remains somewhat unfavourable we could see, over the medium term, prices maybe […] Read more

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An annual checkup for native pasture

The Grazing Response Index is simple, and inexpensive

By Debbie Furber July 15, 2015

The grazing response index (GRI) is a simple do-it-yourself way to evaluate the impact of grazing pastures, and it doesn’t cost anything but your time. “The GRI gives quick feedback each year, but doesn’t replace comprehensive assessments every five years or so to gather the full set of information for monitoring long-term trends,” explains Dr. […] Read more

Traffic between Delhi and Agra. Prime Minister Narenda Modi is urging reforms to free up land for roads and other development. (CIA.gov)

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India’s Modi battles opposition to key land reform

By frank-jack-daniel July 15, 2015

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s opposition parties boycotted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest attempt to build consensus around a business-friendly land bill Wednesday, boding badly for his ambitious agenda of economic reform in a parliament session that starts next week. Almost half of India’s 31 chief ministers spurned Modi’s invitation to meet him in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on fund liquidation, better weather

By Michael Hirtzer July 15, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans and wheat fell on Wednesday, pressured by investment fund selling tied to outlooks for drier weather in the U.S. and reduced export demand. Corn futures reversed from earlier losses to finish narrowly higher as midday weather outlooks predicted hot temperatures that could stress plants during the crucial pollination phase. […] Read more

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Influential hedge fund takes stake in Syngenta

By Mike Stone July 14, 2015

Reuters — Hedge fund Paulson + Co. has taken a stake in Syngenta, and could push for the board of directors of the Swiss pesticide maker to accept a takeover offer from U.S. seed company Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, made a US$45 billion bid for […] Read more

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet at Meech Lake’s Willson House at Chelsea, Que. on Tuesday. (Deb Ransom photo courtesy PMO)

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Talks wrap on Canada/Ukraine free trade pact

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 14, 2015

Canada’s crop and livestock producers expect to benefit soon from a free trade agreement with Ukraine, on which the two countries’ governments have now formally completed talks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday, during a visit from Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, that trade negotiations between the two countries wrapped up in Kiev on July 9, and […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

By Dave Sims July 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Hot, dry conditions in Alberta and western Saskatchewan are delaying and stressing this year’s barley crop — but action in U.S. corn is now the barley market’s primary driver, according to one expert. “This recent rally in corn has helped barley and feed wheat move higher; we’re in a market driven by […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Architect of the Capitol, VisitTheCapitol.gov)

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U.S. House committee approves block on mandatory GMO labels

By Carey Gillam July 14, 2015

Reuters — U.S. food companies and other opponents of genetically modified food labeling notched a key victory on Tuesday as the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee approved a measure banning mandatory labeling as well as local efforts to regulate genetically engineered crops. The move demonstrates fresh momentum for those seeking to block mandated labeling of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

By Michael Hirtzer July 14, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures retreated from an earlier one-year high and fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly weather in the U.S. Wheat futures also were lower, pressured by the advancing winter wheat harvest. Soybean futures were little changed as a Monday report of a […] Read more

CWB’s elevator under construction at St. Adolphe, Man. in May. The former Canadian Wheat Board has been putting up its own grain handling assets since its deregulation. (CWB.ca)

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Farmers play last card in planned CWB class action

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 13, 2015

One claim remaining from an unsuccessful bid at a class action suit by four Prairie farmers, over payouts to producers from the former Canadian Wheat Board, will be the farmers’ basis for a new filing. The four farmers, whose previous proposed class action was dismissed with costs in April by the Supreme Court of Canada, […] Read more

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soy headed above US$11 if weather stays wet

An annual checkup for native pasture

India’s Modi battles opposition to key land reform

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy fall on fund liquidation, better weather

Influential hedge fund takes stake in Syngenta

Talks wrap on Canada/Ukraine free trade pact

Lethbridge feed barley prices move upward, watch U.S. corn

U.S. House committee approves block on mandatory GMO labels

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

Farmers play last card in planned CWB class action

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