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U.S. grains: Technical sales, rain outlook pressure wheat

By Mark Weinraub April 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday on a round of technical selling after posting their biggest weekly gain in 3-1/2 months, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also were weaker, pressured by robust global supplies and profit taking after posting modest gains during the overnight trading session. Wheat futures, which had […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russia may extend tax on wheat exports, deputy PM says

By Reuters April 4, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russia may extend a tax on wheat exports beyond July 1, but is yet to make a final decision, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who is in charge of the sector, as saying on Friday. Russia has imposed the duty on wheat exports since Feb. 1 in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba sunflower acres set to rise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– An early spring and drier conditions in western Manitoba, together with relatively favourable prices, should lead to an increase in sunflower plantings in the province this year. “Assuming that the southwest won’t be wet this year, we’re expecting that acres will be over 100,000,” said Darcelle Graham, executive director of the National […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Forages

Silverbend Ranch shines again

Forages and livestock restore health to a badly eroded farm in Manitoba

By Duncan Morrison April 2, 2015

The moon shines on the bend in the meandering Assiniboine River and reflects a shimmering silver glimmer that illuminates the lush riverside and well up the gently sloped hill toward the farmhouse. Thus the name Silverbend Ranch, or so the story goes. But while the moon may glisten at night, things weren’t always so shiny […] Read more

The CWB Marquis — one of two new laker vessels the former Canadian Wheat Board ordered in 2011 — arrived at St. Lambert on April 2 for the reopening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The federal Transportation Safety Board reported the Marquis ran aground the next day at Beauharnois, Que., about 45 km southwest of St. Lambert, but refloated later that evening and continued en route to Hamilton. (CWB.ca)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 2, 2015

The first of CWB’s new laker vessels marked the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway for 2015 on Thursday, passing through the South Shore Canal’s St. Lambert Lock near Montreal. The seaway navigation season’s official opening had previously been set for March 27, but officials opted in early March to put off the opening […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-week high on dry weather worries

By Tom Polansek April 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped to their highest level in six weeks on Thursday on worries that rains in the U.S. Plains next week will be insufficient to relieve intensifying drought conditions. Traders kept their eyes on weather forecasts after dryness in key parts of the Plains, including Nebraska and Oklahoma, sparked […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

By Reuters April 1, 2015

Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25 per cent. The cutbacks, to be implemented by state and local water agencies, will affect consumers and businesses throughout the most populous […] Read more

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. CFTC sues Kraft, Mondelez over alleged wheat price manipulation

By Anjali Athavaley, douwe-miedema April 1, 2015

Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday charged Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez International with manipulation of prices of wheat used in products such as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies. The regulator alleged that Kraft and Mondelez bought $90 million of wheat futures, or a six-month supply, but never intended to take […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola moving into choppy spring pattern

By Terryn Shiells April 1, 2015

CNS Canada –– The ICE Futures Canada canola market saw some large price swings during the week ended Wednesday, but ended relatively steady compared to prices seven days earlier. The market is starting to move into a nervous spring trading pattern, which kept prices relatively rangebound and should continue for the next three to four […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly: Corn, soy look to test post-report floors, ceilings

By Dave Sims April 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures saw choppy activity over the past week as traders had spent much of the period positioning themselves ahead of the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report. That choppiness is expected to continue as the market digests the report’s data and […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle make gains, hogs mixed

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

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U.S. livestock: Cattle make gains, hogs mixed

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

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U.S. grains: Technical sales, rain outlook pressure wheat

Russia may extend tax on wheat exports, deputy PM says

Manitoba sunflower acres set to rise

Silverbend Ranch shines again

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

U.S. grains: Wheat hits six-week high on dry weather worries

California orders 25 per cent reduction in water usage

U.S. CFTC sues Kraft, Mondelez over alleged wheat price manipulation

ICE weekly outlook: Canola moving into choppy spring pattern

CBOT weekly: Corn, soy look to test post-report floors, ceilings

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