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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low

By Julie Ingwersen January 29, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on Thursday, halting a six-session slide and rebounding from a three-month low after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported larger-than-expected weekly export sales. Corn and soybeans both closed lower. At the CBOT, March wheat settled up 2-1/2 cents at $5.07-3/4 per bushel, paring gains […] Read more

Any delays to seeding due to spring rain aren’t expected to be as prolonged as last year’s, Drew Lerner told farmers in Regina. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Markets

Minogue: Optimism reigns at FCC outlook meeting

By Leeann Minogue January 29, 2015

Regina — Despite commodity prices down off recent highs, resurgent transportation problems and crop disease issues across the Prairies, farmers heard all good news at Farm Credit Canada’s Ag Outlook 2015 conference here Tuesday. “The sky’s not falling,” said J.P. Gervais, chief ag economist for Regina-based FCC. Actually, he said, things are pretty good. If […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Potatoes

New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 29, 2015

Potato wart’s appearance in another Prince Edward Island potato field in August has led to a new round of rules for the province’s potato exports to the U.S. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Monday announced new requirements effective “immediately” for such exports, citing the detection of potato wart in 23 fields in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

New website to shed light on grain prices

By Alexis Kienlen, Jill Burkhardt, GFM Network News January 29, 2015

Edmonton — Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully up and running. The new website, created by the Alberta Wheat Commission with $742,725 in federal funding, aims to give farmers timely and accurate pricing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on fund selling

By Julie Ingwersen January 28, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell 2.7 per cent on Wednesday to a three-month low on technical selling, plentiful global supplies and forecasts for rains in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Soybean futures slid as soyoil prices hit their lowest in nearly six years, and corn also declined. At the […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola overdue for a setback

By Terryn Shiells January 28, 2015

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola futures ended lower during the week ended Wednesday, as the market was overdue for a setback. Canola futures have outpaced outside oilseed markets to the upside in recent weeks, but have hit resistance and are now due for some weakness, analysts say. “What was supporting canola was spread […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Australia’s temperatures found fastest-rising worldwide

By Jane Wardell January 28, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia faces a rise in temperature of potentially more than 5 C by the end of the century, outpacing global warming worldwide, the country’s national science agency said Tuesday. In its most comprehensive analysis yet of the impacts of climate change, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) painted a […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Grain handle up as CN books record freight in 2014

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 27, 2015

Canadian National Railway (CN) reported increased revenue from a higher grain and fertilizer handle as part of its “record full-year freight volumes” for fiscal 2014. The railway on Tuesday released fourth-quarter and 12-month results, booking substantially higher revenues and profit in 2014 over 2013. Montreal-based CN reported $844 million in net income on $3.207 billion […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls as China cancels purchase, meal retreats

By Julie Ingwersen January 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell one per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and on signs of slowing export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and wheat also declined. At the CBOT, March soybeans ended down 9-3/4 cents at $9.73-3/4 per bushel (all figures US$). March corn fell […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie crop acres forecast to rise across the board

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Just about every major crop grown in the Canadian Prairies is forecast to come out a winner in the annual fight for acres this year, with unseeded area the only place where reductions are forecast, according to early estimates. “Most crops are likely to increase this year, just because we’ll get the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies, rebounds from three-month low

Minogue: Optimism reigns at FCC outlook meeting

New conditions placed on P.E.I. potato exports to U.S.

New website to shed light on grain prices

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on fund selling

ICE weekly outlook: Canola overdue for a setback

Australia’s temperatures found fastest-rising worldwide

Grain handle up as CN books record freight in 2014

U.S. grains: Soy falls as China cancels purchase, meal retreats

Prairie crop acres forecast to rise across the board

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