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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb back above $12 a bushel while wheat stumbles

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters, GFM Network News March 20, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures jumped two per cent on Wednesday, climbing back above $12 a bushel as commodity funds appeared to cover short positions, brokers said, while news of fresh U.S. soybean export sales and excessive rains in Argentina lent support.

Polish farmers use tractors as they protest against the European Union’s Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, in Zakret, near Warsaw, Poland March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

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Polish farmers intensify protests against ‘executioner’ EU

Germany proposes income smoothing to reduce farmers' taxes in face of farmer anger

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 20, 2024

Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares on Wednesday in escalating protests against EU environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine which the bloc provisionally agreed to prolong.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn tick up on short covering; soybeans falter

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters, GFM Network News March 19, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat and corn futures strengthened on Tuesday on technical moves as traders seek to unwind short positions ahead of uncertain springtime weather and upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture reports, analysts said.

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China expands list of GM soybean, corn variety approvals

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 19, 2024

China has approved 27 genetically modified corn seed varieties and 3 GM soybean varieties, expanding its list of approvals as it aims to increase the development and planting of high-yielding crops.

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U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on rising Black Sea tensions, soy slips

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News March 18, 2024

U.S. wheat futures rose 2.7 per cent on Monday as Russia's weekend attacks on Ukrainian ports underscored risks to exportable grain supplies from the Black Sea region, analysts said.

Maize is one major world crop affected by abiotic stresses including extreme heat and drought exacerbated by climate change (CABI Review)

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Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought

By Nyasha Chingono, Reuters, GFM Network News March 18, 2024

Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts of grain, peas and cooking oil.

A view of Oldman River which flows into the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol

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Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage

Drought could cause double-digit declines in Alberta's wheat yields, data suggests

By Nia Williams, Reuters, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News March 18, 2024

Drought in Alberta is stretching into its fourth year and farmers and oil companies are planning for water restrictions that threaten production of wheat, beef and crude.

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U.S. grains: Wheat continues downward trend, soy and corn rise on short covering

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters, GFM Network News March 15, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday as plentiful global supplies and weak demand anchored the market, analysts said.

A man carries a Polish flag next to burning tyres, as farmers protest outside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s office against the European Union’s Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, in Warsaw, Poland, March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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EU plan to ease farmers’ fallow land requirement stalls

Farmers have staged weeks of protests against EU environmental restrictions, cheap imports

By Anna Koper, Reuters, GFM Network News March 15, 2024

European policymakers' plan to replace a requirement for farmers to leave land fallow with a voluntary scheme has been held up by disagreement on details, the agriculture commissioner said on Friday on a visit to Warsaw.

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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach 5-month peak, end lower in technical setback

By Karl Plume, Reuters, GFM Network News March 14, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended lower on Thursday in a technical and profit-taking setback after rising to five-month highs on firm cash cattle prices, traders said.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb back above $12 a bushel while wheat stumbles

Polish farmers intensify protests against ‘executioner’ EU

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn tick up on short covering; soybeans falter

China expands list of GM soybean, corn variety approvals

U.S. grains: Wheat jumps on rising Black Sea tensions, soy slips

Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought

Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage

U.S. grains: Wheat continues downward trend, soy and corn rise on short covering

EU plan to ease farmers’ fallow land requirement stalls

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle reach 5-month peak, end lower in technical setback

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