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Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

By GFM Network News February 21, 2019

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped sharply over the past two months, as declining global demand for commodities — especially from China — weighed on the economic indicator. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea, including grain. The BDI […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

By GFM Network News January 28, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ticked lower on Monday, pressured by broad declines in commodity and equity markets as well as improving forecasts for South American crop weather, traders said. Wheat followed the weaker trend. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March corn futures settled down 1/2 cent at $3.79-3/4 per bushel […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says

By GFM Network News January 25, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Congestion at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port, has been resolved and rail operations are now “fluid,” Canadian National Railway said Friday. Canadian National and rival Canadian Pacific Railway were rationing space on trains travelling in the Vancouver area and prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, causing complaints […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

By GFM Network News January 21, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to meet demand from new trade deals. That move prompted Canada’s transport regulator last week to start an investigation […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 16, 2019

Paris | Reuters –– Louis Dreyfus Co. said on Wednesday it would sell or wind down its small dairy business by the middle of this year as part of an overhaul to revive growth at the agricultural commodity giant. Privately-held Louis Dreyfus had previously earmarked dairy as one of several activities to be sold or […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

By GFM Network News November 27, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances in rail shipments. There has […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat follow broad commodities weakness

By GFM Network News November 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent on Tuesday, following broad declines in commodities led by sagging crude oil futures, analysts said. Wheat futures fell about two per cent, retreating after Monday’s short-covering rally, and soybeans were also lower. Chicago Board of Trade December corn settled down 4-3/4 cents […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday its farm aid package would include US$4.7 billion in direct payments to farmers to help offset losses from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports this season. The bulk of the payments, $3.6 billion, would be made to soybean farmers (all figures US$). That amounts […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders flee stocks for commodities

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 25, 2018

CNS Canada — Traders shifted attention to Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean markets in the wake of a drop in Wall Street stocks, causing a commodities rally Wednesday. Wall Street was dragged down Tuesday by U.S. bond yields, which hit the three per cent mark for the first time in four years. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

By GFM Network News February 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn futures fell on Friday, retreating from multi-month highs established a day earlier as traders took profits and focused on prospects for better weather in the drought-hit U.S. Plains wheat belt. Soybeans sagged on much-needed rains in Argentina’s crop belt and worries about U.S. soybean export demand. Broad […] Read more

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

GFM Network News

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade volatile ahead of USDA announcement

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound in technical bounce, trade aid details awaited

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Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower

Rail now moving fluidly through Vancouver, CN says

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat follow broad commodities weakness

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

CBOT weekly outlook: Traders flee stocks for commodities

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn lower in pause after multi-month highs

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