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Canadian grain exports a mixed bag in December

Top three canola importers bought less, U.S. bought more

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 7, 2024

While Canada’s canola exports fell back so far this marketing year compared to last year, those for wheat were up, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. Released on Feb. 7, the monthly export report took Canada’s exports for cereals, oilseeds and pulses to the end of December.

File photo of a cornfield in Argentina. (Reisegraf/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn

Recent hot spell in Argentina may have eroded potential corn yields

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 7, 2024

Ahead of the February supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture, the department’s attaché in Buenos Aires issued their grain and feed update on Argentina.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, slightly cooler west

Issued Feb. 7, covering Feb. 7 to 14, 2024

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News February 7, 2024

You can’t say it has been a strange and interesting winter. First, we saw a wintery end to October, then fall moved back in for most of November and December before we finally saw a big old shot winter in mid-January. Now we have been dealing with spring like conditions over the last two weeks – what’s next? Well, it looks like winter is going to try and make a comeback.

CBOT soybeans ZSH24 on Feb. 6 with Bollinger bands. (Barchart)

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

Wheat futures rose while corn ended lower on forecasts for rain in Argentina

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Reuters February 6, 2024

U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday for a second straight session as short-covering and technical-buying fueled a bounce from multi-year lows a day earlier, though concerns about weak demand limited gains.

French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming

In face of farmer protests, EU weakens some recommendations related to agriculture

By GFM Network News, Kate Abnett, Reuters February 6, 2024

The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region's fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.

Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need

By GFM Network News, Sean Pratt February 6, 2024

Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.

Equipment, News

VIDEO: Mini combine an outsized innovation

By Greg Berg February 6, 2024

Inventors are not often the types of people that rest on their laurels for long, so it’s not surprising that Gerry Devloo, inventor of the Canola Crusher, has a new invention that’s attracting attention. Coined the ‘Miniature Combine,’ this battery powered device makes it easier for growers to gauge the moisture content of their crop

Crops

Yield challenge to tap competitive, community spirit

Nutrien Ag Solutions’ puts up $55,000 in prize money for community organization

By Don Norman, GFM Network News February 6, 2024

Farmers could win bragging rights and cash for community organizations in a new yield competition from Nutrien Ag Solutions.

CBOT soybeans ZSH24 on Feb. 5. (Barchart)

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports

Strong dollar weighed heavy on wheat; corn pressured by sluggish exports

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 5, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans futures on Monday rose on technical trading ahead of a slew of key government crop reports, after the most-active contract Sv1 touched the lowest price since December of 2020, traders said.

Markets

Funds still sitting on large net short position in canola

Soybeans' net short position increased by about 5,000 contracts

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 5, 2024

The large net short position in canola futures held relatively steady during the week ended Jan. 30, with speculative traders making only minor adjustments, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

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Oilseeds

Canadian grain exports a mixed bag in December

USDA attaché sees improvement in Argentina wheat, corn

Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, slightly cooler west

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on bargain-buying ahead of USDA report

EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming

Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

VIDEO: Mini combine an outsized innovation

Yield challenge to tap competitive, community spirit

U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports

Funds still sitting on large net short position in canola

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