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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans watch U.S. export sales

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News August 24, 2016

CNS Canada — Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday, while soybean futures added gains for the September contract but recorded losses for the November contract. “Everything’s coming off this week, (prices are) coming down… there’s no real major issues going on,” said Terry Reilly, senior commodity

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Viterra books lower first-half revenues for Glencore

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 24, 2016

“Average” crops and lower prices on the Prairies in the first half of 2016 led to results “substantially below” those in the year-earlier period for Viterra’s Canadian operations. Viterra’s owner, Swiss commodity mining/marketing firm Glencore, on Wednesday reported a nine per cent drop in revenues across its global agricultural products business, from $10.74 billion in

Crops, Markets

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Two of the world’s biggest agricultural trading houses bungled crop sales they made on behalf of U.S. farmers this year because of what one described as “unique” price moves for soybeans, prompting both to take rare steps to keep disgruntled customers. Every year, hundreds of U.S. farmers trust major grain traders,

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching China before harvest

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 24, 2016

CNS Canada — The canola market continues to watch and wait for the Chinese and Canadian governments to resolve a dispute over the amount of dockage allowed in imports of Canadian canola. Until that happens, canola may face growing pressure between now and next week. On Sept. 1, China is scheduled to lower the amount

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans weighed down by big harvest prospects

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel August 24, 2016

Reuters — U.S. soybeans and grains dipped on Wednesday, weighed down by abundant harvest prospects in key countries. Soybeans led the way lower, as the closely watched four-day Pro Farmer U.S. Midwest Crop Tour scouted impressive crops in central Illinois, following its observation a day earlier of above-average soybean pod counts in Nebraska and Indiana.

Crops

Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 23, 2016

A rookie MLA in the Saskatchewan Party caucus has been promoted to a legislative secretary post with responsibility for expansion of the province’s farm irrigation systems. Premier Brad Wall on Tuesday named Warren Kaeding, the MLA for Melville-Saltcoats since April, as legislative secretary to the minister of agriculture, for irrigation expansion. Kaeding was previously a

Crops

U.S. Senate judiciary committee to hold hearing on ag chem deals

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 23, 2016

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing in late September to discuss the mergers of Dow Chemical and Dupont as well as ChemChina’s purchase of Syngenta, committee chair Charles Grassley said in a statement Tuesday. Grassley, a Republican from the farm state of Iowa, has already expressed concern that

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-week low on improved crop conditions

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures slid to a one-week low on Tuesday and soybean futures lost ground, a day after a U.S. government report showed both crops were thriving. Expectations that a privately run U.S. crop tour would uncover stronger yields in the coming days than on Monday, when it began, put additional

Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard, soil sampling the old-fashioned way, says sampling cereals fields right after combining provides some advantages.

Crops

Soil test right after the combine

The tradition has been to sample for soil nutrients later in the fall, but there are compelling reasons to go sooner than later

By Allan Dawson August 23, 2016

It’s been the accepted wisdom to soil test as late as possible in the fall, but one soil test lab says it might pay to go earlier. Agvise Laboratories, that has soil-testing labs in North Dakota and Minnesota and a large stable of Canadian customers, told growers in a recent email it may be a

Crops, Markets

StatsCan’s canola estimates taken with grain of salt

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 23, 2016

CNS Canada — Statistics Canada’s latest crop production estimates are in and while they may raise a few eyebrows, the numbers aren’t likely to cause havoc in the markets, according to most trade analysts. StatsCan on Tuesday pegged canola production in 2016-17 at 17 million tonnes. That compares to pre-report ideas of 15.9 to 20

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed

Most of Manitoba harvest wraps up for 2025

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures hit one-month highs as crude oil soars

Oilseeds

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans watch U.S. export sales

Viterra books lower first-half revenues for Glencore

Soybeans trip up top traders, prompt rare offer to U.S. farmers

ICE weekly outlook: Canola watching China before harvest

U.S. grains: Soybeans weighed down by big harvest prospects

Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation

U.S. Senate judiciary committee to hold hearing on ag chem deals

U.S. grains: Corn touches one-week low on improved crop conditions

Soil test right after the combine

StatsCan’s canola estimates taken with grain of salt

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