China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
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China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops
Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2 (week 18)
Seeding progress across the province has been delayed with recent rains and currently sits at approximately 4 per cent of the acres being seeded. Producers have begun seeding spring wheat, barley, oats, and corn. The Central region is most advanced with approximately 12 per cent of each of the major cereals planted. Weeds are quickly
U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data
Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.
Kleefeld couple named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers
Dairy, grain and forage farmers, Paige and Marcus Dueck, named Manitoba 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers
Marcus and Paige Dueck of Four Oak Farms near Kleefeld are Manitoba’s newest Outstanding Young Farmers. The eastern Manitoba couple was named the 2024 recipients of the award in March. “It is a great honour. You get into a spot in life where you just focus on what you want to do and what’s coming
Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago
For many of Canada’s major crops, their holdings came in lower than a year ago, as Statistics Canada released its stocks of principal field crops as of March 31 report. There were declines in all wheat, durum, oats, corn, lentils and peas, but there were increases for barley and canola while soybeans were relatively steady.
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat, soybean and corn futures soared to multi-month highs on Monday on worries about potentially crop-damaging weather in Brazil and Russia. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July wheat WN24 settled up 26-1/4 cents at $6.48-3/4 a bushel after climbing to $6.50-1/4, its highest level since late December. CBOT July corn CN24 ended up 8-3/4
U.S. grains: Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climbs on weather
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose on Friday to their highest level since January before turning lower and soybeans reached a one-month peak as floods disrupted harvests in top exporter Brazil and disease ate into Argentina’s corn crop, analysts said. Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry weather in Russia, the world’s biggest
Attaché projects small increases in Argentina soybeans
Soybean production in Argentina has been projected to increase slightly in 2024/25, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires.
U.S. grains: Wheat resumes fall after rain, soy up on technical trading
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) benchmark wheat futures fell on Wednesday after ticking up in the early session as much-needed rainfall reaches key wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains and southern Russia.
CBOT soybeans/corn rangebound, watching weather
Shifting weather forecasts have the potential to sway soybean and corn futures within sideways trading ranges over the next few weeks as farmers in the United States focus on spring seeding.
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