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Euronext plans Jan. 3 launch for durum futures

By Reuters November 23, 2021

Euronext will launch trading in its planned durum wheat futures on Jan. 3, the market operator said on its website. Euronext had previously targeted a launch in the fourth quarter of this year. The durum contract will begin a push by Euronext into cash-settled grain futures as a way to expand its commodity business currently

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to nine-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume November 23, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied to their highest in nearly nine years on Monday as ill-timed rains in Australia and rising Russian wheat prices stoked concerns about tightening supplies among the world’s top exporters. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with additional support from a waning U.S. harvest and strong domestic demand

Cereals, News

Argentine exporters vow genetically modified wheat safeguards

Aim is to protect key export market Brazil until it also approves the technology

By Hugh Bronstein, Maximilian Heath November 22, 2021

Reuters – Argentine grains exporters have asked the government to identify farmers who are growing drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat, so they can halt sales from those areas until top importer Brazil approves the technology. Exporters say if any GM wheat is shipped from Argentina, all international sales of the grain may be shunned due

An aerial view of native grass buffer strips between sections in a field at New Mexico State University, pictured here in 2018.

News

Perennial grass buffer strips a water conservation tool

A New Mexico researcher shared lessons on farming in low-water conditions with Manitoba organic farmers

By Geralyn Wichers November 22, 2021

Perennial grass buffer strips in New Mexico fields have been shown to conserve water and block wind, and they may be useful to Manitoba organic farmers. Sangamesh (Sangu) Angadi, a professor of crop stress physiology at New Mexico State University, presented some of his research on growing in water-limited conditions to members of the Manitoba

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat firms with exports in focus

Chicago corn, soybeans fall

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub November 19, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, with strong buying interest by importers keeping prices near the multi-year highs hit earlier this week. Corn and soybean futures fell but the market was underpinned by strength in the cash market as grain dealers tried to entice U.S. farmers to book sales instead of

MGEX December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20- and 50-day moving averages (yellow and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Falling Minneapolis futures weigh on Prairie bids

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 19, 2021

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in Minneapolis spring wheat futures weighed on cash wheat bids across the Prairies during the week ended Thursday, but declines in the Canadian dollar provided some support and helped temper losses somewhat. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $7.60-$11.60 per tonne,

Kansas City December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with CBOT December 2021 wheat (orange line) and MGEX December 2021 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease on profit-taking

Canada's latest export disruptions supportive

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub November 19, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Thursday, with K.C. hard red winter wheat and MGEX spring wheat falling from multiyear peaks on a round of profit-taking. Declines were kept in check by concerns about tight supplies and strong demand, factors that pushed Paris wheat to a 14-year high. Profit taking also

Do you know what it costs to make a batch of cookies lately? A popular meal-kit company took a look at exactly that. So, where does Canada stack up compared with countries around the world, and why?

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Cookie context

By Laura Rance-Unger November 18, 2021

The folks at HelloFresh, a meal-kit company, probably didn’t intend to wade into the latest dairy debate in Canada when they released their global Christmas Cookie Price Index Study this week. The company compared the cost of ingredients — flour, eggs, butter, sugar and baking powder to bake a standard batch of Christmas cookies in

CBOT January 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat up on strong exports, inflation worries

CBOT corn also rises

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub November 17, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped 2.1 per cent on Wednesday to their highest in nearly seven weeks, supported by fresh export deals and strength in the domestic cash market. Wheat and corn futures were also strong, with wheat recovering from a pullback on Tuesday to top the nine-year high it hit Monday.

A soybean crop at Headingley, Man. on Sept. 2, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean purchases steal wheat’s thunder

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News November 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — While Chicago wheat is hitting new contract highs, soybeans are the standout commodity on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to one trader. Over the weekend, there were rumblings that China had purchased five cargoes worth of soybeans earlier in the week. Three nights later, that number had grown, which caused soybean

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Wheat

Euronext plans Jan. 3 launch for durum futures

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to nine-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand

Argentine exporters vow genetically modified wheat safeguards

Perennial grass buffer strips a water conservation tool

U.S. grains: Wheat firms with exports in focus

Prairie cash wheat: Falling Minneapolis futures weigh on Prairie bids

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease on profit-taking

Editorial: Cookie context

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat up on strong exports, inflation worries

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybean purchases steal wheat’s thunder

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