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U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub October 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, traders said. The harvest slowdowns also supported the soybean market. “Even if we get a break in the rains for one to two days, that

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on supply concerns, as soybeans firm on vegetable oils

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter October 25, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures surged to a two-month high on Monday, as heavy world demand and worries about the global availability of high-protein wheat extended market gains. Soybeans were also firm, helped by renewed strength in the energy and vegetable oil markets. The most-active soft red winter wheat contract on the Chicago

The Co-op Ethanol Complex at Belle Plaine, Sask. (FCL.crs)

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Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery

FCL, Whitecap sign agreement to sequester fuel plants' CO2

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 24, 2021

A major Prairie ethanol and fuel producer is posed to spend just over half a billion dollars on a system to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from its operations in Saskatchewan. Federated Co-operatives announced Thursday it had signed a memo of understanding with Calgary-based ‘clean energy’ company Whitecap Resources, in which the latter company will

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

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‘Containergeddon’ drives sugar, rice shippers back to bulk vessels

By GFM Network News, Marcelo Teixeira October 23, 2021

New York | Reuters — Food traders are switching from containers back to dry bulk vessels to transport refined sugar and rice, hoping to avoid shipping delays caused by container shortages and port congestion the industry is calling “containergeddon,” according to traders. Container-based transportation has been hit by sky-high costs and delays amid booming shipping

A cornfield in Mexico’s Chihuahua state. (Undefined undefined/iStock/Getty Images)

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Mexico won’t limit GMO corn imports from U.S., ag minister says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 23, 2021

Ankeny, Iowa | Reuters — Mexico’s agriculture minister said the country would not limit imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn from the United States during a meeting with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Iowa on Wednesday. Mexico published an executive order late last year that sought to ban in three years the use of

CBOT December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, brown and dark green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply concerns

Fertilizer risks underpin corn; soybeans weighed by harvest, firmer crush lends support

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News October 22, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat rose on Friday, supported by global supply concerns and an easing dollar. Corn followed wheat higher, but gains were dragged down by pressure from a lower soybean market as U.S. farmers reap better-than-expected harvests of the oilseed. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ended

Potato digging went relatively smoothly this year, but drought and high temperatures caused disappointing yields.

Crops, News

Potato crop a mixed bag

Drought has struck yet again, hitting Manitoba’s potato yield

By Alexis Stockford October 22, 2021

While some potato growers are expecting to deliver on their contract volumes this year, others will once again be short thanks to heat and drought, adding yet another tough potato year into the record books. Why it matters: Potatoes did not dodge the drought concerns suffered by other crops this year, and many producers are,

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Canada’s small, high-protein malt barley crop poses challenges

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 21, 2021

MarketsFarm — The hot and dry 2021 growing season cut significantly into Canada’s barley production, with the weather also leading to higher protein levels for what was harvested. “It will be an extremely tight and difficult year for the malt processors and ultimately for the brewers as well,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy down on South American weather, technical pressure

Firm U.S. dollar weighs on wheat; rising crop input costs supportive for corn

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News October 21, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Thursday after five straight sessions of gains, pressured by technical resistance and beneficial forecasts for rain in top export competitor Brazil. Wheat eased from a two-week high hit earlier on Thursday as weaker crude oil prices and a firmer U.S. dollar offset tightening global supplies. Corn

Crops, Markets

Feds tighten forecast for wheat carryout

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 21, 2021

MarketsFarm — Canadian wheat carryout for the 2021-22 crop year will be even tighter than earlier forecasts, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Wednesday. The October report included only minor adjustments for most crops, with the most notable change from September being a 500,000-tonne reduction in projected wheat ending

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Crops

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on supply concerns, as soybeans firm on vegetable oils

Co-op to capture carbon at ethanol plant, refinery

‘Containergeddon’ drives sugar, rice shippers back to bulk vessels

Mexico won’t limit GMO corn imports from U.S., ag minister says

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply concerns

Potato crop a mixed bag

Canada’s small, high-protein malt barley crop poses challenges

U.S. grains: Soy down on South American weather, technical pressure

Feds tighten forecast for wheat carryout

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