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MGEX March 2019 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge on sluggish exports

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter February 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures all soured on Tuesday as U.S. wheat sellers failed to nab any export sales and traders waited impatiently for news on the latest of talks on the U.S.-China trade war. Wheat was the story of the day: Most CBOT wheat futures contracts —

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Buhler cutting overhead to boost margins

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff February 18, 2019

Tractor and farm equipment maker Buhler Industries has added financing from its majority owner to a regime of cost cuts in a bid to lift its quarterly results out of the red. Citing “depressed” sales due to “weak” commodity prices, the Winnipeg company on Thursday booked a net loss of $4.4 million on $57.3 million

Chickpeas in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff February 18, 2019

Canada and the U.S. are set to challenge India’s market price supports for certain pulses including chickpeas and lentils. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that “together with Canada” they’ve submitted a “counter notification” on the matter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Agriculture (COA).

CBOT March 2019 wheat futures with 20- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to multimonth lows on Friday, despite broad strength in commodity and equity markets as grain traders monitored bearish technical signals as well as falling prices in the global cash wheat market. Soybeans climbed on optimism about U.S. trade negotiations with China, the world’s top soy importer, while

Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 14, 2019

Paris | Reuters — A drop in demand from China and Saudi Arabia sent barley prices tumbling in recent weeks, despite low global supply, and price pressure may continue if harvest prospects for next season remain good, analysts at Strategie Grains said. The barley market rallied earlier in the 2018-19 season with weather-hit crops in

Crops, Local news

Yield Manitoba turns 20

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2019

It was 20 years ago today, Yield Manitoba came into play. The annual publication is marking its 20th anniversary and is based on the Manitoba Management Plus Program. This year marks the data program’s 25th anniversary and Yield Manitoba 2019, included in this issue of the Manitoba Co-operator as a supplemental publication, summarizes and adds

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Markets steady amid cold Alberta weather

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 14, 2019

Excessively cold temperatures in Alberta may be causing headaches for both feed grain buyers and sellers, but prices remain relatively steady for what’s moving. The cold weather hasn’t really led to a significant increase in demand, but “it’s definitely made the farmer grumpy,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. “In general, the

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Cereals, Local news

KAP carefully considering seed ‘value creation’

KAP doesn’t have a set plan, but it has set out its principles on the issue

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2019

The Keystone Agricultural Producer’s (KAP) policy on how farmers should fund new cereal variety development remains a work in progress. The seed industry has proposed two models — trailing and end point royalties. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has been consulting farmers about them. But KAP delegates attending their 35th annual meeting in Winnipeg Feb.

CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter February 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains and soybean futures tumbled on Thursday on news that China and other buyers had canceled a flurry of U.S. soybean orders in early January and Argentina’s soy crop could be larger than previously expected, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) export sales report

Cereals, Local news

MWBGA offers ‘principles’ on ‘value creation’

It says AAFC must continue to bring new cereal varieties to market

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2019

Government and farmer-funded plant breeding has benefited Canadian farmers greatly, the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says in the preamble to its principles on seed value creation. “The MWBGA emphasizes many critical questions remain unanswered concerning which value creation model proposed by AAFC/CFIA (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Canadian Food Inspection Agency) best serves Manitoba

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures plunge on sluggish exports

Buhler cutting overhead to boost margins

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to multimonth lows as global prices sag

Barley ‘price war’ seen sparked by China, Saudi demand drop

Yield Manitoba turns 20

Feed weekly outlook: Markets steady amid cold Alberta weather

KAP carefully considering seed ‘value creation’

U.S. grains: U.S. exports get no Valentine’s Day love

MWBGA offers ‘principles’ on ‘value creation’

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