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CBOT weekly outlook: Traders think soy yields less than USDA predicting

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — After the wet weather the U.S. Midwest has experienced lately, traders aren’t exactly sold on the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “We’re getting a lot of calls in and people talking about their beans are losing yield left and right, because the pods are splitting, beans are sprouting.

CBOT December 2018 corn with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume October 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast for the 2018 crop, leaving stocks of the grain lower than anticipated. Soybean futures followed corn higher, reversing earlier losses as the government’s harvest outlook

Canada thistle seedling. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

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Vietnam could halt imports of wheat containing thistle seed

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 11, 2018

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam might halt imports of wheat cargoes containing cirsium arvense, or thistle seed, while suggesting local importers should seek supplies from Kazakhstan, Australia and Argentina, local media reported on Thursday. Wheat importer Vietnam, whose main suppliers include Russia, Australia and Canada, has been battling with imported wheat contaminated with thistle seed

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World crop briefs: China seeks cuts to soy in feed

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — The China Feed Industry Association is proposing soybean meal in hog rations be reduced, to offset rising costs and reduced supplies caused by the U.S.-China trade war. China imported about 87 per cent of its soybean needs last year and one-third of that came from the U.S., according to a report in

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Altria reported seeking stake in cannabis firm Aphria

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 11, 2018

Reuters — Marlboro maker Altria Group is in talks for a stake in Canadian cannabis producer Aphria Inc., the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The details of Richmond, Virginia-based Altria’s investment are still being finalized, though it has expressed interest in buying a minority stake in Aphria with the intention of

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Regulator finds cannabis company disclosures inadequate

By GFM Network News October 10, 2018

Toronto | Reuters — A Canadian regulatory group said on Wednesday that it had found that the level and quality of disclosure by cannabis companies was insufficient. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), which conducted a review of disclosure practices of 70 Canadian and U.S. cannabis producers, said some companies were inconsistent in complying with Canadian

ICE November 2018 canola, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

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ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs away from nearby highs

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — ICE canola futures hit their best levels in a month and a half earlier this week on the back of concerns over harvest delays, but ran into resistance and looked bearish once again by Wednesday. While cold, wet conditions continued to cause harvest delays, as noted in the weekly provincial crop reports,

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

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Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped.

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U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on big harvest, trade war worries

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume October 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell for a second day on Wednesday, shedding more than one per cent on expectations of a bumper U.S. crop and concerns about a protracted U.S.-China trade war that has already depressed demand for U.S. shipments. Corn and wheat also eased as traders squared positions ahead of a

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson listens as attorney Brent Wisner, not shown, speaks about his condition at trial in San Francisco on July 9, 2018. (File photo: Josh Edelson/Pool via Reuters)

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Bayer likely to get new trial in glyphosate case

By GFM Network News October 10, 2018

San Francisco | Reuters — Bayer’s Monsanto unit was likely to get a new trial on the US$250 million in punitive damages awarded by a jury to a groundskeeper who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, caused his cancer. According to a Wednesday court filing in San Francisco’s Superior Court of California, Judge Suzanne

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CBOT weekly outlook: Traders think soy yields less than USDA predicting

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

Vietnam could halt imports of wheat containing thistle seed

World crop briefs: China seeks cuts to soy in feed

Altria reported seeking stake in cannabis firm Aphria

Regulator finds cannabis company disclosures inadequate

ICE weekly outlook: Canola backs away from nearby highs

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

U.S. grains: Soybeans slump on big harvest, trade war worries

Bayer likely to get new trial in glyphosate case

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