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Caution Needed As U.S. Farmers Borrow

By Rod Nickel August 4, 2011

A senior U.S. lender is warning farmers to take a cautious approach to borrowing, with crop prices unlikely to maintain their high levels in the coming years and the U.S. debt crisis overhanging the economy. Emboldened by soaring grain and oilseed prices, U.S. farmers have aggressively borrowed to buy land and equipment in recent years,

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Strong Dollar Tempers Canola Export Demand

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 28, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts found themselves moving lower for most of the week ended July 22, and could be set for some further declines before harvest if no new weather scares or outside market rallies materialize. A heat wave in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan did provide a little support for canola, with reports of

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CME To Push Ahead With Higher Corn Trading Limits

By Sam Nelson July 28, 2011

The CME Group made it clear at a July 19 meeting that the exchange would go ahead with plans to raise the daily trading limits on corn futures despite strong opposition from many grain-handling companies. The CME’s request to raise the trading limit to 40 cents from the current 30 cents is under review by

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Weather Concerns Drive Markets

By Dwayne Klassen July 21, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Canada trading platform continued their upward trek during the week ended July 15 with weather concerns and a pickup in demand assisting the price gains. Some of the weather concerns were linked to the Canadian Prairies and differing opinions on the condition of the canola crop in each of the

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Storms Knock Down Wide Swath Of U.S. Corn Acres

July 21, 2011

CHICAGO/REUTERS Severe thunderstorms that ripped across the U.S. Midwest July 11 may have destroyed up to 550,000 acres of corn, although 100,000 to 275,000 acres was more likely, an agricultural meteorologist said. The U.S. National Weather Service said the storms produced straight-line winds in excess of 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour), with

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Industry Skeptical On Canadian Barley Stocks Outlook

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 14, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to claw back some advances during the week ended July 8. Talk of some fresh export demand coming forward for Canadian canola helped to see values rebound up. Some concern about hot weather outlooks for the Prairies also encouraged some of the upward price momentum.

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Alberta Fund Leery Of Agricultural Bubble

July 14, 2011

The global commodity boom is driving prices for agricultural assets to near bubble levels and the best opportunities may be found in related investments, the head of one of Canada’s biggest pension funds warned. “I must get an agricultural play in my inbox once a day or once every couple of days and that’s usually

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Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts were mostly lower during the holiday-shortened week ended June 30, as a sell-off in U.S. grains and oilseeds spilled over to weigh on values. While weather problems in parts of Western Canada and unseeded acres remain supportive, improving crop prospects for the canola that’s in the ground served to lessen

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Pasta Makers Fret As U.S. Durum Area Hits 50-Yr. Low

By Christine Stebbins July 7, 2011

The U.S. wheat industry is bracing for a tight supply of premium pasta wheat this year after the USDA projected durum acres this week to be the lowest in 50 years as heavy rains and flooding prevented planting. Some industry specialists expect the number to get even smaller as the U.S. Department of Agriculture surveyed

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Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 30, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply during the week ended June 24, hitting their lowest levels in over a month as a broad-based fund sell-off weighed on prices. An unexpectedly bearish Statistics Canada acreage report also accounted for some of the selling, although most participants were downplaying the large StatsCan acreage number, given the

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Caution Needed As U.S. Farmers Borrow

Strong Dollar Tempers Canola Export Demand

CME To Push Ahead With Higher Corn Trading Limits

Weather Concerns Drive Markets

Storms Knock Down Wide Swath Of U.S. Corn Acres

Industry Skeptical On Canadian Barley Stocks Outlook

Alberta Fund Leery Of Agricultural Bubble

Market Upside Limited From Flooded Prairie Acres

Pasta Makers Fret As U.S. Durum Area Hits 50-Yr. Low

Canola Drops On Fund Profit-Taking

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