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Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Short-covering fuels rally in U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat

By Reuters May 10, 2013

* Traders evening up ahead of Friday's USDA report * Soybeans also supported by tight U.S. supply * Corn rallies even as planting gains momentum (Recasts, updates with closing prices, adds new analyst quote) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. grains and soybeans rallied on Thursday, with soybeans touching their highest level

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-New-crop corn falls to near 2-week low on weather boost

By Reuters May 9, 2013

* December corn falls to lowest level since April 26 * Dry weather set to prompt rapid planting across U.S. Midwest * Wheat falls but crop damage caps losses, say traders By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop corn fell to a near two-week low on Thursday as forecasts for dry weather

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn falls for second straight session on dry weather forecast

By Reuters May 9, 2013

SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures fell for a second session on Thursday as forecasts for dry weather raised expectations that farmers would be able to accelerate planting after the slowest start to corn seeding in 29 years. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.39 percent to $6.30-1/2 a bushel,

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures fall despite record beef prices

By Reuters May 9, 2013

* Lower cash cattle prices pressure futures * Feeders follow live cattle market lower * Hogs up with cash prices in tight supply By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday fell for a fourth straight session as lower cash cattle prices weighed on the market despite

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn, soy, wheat mostly lower as planting forecast improves

By Reuters May 9, 2013

* Soybeans firm as processors seek crushing supplies * Corn lower, drags wheat down * Analysts expect heavy corn planting next week (Adds new analyst quote, updates with closing prices, recasts first three paragraphs) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. grain and soy futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday as farmers geared

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

XxCBOT early calls: Wheat down 1-2, corn down 2-4, soy up 2-10

By Reuters May 8, 2013

CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. trade expectations for the reopening of the Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex trading at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday. WHEAT - Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Better winter wheat growing weather in the Midwest SRW region and Plains HRW region

Leigh Syms, retired associate curator of archeology at the Manitoba Museum, holds a replica of a bone hoe once used by First Nations farmers. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

Country Crossroads, Other livestock, Pulses

Manitoba’s agriculture history started long before the sodbusters arrived

Researchers say plants such as lamb’s quarters aren’t here by accident, and growing corn goes back more than a millennium

By Shannon VanRaes May 8, 2013

Does it ever seem that unrelenting weeds such as lamb’s quarters and amaranth were somehow bred to thrive on the Canadian Prairie? In fact, they were. But if you think corn is a new crop in this part of the world, think again — Aboriginal farmers were growing it more than a millennium ago. Technology

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn falls as planting expectations drag, USDA report supports old-crop

By Reuters May 8, 2013

* Mkt expects rapid corn planting as dry weather forecast * Old-crop corn prices supported ahead of next USDA report later in wk * Wheat drops despite signs of crop stress in key exporting nations By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. new-crop corn futures fell on Wednesday as expectations for an increase

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn slips on forecasts of better planting weather

By Reuters May 8, 2013

SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures slipped on Wednesday, reversing gains from the previous session, as forecasts for favourable planting weather weighed on prices. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.12 percent to $6.39-1/4 a bushel, having gained 0.55 percent in the previous session. * July wheat fell 0.28 percent

Crops, News

Treated corn seed linked to bee kills, Health Canada urges farmers to use best practices

By Alex Binkley May 7, 2013

Government issues list of 25 best practices to lower the risk of contamination  instead of following Europe’s lead and banning neonicotinoid insecticides

Another round of “bee incidents” last year has prompted Health Canada to issue an updated list of mitigation measures to corn farmers who may have inadvertently killed the pollinators. A severe death rate during planting season in 2012 has been linked to a dry spell and widespread use of nitro-guanidine neonicotinoid insecticides on corn seed.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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GRAINS-Short-covering fuels rally in U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat

GRAINS-New-crop corn falls to near 2-week low on weather boost

GRAINS-Corn falls for second straight session on dry weather forecast

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures fall despite record beef prices

GRAINS-Corn, soy, wheat mostly lower as planting forecast improves

XxCBOT early calls: Wheat down 1-2, corn down 2-4, soy up 2-10

Manitoba’s agriculture history started long before the sodbusters arrived

GRAINS-Corn falls as planting expectations drag, USDA report supports old-crop

GRAINS-Corn slips on forecasts of better planting weather

Treated corn seed linked to bee kills, Health Canada urges farmers to use best practices

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