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Crumbling river infrastructure is putting pressure on the ability of the U.S. to meet grain market demand.

Wooden dams and river jams: U.S. strains to ship record grains

In a story familiar to Prairie farmers, the U.S. grain-handling system is creaking under a heavy load

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek December 20, 2017

America’s worst traffic jam this fall occurred on the Ohio River, where a line of about 50 miles of boats hauling grains and other products turned into a water-borne parking lot, as ship captains waited for the river to reopen. Such delays are worsening on the nation’s waterways, which are critical to commerce for the

Opinion

Everyone needs to be a trade policy expert

Time for those who have benefited from free trade to stand up for it

By Tom Sleight November 14, 2017

Inattention, indifference and inaction are no longer options for those in agriculture with regard to U.S. foreign policy. Free trade has remained a key, philosophical driver for U.S. feed grains for decades, benefiting corn, barley and sorghum growers — among many other commodities. Now, agriculture must answer the call to defend trade and the rewards

Crops

Formerly parched grain now fighting moisture after September rains

2017 will be remembered as a dry year, but the latest harvest is still fighting high moisture  after a series of rains in September

By Alexis Stockford October 16, 2017

Manitoba’s early harvest was dry, but now a rash of rains has left producers fighting moisture and wondering when to give up on drying in the field. Francois Labelle, general manager for the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said most grain being harvested is several percentage points above safe storage since the dry spell broke.

It’s a crucial window to ensure soybean harvest quality as the crop comes off and goes into the bin.

Crops, Oilseeds

Avoid soybean loss during harvest, drying and storage

Shattered beans can badly affect the profitability of your crop

By NDSU Release October 2, 2017

Harvest timing can have a huge impact on soybean shatter losses, according to North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang. “Field losses, splits and cracked seed coats increase as moisture content decreases,” he says. “Shatter losses have been shown to increase significantly when seed moisture falls below 11 per cent or when

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

VIDEO: More corn and soybeans coming to the Prairies

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2015

In an interview with Manitoba Co-operator editor Laura Rance at Ag in Motion in Saskatoon, DuPont Pioneer vice-president Neal Gutterson discusses plans for breeding corn and soybean varieties that can be grown across Western Canada, as well as for hybrid wheat and use of biologicals for insect and disease control.

Opinion

China could return to corn imports

By Gavin Maguire, Reuters November 20, 2013

They may have slowed their purchasing pace lately as agronomists and trade officials awaited greater clarity on domestic and U.S. production potential, but Chinese corn importers may soon be forced to resume buying activity after the spread between key interior prices and U.S. export corn has widened sharply recently. Questions over domestic production potential coupled

Grain Markets, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn posts biggest 1-day rise since August on short-covering

By Reuters November 12, 2013

* Corn up for 2nd day after USDA pegs stocks below 2 bln bushels

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn, soy drop for 2nd day on wetter Midwest forecast

By Reuters July 18, 2013

* Updated forecasts call for more rain, less heat * Corn losses partly offset by good export sales * Spread unwinding, technical selling hurts soybeans * Wheat sinks on spillover pressure from corn, soy (Updates with closing prices) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, July 18 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean prices retreated for the second

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Profit-taking, weather pressures new-crop corn, soybeans

By Reuters July 13, 2013

* Markets down for day but end week higher * Some weather forecasts scale back Midwest heat, dryness * Corn market shrugs off U.S. corn sale to China * Fireworks in CBOT July corn, soybeans at expiration * Wheat dragged lower by declines in corn and soybeans (Updates prices) By Tom Polansek and Julie Ingwersen

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-U.S. corn, soybeans climb on Midwest weather jitters

By Reuters July 10, 2013

* New-crop corn, soybeans lead gains * Forecasts call for hot, dry weather in western Midwest * Short-covering noted in corn and wheat * Wheat buoyed by recent demand from China (Updates with closing prices) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - New-crop corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on supply snags in top-exporter Russia

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up U.S. burger price

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on supply snags in top-exporter Russia

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up U.S. burger price

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats

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Wooden dams and river jams: U.S. strains to ship record grains

Everyone needs to be a trade policy expert

Formerly parched grain now fighting moisture after September rains

Avoid soybean loss during harvest, drying and storage

VIDEO: More corn and soybeans coming to the Prairies

China could return to corn imports

GRAINS-Corn posts biggest 1-day rise since August on short-covering

GRAINS-Corn, soy drop for 2nd day on wetter Midwest forecast

GRAINS-Profit-taking, weather pressures new-crop corn, soybeans

GRAINS-U.S. corn, soybeans climb on Midwest weather jitters

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