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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have come down over the past week, and may be headed lower as both fundamental and technical signals look bearish. January soybeans have a downside target of $9.40-$9.50 per bushel, said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago (all figures US$). Improving

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 18, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday, easing from a two-session rally as traders returned their focus to record-large global inventories and poor export demand for U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined. At the CBOT, March wheat settled down 6-1/4

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 17, 2016

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as both commodities saw a short-covering correction off of nearby lows. However, large supplies and looming South American harvests remain bearish for the two crops, likely keeping the futures bouncing around in a sideways pattern

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease from six-week highs

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer February 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S soybeans and corn futures fell on Wednesday, pressured by profit-taking after recent six-week highs and outlooks for needed rains in South America. Wheat settled narrowly higher at the Chicago Board of Trade after a more than one per cent drop in the dollar against a basket of currencies made U.S.

Crops, Markets

For U.S. farmers, ugly soy bids look better all the time

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub December 4, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. farmers booked soybean sales this week as prospects for burgeoning global supplies and weak export demand caused growers to accept deals they’d rejected at similar price levels just a few weeks ago. Grain dealers noted an uptick in grower interest as Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied 3.8 per

Crops, Markets

Crop prices to stay under pressure

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 4, 2015

Commodity News Service Canada – North American farmers hoping for weak commodity prices to right themselves could be waiting for quite a while, according to one of the speakers at the Cereals North America conference going in Winnipeg this week. Dan Basse, president of AgResource, said currency issues are making life very profitable for farmers

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean prices expected to rise

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus October 21, 2015

CNS Canada –– The ongoing U.S. harvest has pressured CBOT corn and soybeans in recent sessions, but support for the commodities will ramp up long-term, moving prices higher, according to a U.S. analyst. “I think you’re going to see demand improve and you’re going to see weather problems in South America emerge,” said Sean Lusk,

Crops, Local news

Northern Quinoa aiming for 100,000 acres

Quinoa growers wanted — with the right location and right rotation

By Shannon VanRaes September 11, 2015

Get ready to see more quinoa waving in the Prairie breeze. Saskatchewan-based Northern Quinoa Corp. is preparing to increase its acres nearly twentyfold over the next three years. The company has about 5,250 acres of the ancient grain under contract this summer, but it would like to see 100,000 acres across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Beef cattle, Crops, Markets

Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 6, 2015

Reuters — Cargill Inc. on Thursday became the latest large agribusiness to report disappointing quarterly results as one-time charges and slowing economies in key emerging markets stung the privately held global commodities trader. Minnesota-based Cargill said it lost a net $51 million in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, compared with a profit of

Neal Gutterson (r), head of biotech for DuPont Pioneer says new tools are speeding up the crop improvement process.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Corn and soybeans headed north and west

DuPont Pioneer is among a number of companies that see huge  growth potential on the western Prairies

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2015

Earlier-maturing varieties of corn and soybeans rolling out across the Canadian Prairies will provide new cash crop options and contribute to more sustainable rotations, a senior official with DuPont Pioneer said here last week. While it is widely acknowledged that farmers are squeezing their canola rotations too tightly, setting the stage for a rise in

Daily Network News

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Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn trending lower

U.S. grains: Wheat down on ample supplies

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease from six-week highs

For U.S. farmers, ugly soy bids look better all the time

Crop prices to stay under pressure

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybean prices expected to rise

Northern Quinoa aiming for 100,000 acres

Cargill posts Q4 loss on one-time charges, revenue down

Corn and soybeans headed north and west

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