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U.S. consumers’ demand for organic foods, such as this California lettuce, has risen steadily in the past decade — particularly in California, which alone accounted for 41 per cent of U.S. organic sales in 2014. (Eric Brennan photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Sales from organic U.S. farms reached $5.5B last year

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Sales from organic U.S. farms reached US$5.5 billion last year, a 72 per cent increase from 2008, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a report on Thursday that highlighted the consumer trend toward such products. The USDA data, compiled through farmer surveys, showed that milk was the top organic commodity in

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy drift lower in cautious trade

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell for a third day on Thursday as the harvest of an expected bumper crop expanded, but price movement was restrained as markets digested a Federal Reserve decision to leave U.S. interest rates unchanged. Wheat and soybean futures sagged on a lack of supportive fundamental news. All three

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle ease to 16-month low

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Thursday hit a 16-month bottom, falling to contract lows for a second straight session, on lower wholesale beef values and further cash price weakness, traders said. Spot-October closed 0.75 cent/lb. lower at 136.85 cents, and earlier marked a contract low of 136.525 (all figures

Crops, Markets

USDA probes release of incorrect data that pressured crop prices

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) unit is reviewing its procedures after posting incorrect crop data online on Wednesday, an error that temporarily pressured grain prices. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) inadvertently issued the wrong data on crop acreage around 5 a.m. CT and posted corrected data four hours later. The agency

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall for second day on harvest, ample supply

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer September 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grains were lower on Wednesday, with both corn and wheat easing about one per cent for their second straight session of declines on pressure from the advancing corn harvest and plentiful global grain supplies. Soybeans reversed from earlier gains to turn narrowly lower, in light trading volumes in each commodity

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters September 15, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs climbed four per cent on Tuesday, pulled up by short-covering following the recent bump in cash prices that may have ended their two-week losing streak, traders said. Spot October ended up 2.55 cents/lb. at 69.375, and December 1.6 cents higher at 63.85 (all figures US$). Tuesday

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn extends run to one-month top on USDA yield cut

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer September 14, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn surged to a one-month high while wheat and soybean futures also rose sharply on Monday as investors bet the U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce crop production forecasts in reports due in the coming weeks. Traders also exited short positions in nearby Chicago Board of Trade contracts as September

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. grain and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday, with corn topping a one-week high, on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department will trim its domestic harvest estimates in highly anticipated reports due out on Friday. Analysts expect USDA, in the monthly reports, to cut its corn and soybean production and

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek September 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures dipped on Wednesday on better-than-expected U.S. crop ratings and concerns about sluggish export demand. Wheat futures also declined, while corn traded near unchanged. Soybeans pulled back after rising on Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Agriculture Department would cut its condition ratings for the crop in a weekly

MGEX spring wheat weekly nearby. Chart as of Aug. 26, 2015.

Cereals, Markets

Drozd: Harami provides a signal to sell wheat

It is difficult to know when to sell in a rising market

By David Drozd September 4, 2015

The wheat market rallied $1 per bushel in the two-week period leading up to the June 30, 2015 USDA and Statistics Canada acreage reports. But it was all downhill shortly after the July long weekend. This timely rally provided producers with an opportunity to price remaining old-crop wheat and move forward on new-crop sales. From

Daily Network News

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

Prairie forecast: Another Alberta clipper?

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Sales from organic U.S. farms reached $5.5B last year

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy drift lower in cautious trade

U.S. livestock: CME live, feeder cattle ease to 16-month low

USDA probes release of incorrect data that pressured crop prices

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat fall for second day on harvest, ample supply

U.S. livestock: CME hogs climb as cash prices firm

U.S. grains: Corn extends run to one-month top on USDA yield cut

U.S. grains: Corn tops one-week high on expectation for harvest cut

U.S. grains: Soy drops on stable crop ratings, poor export demand

Drozd: Harami provides a signal to sell wheat

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