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USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny November 10, 2014

Washington | Reuters –– The 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to government data released Monday, giving a boost to beaten-down corn prices, while soybean production continues to rise. CBOT corn futures closed up 0.5 per cent on the bullishly construed data, with wheat futures

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

USDA clears GMO potato with lower cancer risk

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny November 8, 2014

CORRECTED, Nov. 10, 2014 — Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the United States in more than a decade, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called Innate potato, developed by the

Crops, Markets

USDA raises record U.S. corn, soybean crops again

By GFM Network News, Ros Krasny October 10, 2014

Washington | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean production in 2014 will be even higher than the record forecast a month ago, but somewhat below market expectations, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday. USDA made surprise cuts to U.S. and global wheat ending stocks for 2014-15, pushing wheat futures up 1.2 per cent,

Bob Connor, a plant pathologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Morden Research Station, explained some of his work on bean diseases, including white mould,  common bacterial blight and anthracnose during the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association’s tour of the station Aug. 7. Part of Connor’s funding comes from a levy on pulse crops sales.

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

New-crop edible bean outlook bearish

But lots can change between now and when the crop is finally in the bin

By Allan Dawson August 15, 2014

Spot prices haven’t been established for new-crop edible beans yet, but the outlook is bearish. “The chatter at the recent Dry Bean Council conference down in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho over the last four days was pretty much 100 per cent bearish,” Calem Alexander, Viterra senior field representative based in Carman told the Manitoba Pulse Growers

Opinion, Poultry

The rooster’s wake-up call

By Laura Rance-Unger July 22, 2014

Anyone who has lived on or near a farmyard with chickens is well aware of the rooster’s ability to trumpet the arrival of morning long before the sun peeks over the horizon. But roosters have been delivering a wake-up call of a different sort lately — sounding the alarm over the risks inherent with the

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. weekly PEDv reports increase

The outbreak is increasing costs and reducing production

By Meredith Davis February 6, 2014

Confirmed cases of a deadly pig virus spreading across the U.S. Hog Belt jumped by 215 to its highest weekly increase since it was discovered in the country in April 2013, according to USDA’s National Animal Health Laboratory Network. NAHLN announced the rise in cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) on Jan. 28. Each

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn/soy bids flat; some corn bids roll to March

By Reuters November 26, 2013

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Spot cash basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly steady in the U.S. Midwest interior on Tuesday and country selling was quiet as producers wrapped up the harvest, dealers said. * Farmers have enough income that many are delaying additional grain sales until the new year for tax purposes, dealers

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn, wheat tumble; soybeans scramble to flat finish

By Reuters November 26, 2013

* Soybeans unchanged after three straight gains * U.S. corn harvest 95 percent complete * USDA reports fresh soybean sale, China cancellation (Adds closing U.S. prices) By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Corn and wheat prices fell on Tuesday, as the huge U.S. corn harvest wrapped up and investors banked profits from

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures ease ahead of USDA report

By Reuters November 22, 2013

* Feeder cattle follow live cattle lower * Profit-taking, weak cash weigh on CME hogs * USDA to release cattle, cold storage reports By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle settled narrowly mixed on Friday pressured by lower beef prices this week and by investors adjusting positions before the

Livestock, Livestock Markets, US Markets

CME live cattle futures weak ahead of USDA report

By Reuters November 22, 2013

Nov 22 (Reuters) - CME live cattle futures were down slightly on Friday as investors adjusted positions before Friday's U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly cattle-on-feed report at 2 p.m. CST (2000 GMT), traders said.

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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