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CBOT January 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as well as some bargain buying, traders said. Corn futures were lower, giving up early gains on technical selling, while wheat futures firmed after two days of sharp declines. Investors were reassured by a Bloomberg report
Cam Dahl (centre), Cereals Canada president, shares a joke with Yasuo Sasaki (left), executive director of the Japanese Flour Millers Association at a recent new crop mission to Tokyo.
Cereals, News

Canada still has high-quality milling wheat to sell

But it may not be as easy to access following harvest challenges across the Prairies

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A tough harvest has hit quality, but Western Canada still has the high-quality milling wheat it is famous for. That’s the message prospective buyers will hear at seminars this fall and early winter in Asia, Latin America, Italy, and North and West Africa. The events are organized by Cereals Canada, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
2019-20 CWRS major grading factors.
Cereals, News

Mildew top degrading factor for CWRS grades No. 2, 3 and CW Feed

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Based on early samples assessed by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) through its Harvest Sample Program this fall, sprout damage was not the top factor reducing the grade of western Canadian wheat in the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class. The single biggest degrading factor was mildew affecting 24.7 per cent of the No. 2,
Falling number is not the only specification determining the value of wheat,
Crops, News

How to market low falling number wheat

Know what you have and start talking to buyers about what they need

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Know the quality of your crop, including the falling number of wheat, and start talking to buyers. That’s the advice commodity groups and grain companies have for farmers as they struggle to finish the harvest from hell and try to sell what’s in the bin, including wheat with widely varying falling numbers across the Prairies.
Syngenta’s Canadian wheat breeder Francis Kirigwi inspecting plots at Syngenta’s Elm River Farm in Manitoba in 2013. Syngenta has announced it’s ending its Canadian cereal-breeding program at the end of the year.
Cereals, News

Syngenta pulling out of cereal crop breeding Canada

The decision comes as royalty discussions start to heat up

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Syngenta’s decision to scrap its Canadian wheat-breeding program is a wake-up call, industry officials warn. Canada needs an improved royalty system to reward wheat breeders for new varieties or more private breeders could pull out, according to some, while others say it’s critical public breeders are well funded in case they do. But a recent
CBOT January 2020 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide, nearing support at US$9

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in almost two months on Thursday as uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks overshadowed support from stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, analysts said. Wheat futures also declined, backing down from a two-week high, but corn futures rose on signs of improving export and

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