Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from Monday, after the world’s top buyer of GMO soybeans pledged to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a recent trade deal with the U.S. The approvals of new GMO imports follow an agreement on […] Read more
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CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy up ahead of USDA data
CNS Canada — Corn and soybeans at the Chicago Board of Trade advanced ahead of a key report due out at the end of the week — but from there, it’s back to weather-watching, one analyst says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to release its supply and demand estimates on Friday. “There are […] Read more
Lower U.S. corn acres raise optimism for Manitoba growers
CNS Canada — A wet spring in the U.S. has forced many farmers to switch out corn acres in favour of alternative crops — a practice that could potentially raise prices for Manitoba farmers, an industry watcher said. “It’s encouraging on the price outlook to see they (U.S. farmers) put less acres in,” said Myron […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans in danger of dropping below US$9
CNS Canada –– The Chicago Board of Trade soybean market is increasingly being weighed down as rain-stricken farmers switch out acres intended for corn into oilseeds. The July contract plunged 32.25 cents per bushel during the week ended Wednesday (all figures US$). “You can see the corn has already gained on beans a dime this […] Read more
Conagra to sell Wesson oil brand to Smucker
Reuters — Packaged food maker Conagra Brands said on Tuesday it would sell its Wesson cooking oil brand to Folgers coffee maker J.M. Smucker Co. for about US$285 million. Conagra will continue to manufacture products sold under the Wesson brand for up to one year following the close, after which Wesson will be merged into […] Read more
Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario
Ontario farmers are stopped across most of the province as consistently wet weather holds up planting and pushes farmers to plant more soybeans instead of corn. Significantly higher than normal rain in southern Ontario and record rainfall between Toronto and Ottawa mean that near the end of May, corn planting isn’t complete and there remains […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy rangebound
CNS Canada –– Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to hold near-term ranges, as traders decide where to lay their focus amid a mix of factors. “Weather will dominate; that’s no surprise to anybody,” said Sean Lusk of Walsh Trading. That influence is likely to have a supportive effect […] Read more
Corn slowly winning converts in Alberta
New shorter-season varieties are ‘night and day’ when compared to what was available a decade ago
Reading Time: 5 minutes [Updated May 29, 2017] Corn has come a long way in Alberta since Tony Schmidt started growing it in the early 2000s. “Early on, our corn would barely get a cob on it because it was such long-season corn we were trying to grow here, and now we’ve got it to where we can combine […] Read more
Corn heat units critical to corn crop success
The measure isn’t standard between companies, and picking a variety suited to your area is key
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn heat units cause “a lot of confusion” among new growers of the crop — and rightfully so. “There is no industry standard for corn maturity. We all put heat unit ratings on our corn, and we put relative maturity on our corn, but they’re not standard for each company,” said Nicole Rasmussen, DuPont Pioneer […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Weather concerns keep room to the upside
CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade remain rangebound overall, though there may be room to the upside despite the generally bearish underlying fundamentals, according to an analyst. While large South American crops should weigh on both commodities, U.S. production is still very much in the air as excessive […] Read more