Insights and Stories on Corn

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

Nov. 9, 2015 at 3:15 pm CST

A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, […]

Kraft Heinz to shut SW Ont. salad dressing plant

Nov. 9, 2015 at 12:12 pm CST

By Staff

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

Nov. 7, 2015 at 12:53 am CST

By Rod Nickel Sneha Banerjee

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

Nov. 6, 2015 at 5:50 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Rising dollar knocks corn near two-month low

Nov. 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

White House may have to renegotiate on TPP, senator says

Nov. 6, 2015 at 1:24 pm CST

Washington | Reuters –– A key U.S. senator said on Friday the Obama administration may have to renegotiate parts of a Pacific trade pact, heralding a tough battle to win support in Congress. The administration notified lawmakers Thursday it plans to sign the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, starting a countdown to […]

By Reuters

TPP deal to pressure Canadian dairy farmers, Saputo says

Nov. 6, 2015 at 1:05 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian farmers will get squeezed between new trade deals that allow more dairy imports to enter the country and slow-growing domestic consumption, Saputo’s CEO said on Thursday. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is expected to open access for New Zealand, the U.S. and other countries to 3.5 per […]

By Rod Nickel

Cereals North America: Shift to La Nina may hurt yields

Nov. 5, 2015 at 5:55 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– El Nino weather patterns are typically beneficial to North American grain yields, but cut into the production prospects of key Eastern Hemisphere demand markets, according to presenters at this week’s Cereals North America conference. However, an expected shift toward La Nina conditions by late 2016 could […]

By Jade Markus Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat eases off four-week high on export slump

Nov. 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat eased off a four-week high on Thursday amid disappointing export sales and forecasts for more rain relief in dry U.S. growing belts, which offset concerns about adverse harvest weather in Australia and turned traders’ attention back toward large global supplies. The firmer dollar also […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall third straight session

Nov. 5, 2015 at 4:24 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground for a third consecutive session on Thursday, pressured by slack wholesale beef demand and preliminary cash price weakness, traders said. Spot December finished at 134.4 cents/lb., down 2.825 cents, and February 2.75 cents lower at 136.9 (all figures […]

By Theopolis Waters