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Poland-Ukraine government talks set for March 28, farmer protests persist

Feb. 22, 2024 at 10:04 am CST

Poland's prime minister said on Thursday the Polish and Ukrainian governments would meet in Warsaw on March 28, but did not accept a request by Ukraine's president for urgent talks on border blockades by Polish farmers.

U.S. farmers face harsh economics with record corn supplies in silos

Feb. 22, 2024 at 9:27 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: Corn slides to three-year low near $4 a bushel on ample supplies

Feb. 21, 2024 at 4:56 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn acres could drop further says strategist

Feb. 21, 2024 at 4:20 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Indian farmers pause protest march to Delhi after government offers talks

Feb. 21, 2024 at 3:53 pm CST

By Adnan Abidi Reuters Sunil Kataria

MacAulay opens Indo-Pacific ag office

Feb. 21, 2024 at 11:54 am CST

The Canadian Pork Council joined federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay in Manila, Philippines, to open Canada's first Indo-Pacific agriculture office, it said today, calling the opening a "pivotal moment" for the Canadian pork sector.

By Geralyn Wichers

Danish farmers concerned carbon tax will lead to lower production

Feb. 21, 2024 at 10:20 am CST

Copenhagen | Reuters -- Denmark's farmers on Wednesday voiced concerns that plans to levy a carbon emission tax on farming as part of efforts to meet Denmark's ambitious climate goals would force them to reduce production and close farms.

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises nearly four per cent on short-covering, corn and soy climb

Feb. 20, 2024 at 5:37 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose nearly four per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from life-of-contract lows as a softer dollar and the approach of the spring growing season in the northern hemisphere sparked a short-covering rally, analysts said. CBOT corn and soybeans also closed […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods

Feb. 20, 2024 at 1:10 pm CST

A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.

By Robert Arnason

Photo of canola fields bisected by a gravel road.

Record large fund short position grows in canola

Feb. 20, 2024 at 12:05 pm CST

Speculators added to their already record large net short position in early February, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin