Insights and Stories on Crops

U.S. grains: Corn hits eight-month low

Apr. 24, 2023 at 6:27 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures slumped on Monday to an eight-month low after the government announced that China canceled some purchases of U.S. supplies of the grain. The cancellations, which also weighed on wheat and soybean futures that hit one-month lows on Monday, highlighted concerns […]

Matador, Voliam insecticides back in ‘limited’ release

Apr. 24, 2023 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Moscow would scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports, Medvedev warns

Apr. 24, 2023 at 9:11 am CDT

By Reuters

AAFC raises canola stocks projections

Apr. 23, 2023 at 2:44 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie cash wheat: Red wheats up slightly on week

Apr. 23, 2023 at 2:22 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Poland pledges aid for farmers as PM slams EU response

Apr. 21, 2023 at 10:13 pm CDT

Warsaw | Reuters — European Union measures to help farmers affected by a glut of Ukrainian food imports are too little too late, the Polish prime minister said on Friday, after the government approved 10 billion zlotys (C$3.23 billion) in aid for Polish agriculture. Central European countries are trying to […]

By Reuters

France confirms S-metolachlor herbicide ban with 18-month deadline

Apr. 21, 2023 at 9:37 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — France will proceed with a ban on major crop uses of herbicide S-metolachlor owing to concerns over water pollution, with farmers able to use the product for another 18 months, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. The decision follows a ruling in February by health and […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Cheap Brazilian soybeans destined for U.S.

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:21 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed the week down on Friday, extending losses as cheap Brazilian beans were being snatched up by the U.S., the second-largest soy producing country in the world. A drop in prices due to abundant local supplies and cooling demand have made Brazil […]

By Cassandra Garrison

CNH sheds Russian business

Apr. 21, 2023 at 8:46 am CDT

The maker of Case IH and New Holland tractors and combines is selling its business activities in Russia for about US$60 million. CNH Industrial, which employs about 200 people in Russia, announced the divestment in a release Wednesday without naming the buyer. CNH in March last year suspended all shipments […]

By Dave Bedard

French agency drops fumigant ban on non-EU grain exports

Apr. 20, 2023 at 7:16 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — French health safety agency ANSES on Thursday cleared the use of phosphine pesticide in contact with grains exported outside the European Union when importing countries require the process, averting a halt to shipments from the EU’s top grain exporter. In late October ANSES cleared the use […]

By Reuters