Insights and Stories on Crops

Aug. 5, 2009 at 5:55 pm CDT

 All markets were rather quiet today as no real news of any relevance was reported to push markets either way so for the most part they drifted lower, because going down is always easier than going up.   The US dollar fell another three-quarters of a cent today.  The Canadian […]

By Brian Wittal

Aug. 5, 2009 at 9:14 am CDT

Equity markets were quieter today with limited trading.  Grains were also quiet due mainly to the belief that the rally of the past two sessions was a little over done which prompted a small sell off in all three main grains, corn, beans and wheat.  The US dollar gained back […]

Aug. 4, 2009 at 3:48 pm CDT

The Toronto Globe and Mail’s environment reporter, Martin Mittelstaedt, is reporting in todays’ issue that trouble may already be brewing for SmartStax corn.  The G & M reports that, while the CFIA may have approved the new corn, Health Canada hasn’t assessed their safety and says it doesn’t have to […]

Aug. 1, 2009 at 2:47 am CDT

A new eight-trait herbicide-tolerant, insect-resistant corn developed by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences and approved for planting next year in the U.S. and Eastern Canada will be allowed for export to Japan. Monsanto and Dow said in a release Friday that Japan has granted full regulatory approval for imports of the […]

Aug. 1, 2009 at 2:00 am CDT

Hail insurance claims filed so far this growing season by Prairie farmers are well below average for this time of year, making for “one of the slowest years on record.” However, the Canadian Crop Hail Association, a Prairie hail insurers’ group, noted Friday that “based on past experience, the situation […]