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U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low

Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, after the federal government reported that U.S. supplies of wheat have fallen to their lowest level since 2007 — and that the wheat harvest is the smallest seen in 19 years. At the same time, the country ended the Sept. […]

U.S. spring wheat crop down sharply in 2021

Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: Analyst sees canola spike late next month

Sep. 29, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

India unveils new rice variety to reduce water use, labour

Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

By Mayank Bhardwaj

Canada’s second-largest pension fund reveals new climate targets

Sep. 28, 2021 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Maiya Keidan

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea protein in demand despite falling yields

Sep. 28, 2021 at 4:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Very few crops took more of a hit during the drought-stricken summer of 2021 than dry peas. Meanwhile, firm international demand and tightening stocks will raise pea prices even higher. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) latest field crop estimates released Friday, pea production dropped 45 per […]

By Adam Peleshaty

AAFC lowers ending stocks estimates on crops

Sep. 27, 2021 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian producers will see much tighter grain and oilseed stocks at the end of the current 2021-22 marketing year than what was expected last month, while those for pulse and special crops remain mostly steady. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) September supply/demand estimates, released Friday, project 2021-22 ending […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Roquette warns of price rise in plant-based food market

Sep. 27, 2021 at 3:55 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — A global surge in pea prices linked to low supplies and growing demand for plant protein will inevitably need to be passed on to customers, including makers of alternative food such as meat-free burgers, French producer Roquette said on Monday. The market for alternative protein has […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firms on global supply issues

Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures firmed on Thursday, strengthened by global supply concerns and a firming oat futures market on drought-stricken North American supplies. Corn and soybeans edged higher, supported by wheat and oats. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board Of Trade (CBOT) added 12 cents […]

By Christopher Walljasper

BASF warns on seeding choices for drought-hit imi-treated fields

Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:13 am CDT

Updated, Sept. 22 — The maker of Odyssey, Solo and Viper is warning grain growers whose fields were excessively dry in 2021 that those herbicides may not break down soon enough in those soils to allow certain seeding choices in 2022. BASF Canada on Monday issued an “urgent notice to […]

By Dave Bedard

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