As winter approaches, the dry conditions and drought across much of the Canadian Prairies and the United States Plains will likely persist, said Drew Lerner, meteorologist with World Weather Inc. in Overland Park, Kan.
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U.S. soybean crop was not all roses this year
Excessive rain spoiled the year for some soybean growers, but on average the country is looking at good yields
The USDA is forecasting record U.S. soybean yields but for some growers it was a disastrous year due to excess moisture.
Soybean market still figuring out implications of China-U.S. pact
It’s still not clear if the 12 million tonne target for 2025 includes the 5.9 million tonnes sent to China earlier in the year.
Soybean futures had a muted reaction to the U.S. trade deal with China as the market tries to figure out the nuances of the deal.
Livestock leads Canada’s farm economic outlook
Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs
Forecasts by a major Canadian farm lender featured good and bad news on the financial health of both farmers and Canadians at large.
Huge Black Sea flax crop to provide stiff competition
Production is estimated to up 21 percent in Russia, 26 percent in Kazakhstan and 27 percent in Canada
Russia and Kazakhstan harvested huge flax crops and will be providing stiff competition in China and the EU.
U.S. softens fees on Chinese shipping
A fee of $1 to $1.5 million per ship has been changed to a much smaller fee on Chinese owned and built ships
The U.S. starts charging new fees on Chinese ships on Oct. 14. What are the ramifications for their ag exports?
Seeding conditions look good for U.S. winter wheat crop
Conditions are particularly favourable in Kansas, the top hard red winter wheat producer
SASKATOON — Seeding conditions are near ideal in the hard red winter wheat growing region of the United States, says a weather expert. “It is really very good,” said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. “We’ve had a good alternating pattern of rain and sunshine in the majority of the region.” Most of the […] Read more
Argentina throws wrench into China-U.S. soybean trade says Cordonnier
In an unexpected move, Argentina has seriously disrupted any possible new crop soybean purchases to be made by China from the United States, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.
Coloured bean production down, whites are up
Prices continue to fall from the recent highs of early 2024, with a sharper drop for pintos and blacks than navies
Bean prices have been slumping and the outlook is for more of the same.
U.S. signals trade announcements imminent as deadline looms
Treasury secretary says inbox full of trade offers
The United States will make several trade announcements in the next 48 hours, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, adding that his inbox was full of last-ditch offers from countries to clinch a tariff deal before a July 9 deadline.
