Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures for December delivery settled up 22 1/4 cents, or 2.5%, at $9.24 1/4 a bushel. September futures, which expired Friday, settled up 18 1/2 cents, or 2.1%, at $8.97 1/2 a bushel.
Canadian farmers will have the opportunity to increase their profits while improving their environmental impact with the support of the Harper Government.
Published: Sep 14, 2012
By: R P Srivastava and Sanjeevkumar
PH losses in vegetables and fruits is a key area of concern. But the magnitude of pH losses can be minimised by proper cultural operations, harvesting, transportation and storage facilities.
Europe’s agriculture minister have reaffirmed their commitment to pushing climate change adaptation measures through reforms to the Common Agricultural policy.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Sharad Pawar said that one cannot hope to increase farm production and productivity if the challenge to provide adequate and timely water to farmers is not addressed.
U.S. farmers will raise 10.7 billion bushels of corn and 2.63 billion bushels of soybeans this year, according to Wednesday's monthly USDA Crop Production report. The government left harvested acres unchanged from last month for both crops, at 87.4 millio
With one day left before the USDA Crop Production Report, the CME Group corn, soybean and wheat markets have support to start the open outcry trading higher Tuesday.
As more combines start to roll into the field this fall, widely varying corn yield reports are rolling in, fueling speculation just where USDA will drop the needle Wednesday morning when officials release the September Crop Production report.
Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries announced plans Wednesday to invest $1.4 billion in a fertilizer plant in Iowa, shunning overtures from neighboring Illinois because of the state's budget crisis and taking advantage of cheap U.S. natural gas and so
Warehouses are insufficient. In the region of Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, farmers have stored winter corn on the floor around the silos. They do not have space in warehouses to save the harvest and while they wait for the best prices.
Farmers and the Canadian bioproducts sector are getting a boost from the Harper Government. Member of Parliament Joyce Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre), on behalf Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced support of over $1.2 million for two innovative in
Commodities brokerage INTL FCStone Inc. (INTL) on Wednesday forecast the U.S. corn crop's yield at 121.4 bushels an acre and total production at 10.607 billion bushels.
