8 UK Rapeseed Production Slumped By 33% | AgroNews

"The fifth consecutive fall in the oilseed rape area combined with poor yields have led to UK rapeseed production slumping by nearly one-third over the previous harvest. …That’s according to the latest NFU harvest survey, which also revealed wheat production being down by nearly 15%.

…Aimed at giving an early snapshot of the size of the 2016 UK harvest, it suggests oilseed rape production has…

5X5 – 1. NEWS

• 1 – Canada to review TPP pact, seek public input

"Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada’s new Liberal government will review a landmark Pacific trade deal negotiated by the outgoing Conservatives and wants public input on the accord, Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday.

Some Canadian dairy farmers and auto workers say their jobs could be threatened by the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership,…

5X5 – 1. NEWS

• 1 – Dry Beans in Brazil Losing Acreage to Soybeans

"Farmers in Brazil are expected to expand their soybean acreage by 3–5% for the 2015/16 growing season. The expansion in soybean acreage will come from the following: switching full-season corn to soybeans, converting more degraded pastures to soybeans, the clearing of some new land, and switching from dry beans to soybean production.

The…

5X5 – 3. MARKETS

1 • Rare Sales to Asia, Data Doubts Erode UK Wheat Mountain Fears

"Knock-on effects from the collapse in shipping rates, and questions over the accuracy of official data, are raising hopes that the UK might end the season without a mountain of wheat, despite a slower-than-expected export pace.

The UK, the European Union’s third biggest wheat producing country, exported 224,881 tonnes of wheat…

Agrimoney.com | UK wheat export jump fails to end stockpile fears

• UK wheat export jump fails to end stockpile fears | Agrimoney.com “Doubts emerged over the UK’s ability to clear its large stockpiles of wheat even as data showed the country returning to being a net exporter for the first time in more than two years – helped by the poor quality of French supplies.

The UK exported 218,588 tonnes of wheat in October, the highest monthly figure since September…

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