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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Bayer’s crop marketing, crop production platforms in sync

FieldView, Combyne platforms now integrated

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Combyne, the made-in-Canada grain marketing platform Bayer bought earlier this year, is now fully on speaking terms with the company’s Climate FieldView precision ag platform. Bayer on Oct. 30 announced integration of the two platforms, which it said will allow grain farmers in Canada and the U.S. to connect their marketing data in Combyne and […] Read more
CBOT January 2024 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans spike on China demand, Brazil weather

Wheat rallies on Argentina outlook

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean prices rallied to a two-month high on Wednesday, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a Reuters report that China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases since at least late July. Unfavourable weather conditions in Brazil were also supportive, traders said. Meanwhile, corn turned higher on the day […] Read more
File photo of laker vessels navigating the Welland Canal. (JonathanNicholls/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Seaway workers ratify labour deal

Deal ended one-week strike on waterway

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Unionized workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Ontario and Quebec have voted their approval of the agreement that brought them in off the picket line. Unifor, which represents about 360 Seaway workers across five locals in the two provinces, announced Thursday its members had voted to ratify a three-year agreement retroactive to April 1. […] Read more
CBOT December 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX December 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow high/low/close) and K.C. December 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange H/L/C). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down on supply outlook boost

Soybeans hit two-month high before retreating; expected increase in U.S. yields weighs on corn

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures declined on Tuesday as the markets reacted to better-than-expected crop conditions, while soybean futures climbed to a two-month high on adverse weather conditions in Brazil before retreating. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rated 50 per cent of the country’s winter wheat crop in good-to-excellent condition after trading […] Read more
Axten Farms has been using controlled traffic farming on their southern Saskatchewan farm for about eight years. It is one of the changes in production practices that is helping to break up soil compaction, improve water infiltration rates and support improved crop yields.
Equipment, Traction & Compaction

Farmers assess the effects of soil compaction

How some producers recognize and manage the issue

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While Mother Nature does its best in Western Canada to alleviate soil compaction through the freeze and thaw cycle, researchers suspect nature has a hard time keeping up with the pressure (figuratively and literally) of modern agricultural technology. Bigger, heavier equipment travelling over fields, particularly when soil conditions are wet, is believed to cause soil […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Weaker U.S. values pull down Canadian prices

Lower export sales drag on U.S. wheat

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MarketsFarm — Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies fell back during the week ended Nov. 2, with losses in Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Prairie Spring Red wheats, while those for Canada Western Amber Durum were mostly lower. The U.S. wheat complex lost ground during the week, due in part to lacklustre export sales. […] Read more
CBOT January 2024 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans find two-month high

Wheat crop above expectations

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures on Monday hit their highest level in some eight weeks on weather concerns in top exporter Brazil and arid conditions in Argentina. Corn futures finished unchanged, while wheat rose slightly as weakness in the U.S. dollar added support to the markets. Traders monitored uneven crop weather in Brazil, […] Read more
CBOT January 2024 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set 6-1/2-week high

Weaker U.S. dollar lifts grains complex

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures touched a 6-1/2-week high on Friday, lifted by uneven crop weather in top soy producer Brazil and fresh export demand for U.S. supplies, coupled with a plunge in the dollar that bolstered corn and wheat futures as well. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) January soybean futures settled up […] Read more
Signage on Viterra’s office building in Regina. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Bunge seeks antitrust approvals for Viterra merger in major jurisdictions

Commodities market competition healthy in Canada, U.S., CEO says

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Minneapolis | Reuters — Bunge has filed for regulatory approvals for its merger with crop handler Viterra in “major jurisdictions” in North and South America, Europe and China, and has gotten the green light from some of its smaller markets including Colombia, CEO Greg Heckman said on Thursday. The merger, which would create a company […] Read more

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