Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were narrowly mixed for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum eased back by small amounts.
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Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Narrow price movements for wheat, durum
The Canadian dollar lost three tenths over the week
Grazing cover crops shows soil health dividends
Livestock producers see the benefits but say they could really use more information
Glacier FarmMedia — If you’ve wondered whether livestock producers are taking a different approach to cover crops than those growing them for the grain — and are seeing distinct benefits in doing so — the surveys so far say yes. Callum Morrison, a crop production extension specialist for Manitoba Agriculture at Carman and a master’s […] Read more
US corn stocks swell as world recovers from tighter supplies
Global corn ending stocks are projected to hit a six-year high in 2023/34
U.S. corn inventories last month swelled to their largest level since 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, as global supplies recover from multi-year lows.
FCC’s top economic charts to monitor in 2024
Downward trends for cattle, swine herds; positive bent to feed, fertilizer affordability
As we start the new year amid elevated inflation and major headwinds facing the economy, here are our top charts to help make sense of the economic environment for farm operations, agribusinesses and food processors.
A new year, a new soil moisture map
Let's take a Prairie-wide view of soil moisture at freeze-up in 2023
To make a soil moisture map, you need to understand the soil moisture constants: saturation, field capacity, wilting point and plant-available water. Saturation (Sat) is when all soil pores are filled with water — in other words, the water table. Until recently we did not consider the water table to be high enough to provide […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy futures near two-year lows as traders await US crop reports
Corn futures eased; wheat futures also slumped
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended flat on Thursday and remained near their lowest level since December 2021 amid lackluster demand for U.S. exports and an improved South American supply outlook.
IGC raises wheat, corn, cuts soybeans
IGC upped projected total grain ending stocks to 590.2 million tonnes
As the world’s supply of grain for 2023/24 was increased to 2.307 billion tonnes, the International Grain Council bumped its projections for wheat and corn, while trimming those for soybeans.
Feed grain weekly outlook: More U.S. corn deliveries to feedlots
Frigid temperatures unlikely to disrupt grain deliveries, analyst says
The New Year still hasn’t whetted the appetite for corn from the United States to Alberta feedlots.
U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on demand concerns, Brazilian crop outlook
Corn, wheat futures were steady to up
Chicago soybean futures fell on Wednesday, shedding gains from the previous session, amid growing market concerns about export demand and improving weather for Brazil's oilseed crop.
CBOT weekly outlook: Big surprises unlikely in S/D report
Watch out for which side of two billion bushels U.S. corn carryout lands, analyst says
Ahead of the monthly report from the United States Department of Agriculture on Jan. 12, Allendale Inc. president Steve Georgy said he’s not expecting any major surprises for U.S. corn, soybeans or wheat at this point in the 2023/24 marketing year.