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Moving from dry to wet

Improved moisture conditions can mean different strategies

By Don Norman July 3, 2024

Farmers in Western Canada can breathe easy. Rains across most of the Prairies this spring have gone a long way toward recharging groundwater levels and lowering the risk of drought across the region. “We had an extremely warm winter with lower-than-normal precipitation in most areas,” says Trevor Hadwen, agroclimate specialist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters July 2, 2024

Chicago corn futures extended gains on Tuesday on short-covering and U.S. crop condition questions, while soybean prices also turned higher on technical trading and unfavorable weather in some soybean growing areas of the central U.S., traders said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles to contract lows on additional US corn acres

By Renee Hickman, Reuters June 28, 2024

Chicago September corn CU24 plunged on Friday to contract lows after U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed far more acres planted with the grain than expected due to favorable spring weather.

Markets

U.S. corn acres, grain stocks higher than expected

By Adam Peleshaty June 28, 2024

The planted area for U.S. corn in 2024 was determined to be 91.5 million acres, greater than the March USDA estimate of 90.04 million as well as the trade’s average guess of 90.35 million. However, the figure was nowhere close to last year’s acreage total of 94.64 million. After the release of the report, corn prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) reacted bearishly with contracts losing more than 20 U.S. cents per bushel.

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Canadian cash prices step back with U.S. declines

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 28, 2024

Cash wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were mostly to the downside for the week ended June 27, as the United States wheat complex was steady to lower. That resulted in losses for Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, and Canadian Western Amber Durum, while Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat was mixed.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on strong demand ahead of acreage report

By Renee Hickman, Reuters June 27, 2024

Chicago wheat futures surged on Thursday, recovering from a string of retreats on bargain buying and strong export demand, analysts said.

The official launch of the funding campaign to establish the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) has been postponed, with Cereals’ Canada’s June 27 board meeting expected to clarify which members are staying and which might leave. Photo: Screencap via gate-canada.ca

News

Cereals Canada moves forward with building plans

By Ed White June 27, 2024

Cereals Canada is moving ahead with its plans to building the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange.

Crops, Markets

Canadian farmers plant more canola, less wheat than early intentions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 27, 2024

Canadian farmers planted more canola and less wheat than originally intended, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada, released June 27.

Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat holds, corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA report

By Renee Hickman, Reuters June 26, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat held steady on Wednesday after notching a more than two-month low the day before on bargain buying and positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's acreage report.

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Futures predicted to decline after USDA reports

By Adam Peleshaty June 26, 2024

Grain futures at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are expected to decline after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its prospective plantings and quarterly grain stocks reports on June 28.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Cereals

Moving from dry to wet

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on technical trading, weather questions

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles to contract lows on additional US corn acres

U.S. corn acres, grain stocks higher than expected

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Most Canadian cash prices step back with U.S. declines

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on strong demand ahead of acreage report

Cereals Canada moves forward with building plans

Canadian farmers plant more canola, less wheat than early intentions

U.S. grains: Wheat holds, corn and soy fall on positioning ahead of USDA report

CBOT Weekly: Futures predicted to decline after USDA reports

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