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CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 spring wheat (yellow OHLC) and K.C. May 2022 hard red wheat (orange OHLC). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn fall on ceasefire hopes

Chicago May soybeans also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell four per cent and corn fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday as comments by Russia and Ukraine following negotiations in Turkey raised hopes of a ceasefire in a conflict that has disrupted massive grain exports through the Black Sea region. However, trade was volatile, with benchmark […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Crop data awaited as grains fall with other commodities

China COVID-19 cases weigh on markets; grain traders monitor Ukraine news

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell on Monday as worries over coronavirus cases in China weighed on commodity markets while grain traders also adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. crop reports due later this week. Crude oil dropped sharply as China’s financial hub, Shanghai, launched a lockdown to contain surging […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, dark green and black lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise on export strength

Corn, wheat also strong

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean, wheat and corn futures firmed on Friday, with all three commodities recovering from declines posted during the overnight trading session. The strength in soybeans stemmed from signs that demand for U.S. supplies remains strong even with newly harvested soybeans from South America available on the marketplace. […] Read more
In all of Western Canada, total beef cows as of January 1, 2022 were 3.089 million head, down only 23,500 head from last year. This isn’t significant enough to say that producers liquidated cows due to the drought. This is a minor change due to market influences.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Stats Can survey updates the beef numbers

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Drought impact was less than expected, but what will the war in Europe mean to beef markets?

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Feeder cattle prices across Western Canada have been quite volatile due to geopolitical issues. I’ve received many calls from cow-calf producers and backgrounding operators regarding the timing of feeder cattle sales. Prices have varied significantly from week to week. For example, the price of 600-pound steers in Alberta varied recently by as much as $15 […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans fall with exports in focus

Ukraine's hindered exports 'priced in' on values

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures fell on Thursday, with traders noting the market has already absorbed supply disruptions from the Black Sea region following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a month ago. “It feels like the market has priced in that there will be an issue with corn and […] Read more
As part of the proper annual maintenance of a row planter, technician Andrew Kippen removes row units to have a look deep inside the seeding system.
Equipment, Features, Machinery

Planter maintenance tips

Seed metering systems need to be checked for calibration and inspected for other wear-and-tear items

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A row planter specialist in southern Manitoba says this is the time of year farmers should be readying their seeding equipment for the 2022 seeding season. Andrew Kippen, manager of North Valley Precision Planting at Homewood in south-central Manitoba east of Carman, has been busy these days testing planter metering systems for accuracy. “You can […] Read more
Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Lean into strategic planning skills for 2022

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In February, Farm Credit Canada released recommendations for farmers to navigate the challenges 2022 might present. According to FCC, this year is going to be a balancing act between growth, innovation and risk management, in which strategic planning will play a large role. “Canadian producers are encouraged to lean into their strategic planning skills this […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Grain markets rangebound

Drought seen persisting for U.S.

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MarketsFarm — With very little in terms of major new developments from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, grain prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for the week ended Tuesday were devoid of the volatility seen in previous weeks. The May corn contract traded at each side of the $7.50 per bushel mark during […] Read more

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