CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. March 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX March 2022 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Markets retreat on pre-Thanksgiving liquidation

CBOT wheat down off peak; corn, soy also slide

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell from multi-year highs on Wednesday and corn and soybeans eased in a profit-taking and liquidation sell-off ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. A firmer U.S. dollar added pressure, but losses in corn and soy were tempered by signs of improved export demand. Markets will be closed on […] Read more

CBOT March 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to nine-year peaks on supply worries

Corn extends gains, soybeans ease ahead of holiday

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures rose to nine-year highs on Tuesday as declining weekly U.S. crop condition ratings stoked supply concerns and sparked fresh buying that more than offset earlier profit-taking pressure. Corn extended prior-session gains in light trading, while soybeans eased as traders squared positions ahead of this week’s U.S. Thanksgiving […] Read more


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AAFC lowers canola export forecast

Domestic canola usage raised; other crops largely unchanged

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports during the 2021-22 marketing year are forecast to be smaller than earlier projections, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) reported late Friday. Domestic usage, however, was raised in the report, keeping ending stocks of the crop steady with the October forecast. Total Canadian canola exports in 2021-22 are now forecast at […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to nine-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied to their highest in nearly nine years on Monday as ill-timed rains in Australia and rising Russian wheat prices stoked concerns about tightening supplies among the world’s top exporters. Corn and soybeans followed wheat higher, with additional support from a waning U.S. harvest and strong domestic demand […] Read more


The nitrate level in a sample of this grass regrowth were somewhat elevated and there was always a risk there could be some “real hot spots” in other parts of the 40 acre field.

Play it safe with high nitrates

Proper management of drought-affected forages can reduce the risk to livestock

This year’s drought taught me many lessons about the dangers of high nitrates in beef cow forage. That is why I recommend that all cow-calf producers test all their harvested forages for nitrates, whatever field it came from. It’s going to be money well spent, whether tests are negative or positive. And if they are […] Read more



Kansas City December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with CBOT December 2021 wheat (orange line) and MGEX December 2021 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy ease on profit-taking

Canada's latest export disruptions supportive

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Thursday, with K.C. hard red winter wheat and MGEX spring wheat falling from multiyear peaks on a round of profit-taking. Declines were kept in check by concerns about tight supplies and strong demand, factors that pushed Paris wheat to a 14-year high. Profit taking also […] Read more

Standing corn north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Feed weekly outlook: Record imports of U.S. corn likely

Feeders will need to scale back barley usage

MarketsFarm — Canadian imports of corn from the United States are picking up and could hit a record this year, given the tight supply situation across the Prairies. The most recent export sales data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed Canada as the country’s largest corn customer during the week ended Nov. 11, accounting […] Read more