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A nameplate outside the Canadian Grain Commission building in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

CGC, other fed workers to strike Tuesday night if no wage deal reached

Tax season, passport renewals may also be affected

By GFM Network News April 17, 2023

Ottawa | Reuters — Some 155,000 public workers in Canada will go on strike at midnight on Wednesday if they are unable to reach a wage deal with the federal government, the leader of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union said on Monday. PSAC president Chris Aylward said he was “setting a clock […] Read more

File photo of soybeans being loaded for transport in Argentina. (Wirestock/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Argentina soybeans expected to go from horrible to great

El Nino expected to improve growing conditions

By GFM Network News April 17, 2023

MarketsFarm — While Argentina is headed to one of its worst soybean harvests in decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Buenos Aires projects a huge turnaround in 2023-24. Argentina is the world’s third-largest grower of soybeans — a fair amount less than Brazil and the U.S., but a lot more than other […] Read more

CBOT May 2023 corn with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn continues climb, closes higher for fourth week

Traders watching cooler weather in U.S. southern Plains

By GFM Network News April 15, 2023

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago corn futures settled higher on Friday, making the fourth straight week of gains, after a week of flash sales to China and demand for ethanol processing. Soybeans closed lower, ending a gains streak since late March, as a record Brazilian harvest tempered concern about drought losses in Argentina. The […] Read more

A vessel is seen arriving at Odesa in southern Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on April 12, 2023. (Photo: Yulii Zozulia/Nurphoto via Reuters Connect)

Crops, Reuters

Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over

Ukraine and UN to blame for backlog of ships, Russia alleges

By GFM Network News April 14, 2023

Moscow | Reuters — Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertilizer. The Ukraine grain Black Sea export deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies, in degrees Celsius, for the week centred on April 5, 2023. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees 62 per cent chance of El Nino developing during May-July

Argentina, parts of U.S. could benefit; Asian crops may not

By GFM Network News April 13, 2023

Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday predicted a 62 per cent chance of the El Niño phenomenon developing in the Northern Hemisphere during May-July, and a strong chance toward end-year, likely compounding risks to crops across the globe. “The coastal warming in the eastern Pacific may foreshadow changes across the Pacific basin. Therefore, […] Read more

CBOT May 2023 corn with 20-day moving average (green line) and July 2023 corn (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Chicago grains close lower as weather improves

USDA reports flash corn sale to China

By GFM Network News April 13, 2023

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains futures reversed earlier gains to close lower on Thursday, as weather improved and despite Russia saying there would likely be no extension of the wartime grains corridor deal, analysts said. Soybeans lost ground from their earlier rally as weather in the Northern Hemisphere looked clearer. “U.S. weather is […] Read more

ICE November 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2) and May 2023 canola (black line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: New-crop November canola set to step back

StatCan not expected to sway futures much

By GFM Network News April 12, 2023

MarketsFarm — There is presently little upside to new-crop November canola on ICE Futures, according to analyst Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. Anderson pointed to losses in Malaysian palm oil and weakness in China’s soymeal market as weighing on ICE canola values, with more pressure coming out of South America. “The [soybean] production […] Read more

File photo of grain silos and other buildings at harbourside at Saint Nazaire on France’s west coast. (Sissoupitch/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

France says pesticide ban will not hit grain exports

Fumigant can't be in 'direct contact' with grains

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 12, 2023

Paris | Reuters — France will ensure that a decision by health and safety agency ANSES to ban the use of a pesticide in direct contact with grains does not hamper its exports outside the European Union, its trade and agriculture ministers told Parliament on Tuesday. In late October ANSES cleared the use of phosphine […] Read more

CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains up after jumpy day of Black Sea concerns

Markets await U.S. export sales data on Thursday

By GFM Network News April 12, 2023

Mexico City | Reuters — Chicago grains futures closed higher Wednesday, after a mixed day underpinned by renewed Russian criticism of the deal allowing Ukraine to export grain from Black Sea ports. Soybean and corn futures settled up, regaining some ground lost earlier in the session amid a bumper soy harvest in Brazil and an […] Read more

Alternaria in a canola leaf. By understanding the interactions between the host, pathogen and environment, farmers can better develop an effective disease management strategy.

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Five disease management strategies for your crops

Q & A with an expert

By Gary Topham April 12, 2023

Q: What are some strategies to prevent and control crop diseases? A: The disease triangle states that three components must be present for a disease to occur: a susceptible host, a pathogen and the right environment. By understanding the interactions between the host, pathogen and environment in disease development, farmers can develop effective disease management […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News