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ICE May 2021 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Is a bear market next for canola?

By GFM Network News March 18, 2021

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm — The canola market started to retreat this week as unpriced supplies still in the countryside approach non-existent, according to Wayne Palmer, analyst with Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. For the first half of the week of March 15, canola began to lose strength, particularly in old-crop months. That was highlighted at the […] Read more

CBOT May 2021 soybeans with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains

USDA confirms more U.S. corn sales to China

By GFM Network News March 18, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday on slowing export sales as global demand shifts to South American supplies and as U.S. farmers prepare to dramatically increase plantings of the oilseed this spring. Corn futures were mixed, with the nearby contract firming as strong sales to China stoked concerns about tightening supplies. […] Read more

Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index tops 2,000 points

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — Ocean freight rates have moved steadily higher over the past month, nearing some of their highest levels of the past year. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, has moved higher most of the past month, settling above 2,000 points for the first time in five months on Tuesday, […] Read more

CBOT May 2021 corn with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China

CBOT May soybeans, wheat also up

By GFM Network News March 16, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures edged higher in actively traded nearby contracts on Tuesday on strong export demand after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the largest sales to China since January. Soybean futures were mixed, with nearby prices rising on concerns about South American harvest weather and spillover support from higher spot […] Read more

Canola, Columns

How to prevent a clubroot catastrophe

Some recommendations for all scenarios

By Ieuan Evans March 16, 2021

The mentality amongst some of our Prairie canola growers is, “I’ll just wait until clubroot shows up and then I will seed a resistant variety.” Big mistake! Canola growers whose croplands are free of this destructive disease should be seeding resistant canola varieties right away. Yes, this year. Before clubroot shows up. I presently handle […] Read more

The photo above shows compaction in a wheat field. Adam Gurr, who has been practicing CTF on his farm since 2011, has observed the most obvious source of compaction-related yield loss is a result of in-season traffic, most notably any seeding prep, seeding and sprayer traffic that occurs on wet ground.

Crops, Features

Interested in controlled traffic farming? Start with small steps

CTF can prove both practical and beneficial, even with a step partway toward controlling in-field equipment traffic

By Madeleine Baerg March 16, 2021

For Prairie farmers who measure land in hundreds or thousands of acres, how much does it really matter if you drive your equipment a handful of inches this way or that way? A whole lot, says Adam Gurr, a Manitoba producer who completed a master’s degree in agronomy focused on controlled traffic farming (CTF) and […] Read more

Crops

Richardson to upgrade western Manitoba elevator

High-throughput to replace wooden crib structure at Swan River

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 16, 2021

Prairie grain handler Richardson Pioneer plans to start work this spring on a new high-throughput elevator “effectively replacing” its Swan River Valley unit in northwestern Manitoba. The Winnipeg company’s current site, on Canadian National Railway (CN) track about six kilometres north of the town of Swan River, is anchored by a wooden crib workhouse and […] Read more

CBOT May 2021 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on export strength

Chicago wheat, soybeans rise

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News March 15, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose 1.9 per cent to a one-week high on Monday, recovering from overnight weakness after a U.S. government report showed that export demand for the grain remained high. Soybean and wheat futures also were firm after trading in negative territory during the overnight session. A weekly U.S. Agriculture […] Read more

CBOT May 2021 wheat with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low

Corn up, soybeans down, soymeal drops

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News March 12, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures extended losses on Friday, touching a one-month low as rain and snow forecast for dry parts of the U.S. Plains improved production prospects, analysts said. Soybean futures finished narrowly mixed, caught between surging soyoil futures amid tightening world vegetable oil supplies, and slowing demand for soymeal, a hog […] Read more

Grain being loaded on a ship at the Hudson Bay port of Churchill in 2015. (MarketsFarm photo by Jade Markus)

Crops

Port of Churchill moves to 100 per cent local ownership

Corporate partners step out of owner group

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News March 12, 2021

MarketsFarm — The Port of Churchill is undergoing an ownership transition that will see its OneNorth community and Indigenous partners assume 100 per cent ownership of the Hudson Bay port and the rail line connecting it to northwestern Manitoba. The Churchill Marine Tank Farm and associated assets are also part of the deal, according to […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects

B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm

Oilseeds

ICE weekly outlook: Is a bear market next for canola?

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains

Baltic Dry Index tops 2,000 points

U.S. grains: Nearby corn futures firm as USDA reports big sales to China

How to prevent a clubroot catastrophe

Interested in controlled traffic farming? Start with small steps

Richardson to upgrade western Manitoba elevator

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally on export strength

U.S. grains: Storms forecast for Plains drive wheat to one-month low

Port of Churchill moves to 100 per cent local ownership

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