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Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

High N prices may favour pulse acres

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MarketsFarm — As March 1 marked the start of meteorological spring, it feels like anything but that in southern Manitoba. One of the snowiest and coldest winters in years has been a mixed blessing for pulse growers, providing much-needed moisture for fields while also raising flood fears in some areas. Dennis Lange, a pulse specialist […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures down off rally

Corn firm, soybeans strong

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Tuesday, snapping a six-session winning streak, as the market wrestled with supply upheaval caused by Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Wheat prices hit the downside of their daily trading limits during the session but closed well above those lows after Interfax news agency said Russian […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat limit up to 14-year highs

CBOT May corn, soybeans down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gapped higher on Monday, notching a limit-up move as it neared an all-time high on concerns that global supply shipments will be disrupted until the Russia-Ukraine conflict is resolved. European wheat has already hit record highs as deepening Western sanctions against Russia fuelled concerns about exports from the […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2022 wheat (orange line) and MGEX May 2022 spring wheat (yellow line). (Barchart)
Crops

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat posts record weekly rise as Ukraine war drives volatility

CBOT corn touches highest price since 2012

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures posted their biggest-ever weekly gain as prices on Friday jumped by their daily limit on deepening fears that Russia’s attack on Ukraine will cause prolonged disruptions to exports from the Black Sea region. Trading was volatile amid uncertainty over how much global demand may shift […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (dark green line) and CBOT July 2022 and September 2022 wheat (yellow and orange lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends run to 14-year high on Russia-Ukraine supply threat

U.S. studying biofuel waiver to fight food inflation

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures galloped to another 14-year high on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increasingly fanned fears of massive disruptions to grain exports from the Black Sea region. Wheat and corn futures advanced by their daily trading limits during a volatile session, though the corn market later […] Read more
Germination and vigour have been affected by damage to pulse crop seeds. Extremely dry conditions during the growing season and at harvest and a period of extremely cold conditions for a few weeks in early winter contributed to increased levels of seed cracking as shown in the yellow peas above.
Crops, Features

Seed quality, seed supply and management tips for 2022

Deal with reputable seed suppliers and make sure all seed batches are tested ahead of the seeding season

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Not that it is a major news blast, but if they haven’t done so already western Canadian farmers need to be thinking now about getting seed sources lined up for the 2022 growing season. Also, if they’re planning to use farm-saved seed, make sure it is properly tested for germination and vigour. The 2021 growing […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and CBOT December 2022 wheat (orange OHLC). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 14-year peak in volatile trading

Soyoil sets record high before retreating

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose by their daily limit to a 14-year high on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine raised major concerns about grain supplies that will be available from the Black Sea region. Corn futures reached their highest price since December 2012, when the market set an […] Read more
The 70-foot-wide Seed Hawk air drill at Bailla Farms has a 980-bushel tank with four compartments. With sectional controls every 10 feet across the width of the drill, it is very responsive to variable-rate seed and fertilizer placement as it passes over 10 different production zones in each field.
Equipment, Features

Do SWAT Maps deliver?

Farmers say layered information allows them to apply inputs where they do the most good

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Colin Rosengren and Kelly Baillargeon farm on almost opposite ends of Saskatchewan, yet they have the same thinking when it comes to what they expect from precision farming and variable-rate technology (VRT). Rosengren owns Rosengren Farms along with family members at Midale, in southeast Saskatchewan, while about 650 kilometres to the northwest, Baillargeon owns Bailla […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX May 2022 wheat (orange O/H/L/C) and K.C. May 2022 wheat (black line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat limit up to 14-year peak

Soyoil sets record on Russia-Ukraine crisis

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures soared by the daily limit to their highest level in almost 14 years on Tuesday as traders feared prolonged disruptions to global supplies following Russia’s invasion of fellow grain exporter Ukraine. Soyoil futures set an all-time high on worries over vegetable oil exports from the […] Read more

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