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Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 20, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday it had resumed purchases of Canadian wheat after testing showed no imports that reached the country included grain containing a genetically modified trait discovered in Alberta last summer. Japan’s agriculture ministry said it was seeking to buy 62,957 tonnes of food-quality Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Markets rise on corn export demand, crop worries

By GFM Network News July 19, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures rose on Thursday on strong demand for corn and worries that harvests may be smaller than expected due to unfavourable global weather. Soybean futures shook off early losses to end higher despite concerns about the ongoing trade battle with China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed. Last […] Read more

Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Markets set one-week highs on export hopes, weather woes

By GFM Network News July 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures touched their highest prices in about a week on Wednesday, as agricultural markets stabilized following recent drops to contract lows. Hopes for increased U.S. commodity export demand helped support soy prices after the market fell to a 10-year low on Monday amid widespread concerns about the […] Read more

Bernie McClean's annual crop rotation includes canola, CPS wheat, malt barley and oats.

Crops, Features

Extending rotations, in the field

Part 1 of 3: How real farmers are extending their rotations

By Lisa Guenther July 17, 2018

There seems to be no shortage of articles, presentations and research exhorting farmers to lengthen rotations. Longer rotations benefit everything from weed control to disease suppression in crops. But what are farmers doing to maintain or extend rotations? Grainews spoke to three farmers to find out how they’re managing their rotations. And while each farmer […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on decline in crop conditions

By GFM Network News July 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose on Tuesday as lower-than-expected crop ratings and increased hopes for a resolution to the U.S.-China trade battle helped to extend a recovery from sharp losses last week. The markets advanced after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that 69 per cent of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rises from 10-year low set on trade war

By GFM Network News July 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped on Monday after dropping to their lowest prices in a decade earlier in the session, as the U.S.-China trade dispute looms over agricultural markets. Technical buying helped soybeans to recover after the most-active contract lost more than five per cent last week, traders said. The trade dispute […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to new lows as trade war seen swelling supply

By GFM Network News July 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slid to fresh lows on Friday and the most-active contract closed at the lowest in nearly a decade after a government report reinforced concerns that the trade dispute with China will dent exports and lead to a build-up in stocks. Corn futures followed soybeans lower, with additional pressure […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. spring wheat, durum expected to surge

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Data released today from the U.S. National Agricultural Statistics Service showed large expected increases in spring wheat and durum production this year. Spring wheat production in the country, not including durum, is forecast at 614 million bushels, up 48 per cent from 2017. Of that, 584 million bushels, or 95 per cent […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Crop growth advancing well, though high heat, low moisture causing damage

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 9

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 12, 2018

Crops across the province are advancing nicely, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Eighty-one per cent of the fall cereals, 77 per cent of the spring cereals, 75 per cent of the oilseeds and 79 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. The […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce after hitting new lows on trade war fears

By GFM Network News July 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to contract lows on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said a trade war with China would curb exports and swell supplies, but the market clawed back those losses late in the session in a short-covering bounce. Corn rallied from earlier contract lows as USDA, in […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Spring wheat

Japan resumes Canadian wheat purchases

U.S. grains: Markets rise on corn export demand, crop worries

U.S. grains: Markets set one-week highs on export hopes, weather woes

Extending rotations, in the field

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on decline in crop conditions

U.S. grains: Soy rises from 10-year low set on trade war

U.S. grains: Soy sinks to new lows as trade war seen swelling supply

U.S. spring wheat, durum expected to surge

Crop growth advancing well, though high heat, low moisture causing damage

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce after hitting new lows on trade war fears

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