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

U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on U.S.-China trade truce

By GFM Network News May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures jumped more than two per cent on Monday after Washington and Beijing agreed to drop tariff threats, easing fears that demand for U.S. shipments to top importer China could slow. Corn prices were little changed, while wheat dropped on crop-boosting rains in the U.S. Plains wheat belt and […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump

By GFM Network News May 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied on Friday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract surging 4.1 per cent on forecasts for dry conditions that could further stress an already damaged crop. The weather outlook also threatened to slow planting progress in the U.S. Midwest, which was supportive […] Read more

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Seeding advances past five-year average, crops begin to emerge

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 14

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 17, 2018

Thanks to good seeding conditions, Saskatchewan producers made up the time lost in previous weeks. Thirty-five per cent of the crop is now in the ground, just ahead of the five-year (2013-2017) seeding average of 32 per cent for this time of year. Crops are starting to emerge. Seeding is furthest advanced in the southeast, […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

CNS Canada — After a winter with tight supplies leading to a feed grain price rally in Western Canada, prices are starting to back off. “It’s been breaking free a little bit. Kind of surprisingly this year it took till seeding time to see that happen. We’ve seen markets rally right up till May,” said […] Read more

A wheat crop in progress on May 24, 2016 north of London, Ont. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day in a row

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, their third straight day of gains, on worries that adverse weather will lead to crop shortfalls in key growing areas around the world, traders said. Soybean futures fell, pressured by fresh concerns about exports. Corn futures closed lower on long liquidation by funds after failing […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall

By GFM Network News May 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent on Wednesday, dropping below US$10 a bushel for the first time since April 4, on renewed fears about a trade dispute chilling demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures ticked higher on short-covering, recovering from a three-week low hit […] Read more

A farmer plants corn near Ashland, Ill., northwest of Springfield, on April 14, 2016. (Photo: DMathies/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

By GFM Network News May 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns that rains in the U.S. Midwest will stall the tail end of planting, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed, snapping a four-session losing streak on short-covering and bargain buying. Soybean futures also closed firm after trading in negative territory […] Read more

Stewart Collin took this photo of a field south of Foremost, Alta., on April 23, 2018. He estimates at least 15 per cent of his acres won’t get seeded this year.

Crops, News

Farmers hoping for a balance in moisture

As spring finally takes hold, producers report a wide range of seeding conditions

By Lee Hart May 15, 2018

The 2018 seeding season is starting out as a Goldilocks year for many western Canadian farmers — with conditions ranging from too dry, or too wet, they are looking for that middle ground that is “just right.” Producers in parts of Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan are reporting enough moisture to get the crop started, but […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

By GFM Network News May 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, bouncing back from their lowest in more than five weeks on a round of technical buying and signs that Chinese demand for export supplies was picking up, traders said. Wheat futures dropped, their fourth straight losing session, falling through […] Read more

A wall in the medina (ancient city quarter) of Rabat, Morocco’s capital. (Cia.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Morocco gives millers incentives to use domestic wheat

By GFM Network News May 11, 2018

Rabat | Reuters — Morocco on Friday announced a set of incentives for local millers to opt for domestic wheat instead of imports. They include a flat rate subsidy of 10 dirhams (C$1.37) per 100 kilograms of soft wheat to millers using local wheat, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement. The benefits also […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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U.S. grains: Soybeans surge on U.S.-China trade truce

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump

Seeding advances past five-year average, crops begin to emerge

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day in a row

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

Farmers hoping for a balance in moisture

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

Morocco gives millers incentives to use domestic wheat

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