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U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to one-week top, pulls corn higher

By GFM Network News April 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract gaining 1.9 per cent and hitting a one-week high on concerns that rains forecast for the U.S. Plains will not meet earlier expectations. “The forecast for the rain in the southern Plains has […] Read more

Planting corn in south-central Manitoba in May 2014. (Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

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U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite slow planting pace

By GFM Network News April 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, their third straight day of declines, as traders shrugged off concerns about cold weather causing planting delays in the U.S. Midwest. “You plant more in the month of May than in the month of April, […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

By GFM Network News April 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to their lowest in 10 days on Monday, led by a 3.4 per cent drop in K.C. hard red winter wheat prices, on forecasts for rain in key growing areas that will provide relief to a drought-stressed crop, traders said. “Wheat prices are lower, with longs running […] Read more

Crops, Oats, Weather

Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres

By GFM Network News April 13, 2018

CNS Canada — With winter still hanging on across Western Canada, one buyer thinks it could lead to an uptick in oat acres. “Later seeding generally increases oat acres. We’d rather see them seeded earlier but farmers have had a tendency when things get late (to) throw some more acres into oats,” said Scott Shiels […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks

By GFM Network News April 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday to a one-week low, pressured by forecasts for much-needed rain late next week in the southern Plains winter wheat belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower amid a lack of fresh supportive news, and soybeans turned down, erasing early advances, as nervous traders booked profits […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. grains: Wheat sags on sluggish export demand

By GFM Network News April 12, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on reminders of ample world supplies and strong competition for export business, along with some forecasts for much-needed rains next week in the U.S. Plains, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on export demand for U.S. supplies, and corn ended modestly […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat ends lower on plentiful world supplies

By GFM Network News April 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell roughly one per cent on Wednesday amid reminders of plentiful global supplies and some outlooks for rain in the Plains wheat belt late next week. Corn declined on technical selling and soybeans turned lower, a day after the spot May contract set a one-month top. Chicago Board […] Read more

The yellow spots and chlorosis (yellowing leaf tissue) developed shortly after emergence during the plants’ vegetative phase.

Crops, Features, Spring Wheat

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing leaf chlorosis and yellow spots in this wheat?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the April 10, 2018 issue of Grainews

By Wyatt Kieper April 11, 2018

Neil owns a 3,500-acre grain farm north of Rossburn, Man. At the end of May, while checking one of his wheat fields for crop staging after seeding, Neil noticed some spots and abnormal yellowing on the plants’ leaves. Since Neil wasn’t sure what had caused the damage, he asked me to examine the crop and […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on USDA data

By GFM Network News April 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its forecast of U.S. 2017-18 soybean ending stocks in a monthly report, bucking trade expectations for an increase. Wheat closed modestly higher on technical buying and worries about poor weather in the U.S. Plains wheat belt, while […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on U.S. weather woes

By GFM Network News April 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures surged nearly four per cent on Monday, nearing a one-month high as cold weather threatened to stress U.S. wheat already weakened by drought, traders said. Soybean futures rose on signs of fresh export demand and corn followed the firm trend, with wintry conditions in the Midwest adding to […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

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

Spring wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to one-week top, pulls corn higher

U.S. grains: Corn futures drop despite slow planting pace

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop as weather improves

Extended winter could lead to more Prairie oat acres

U.S. grains: Wheat at one-week low on wetter U.S. outlooks

U.S. grains: Wheat sags on sluggish export demand

U.S. grains: Wheat ends lower on plentiful world supplies

Crop advisor casebook: What’s causing leaf chlorosis and yellow spots in this wheat?

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on USDA data

U.S. grains: Wheat soars on U.S. weather woes

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