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Harvest operations advance, 14 per cent of crops in the bin

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 21

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 24, 2017

A relatively warm and dry week allowed many producers to continue with harvest operations, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fourteen per cent of the crop is now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year (2012-2016) average eight per cent for this time. Fifteen per cent of the crop is swathed or ready […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up on exports, biodiesel hopes

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News August 24, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Thursday, lifted by strong export demand, gains in soyoil prices and smaller pod count findings on an annual U.S. crop tour, traders said. Corn and wheat futures rallied late in the trading session on short-covering after prices for each […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls to 2017 lows on plentiful global stocks

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sank to their lowest levels of the year on Wednesday on fund-driven technical selling and plentiful global grain supplies, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose on bargain-buying after front months fell to contract lows, while soybean futures firmed modestly. CBOT December corn settled down 4-1/4 […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat commissions to collaborate on research funding

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 22, 2017

The Prairie provinces’ three wheat commissions are set to take a team approach to research funding through a new not-for-profit body. The Alberta Wheat Commission, Sask Wheat and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association on Tuesday announced the formation of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) to “facilitate long-term investments aimed at improving profitability […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends drop to fresh contract lows

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News August 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures sank to contract lows on Tuesday, weighed down by abundant global supplies and technical selling as prices extended a fall that started in early July. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures weakened slightly to the lowest levels in about a year, following the declines in wheat, while soybean […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn drops to nearly one-year low

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News August 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain prices fell about one per cent on Monday, with benchmark Chicago Board of Trade December corn sinking to a nearly one-year low, on technical selling and easing concerns that dry weather would reduce harvests. Several CBOT wheat futures contracts dropped to lifetime lows, while soybeans notched small declines. Soyoil […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 21, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The United States has requested a World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for agricultural products, the WTO said on Monday, setting up a showdown between the two largest economies. The row, which includes tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn, was initiated under the Obama […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post weekly declines

By GFM Network News August 18, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures firmed on Friday, but outlooks for good weather for crop development limited attempts at a rally, traders said. All three commodities posted weekly losses. “Ongoing pressure from large supplies and lack of a weather threat kept markets on the defensive this week,” Farm Futures analyst […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Seven per cent of crops harvested, beating five year average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 14

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 17, 2017

Despite rain delays in some areas, producers in the province now have seven per cent of the crop in the bin and seven per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is four per cent combined and six per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News August 17, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell about one per cent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, weighed down by investment fund short selling and abundant global supplies, traders said. Corn futures also eased but held just above Wednesday’s multimonth lows while soybean futures gained on strong Chinese demand and as rains […] Read more

GFM Network News

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

Harvest operations advance, 14 per cent of crops in the bin

U.S. grains: Soy up on exports, biodiesel hopes

U.S. grains: Corn falls to 2017 lows on plentiful global stocks

Prairie wheat commissions to collaborate on research funding

U.S. grains: Wheat extends drop to fresh contract lows

U.S. grains: Corn drops to nearly one-year low

U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China’s grain import quotas

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise but post weekly declines

Seven per cent of crops harvested, beating five year average

U.S. grains: Wheat falls to contract lows on fund selling

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