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U.S. grains: Corn up on USDA world stocks view

By GFM Network News May 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for global inventories at the end of the 2017-18 marketing year fell below trade expectations. Soybean futures hit a six-week high after the USDA’s reports were released, buoyed by the government’s forecast for a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

By GFM Network News May 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed nearly one per cent on Tuesday, halting a three-session slide, as traders adjusted positions a day ahead of a U.S. government crop report and as excessively wet weather in the Midwest raised concerns, analysts said. Corn futures closed modestly higher while wheat fell, pressured by a stronger […] Read more

Crops

Where to find your provincial crop protection guides

By Leeann Minogue May 8, 2017

Spring is in the air. That means its time to get your new provincial crop protection guide for all the latest information on registered herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. Here’s how: In Manitoba: For an online copy, Google “Manitoba” and “Guide to Crop Protection” and Google will direct you to a “Guides and Publications” page with many […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low as weather improves

By GFM Network News May 8, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell about two per cent to a one-week low on Monday, and corn and soybeans also declined on prospects for improving crop weather in the Midwest and Plains, analysts said. “The weather is getting better. The fact that we don’t have a very threatening forecast is why we […] Read more

The topmost spikelets were shrivelled and bleached-looking, and the awns were also white and bent.

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Deformed wheat spikelets spell trouble

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 7, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Tess Strand May 5, 2017

Dan operates a 5,000-acre grain farm south of Canora, Sask. Last summer, he called me mid-July to inquire if any other producers in the area were discovering white heads in their hard red spring wheat crops. In certain areas of his fields, he said, shortly after heading, some wheat plants had developed a whitish tinge […] 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, corn bounce on short-covering

By GFM Network News May 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by lingering concerns about crop damage in the U.S. Plains following a snow storm at the weekend. Short-covering also contributed to the wheat gains as traders covered bearish bets following a sell-off on Thursday. Corn futures also rose, with traders noting short-covering as a […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Markets

StatsCan data confirm tight canola supplies

By GFM Network News May 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Grain and oilseed stocks data released Friday from Statistics Canada were bullish for canola and wheat — though analysts suggest the effects of the report on the market may be short-lived. Figures for barley, lentils and peas were above year-ago levels, but movements in those markets are more likely be driven by […] 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 plunges, erasing most of Monday’s rally

By GFM Network News May 4, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 3.7 per cent on Thursday, pressured by results from a crop tour that showed yield prospects in Kansas remained above-average despite a severe snow storm, traders said. A round of profit-taking also pressured wheat prices, which rallied this week to their highest in nearly two months on […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather

Weather woes buoy U.S. wheat futures

By GFM Network News May 3, 2017

CNS Canada — Wheat futures in the U.S. kicked off the week on a high note, following a weekend of adverse weather in key growing regions. That may provide a short-lived boost to cash prices in Canada, though the market has its own weather watch. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Monday advanced close […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

By GFM Network News May 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the weekend, traders said. Corn and soybeans rose but remained below levels hit earlier this week, supported by concerns that heavy rains in the Midwest and […] 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: Corn up on USDA world stocks view

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

Where to find your provincial crop protection guides

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low as weather improves

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Deformed wheat spikelets spell trouble

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn bounce on short-covering

StatsCan data confirm tight canola supplies

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges, erasing most of Monday’s rally

Weather woes buoy U.S. wheat futures

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

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