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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

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures weaken

By GFM Network News May 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures eased on Tuesday, partially retreating from a sharp rally on some profit-taking, traders said. But K.C. hard red winter wheat futures firmed, extending their rally amid concerns that a snowstorm in the U.S. Plains during the weekend caused severe damage to the maturing crop there. […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

Use those fusarium maps

Know your risk: fusarium maps offer another metric for spraying decisions

By Julienne Isaacs May 2, 2017

What if farmers could predict Mother Nature’s moods in the growing season? The idea is becoming less and less far-fetched with advances that help producers put a number on disease risk. But fusarium head blight (FHB) risk assessment maps are only one factor among many influencing spraying decisions. FHB risk assessment maps have been available […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

Add a refuge to your soft white wheat

SeCan asks Prairie soft white wheat growers to protect midge-tolerant technology

By Leeann Minogue May 2, 2017

It was a great day for wheat growers when breeders first transferred the Sm1 gene from varieties of soft red winter wheat into spring wheat. Commercial midge-tolerant spring wheat varieties launched in 2010. But, as they state on the Midge Tolerant Wheat website (midgetolerantwheat.ca), “there is no Plan B.” To keep wheat midge populations from […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally after weekend weather woes

By GFM Network News May 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 5.2 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Monday after a weekend snow storm in key production areas raised concerns about severe crop damage, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also rallied, with wet fields across the U.S. Midwest threatening to add further delays […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola stocks seen dwindling to four-year low

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 1, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian stockpiles of canola dwindled to a four-year low ahead of planting season after brisk demand from crushers and exporters, but wheat supplies swelled, according to a Reuters survey of 12 traders and analysts. On Friday, Statistics Canada will estimate crop supplies as of March 31, 2017, from commercial and farm […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

By GFM Network News April 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on the prospect of dry weather for key Midwest production areas in early May, which would give farmers access to fields during a crucial planting window, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, hitting their highest level in more than a week on concerns about […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

By GFM Network News April 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday on concerns about weather delays to spring planting and relief that the White House will not immediately withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Solid export sales added support, although both commodities traded lower at times as mild […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on weather forecasts, NAFTA jitters

By GFM Network News April 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures fell more than one per cent Wednesday on forecasts for better Midwest planting weather and news that the White House is considering an executive order on withdrawing from North American Free Trade Agreement, analysts said. Soybeans also declined and wheat turned lower as corn sagged. Chicago Board of […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

By GFM Network News April 18, 2017

London/Shanghai/New York | Reuters — Post Holdings is buying leading British breakfast cereal brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group for 1.4 billion pounds (C$2.4 billion), giving the U.S.-focused company a European base on which to build. The combination will help Post’s existing brands, which include Honey Bunches of Oats and Grape-Nuts, to expand overseas, […] Read more

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Spring wheat

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

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures weaken

Use those fusarium maps

Add a refuge to your soft white wheat

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally after weekend weather woes

Canadian canola stocks seen dwindling to four-year low

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on weather forecasts, NAFTA jitters

Post tucks into British breakfast cereal Weetabix

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