(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat hits four-week low as relieving rains forecast

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. wheat futures fell to the lowest levels in about a month while corn and soybeans also eased on Monday, pressured by forecasts for crop-friendly rains and plentiful global supplies, traders and analysts said. Showers this week were likely to benefit parched wheat fields in Russia and the southern U.S. Plains […] Read more




Fair weather gets Sask. producers back in the field, crops 91 per cent harvested

Fair weather gets Sask. producers back in the field, crops 91 per cent harvested

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 12

Warm and relatively dry weather earlier in the week allowed many producers to return to the field. Ninety-one per cent of the 2015 crop is now combined, up from 84 per cent last week. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 93 per cent combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. […] Read more