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Lack of rain sees harvest progress smoothly, many areas see frost

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 28

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 1, 2015

Warm and relatively dry weather has allowed many producers to return to the field following last week’s rain delay. Seventy-four per cent of the crop is now in the bin while 19 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Prairies’ harvest a tale of two wheat crops

By GFM Network News October 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers are in the final stages of harvesting the 2015 wheat crop, and while yields continue to beat earlier expectations, there’s a distinct quality difference between crops harvested early and those harvested late. “In our country, all of the grain was top grade, but anything that was left out at this […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally, soybeans slip

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News October 1, 2015

Reuters — Chicago wheat rose more than one per cent on Thursday, extending a rally triggered by Wednesday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture data that put the 2015 U.S. crop below market estimates. Corn futures rose slightly on technical buying and spillover support from wheat. Soybeans slumped on pressure from an advancing Midwest harvest and technical […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

By GFM Network News September 30, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday, after a government report showed that wheat production was less than traders had expected. Meanwhile, corn futures lost ground, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly grain stocks report showed that both corn and soybean supplies were plentiful and U.S. farmers are harvesting what is […] Read more

Barley, Canola, Crops, Markets, Oats, Peas, Spring Wheat

Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

By GFM Network News September 30, 2015

CNS Canada — Yields are generally beating earlier expectations as the harvest progresses across Western Canada, which should lead to upward revisions to canola and wheat when Statistics Canada releases its latest production survey results Friday. However, those numbers still may be underreported, and further revisions are expected in subsequent reports. “As the harvest is […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News September 28, 2015

CNS Canada –– Cash wheat bids across Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended Friday, as advances in U.S. futures and improving basis levels provided support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$6-$7 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Prices slide on China worries, harvest progress

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 28, 2015

Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slid Monday, pressured by a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets and progress by U.S. farmers in harvesting crops. Soybeans tumbled more than one per cent, while Chicago wheat slipped off its earlier one-month high. Corn also declined. “This will be one of the biggest weeks in […] Read more

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (l) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. (Government.ru)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Russian government proposes cutting wheat export tax

By GFM Network News September 24, 2015

Semikarakorsk, Russia | Reuters — The Russian government has proposed cutting its floating wheat export tax from Oct. 1 and to exempt durum wheat from the levy, a senior official said on Thursday. Russian wheat exports have been constrained by the tax, which has prevented exporters from fully benefitting from the weaker rouble and a […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Syria needs more wheat, despite healthy harvest

By GFM Network News September 23, 2015

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Syrian farmers enduring a fifth year of civil war have sold less wheat to the state than last year despite a better harvest and higher offer price, leaving a large shortfall to be made up with imports complicated by western sanctions. President Bashar al-Assad’s government has lost control over many […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. derivatives regulators are revising their proposal to limit the positions that traders can hold in commodity markets to make it easier for some hedge funds and banks to keep large trades. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants to allow financial firms to count their market positions separately from subsidiaries if […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Spring wheat

Lack of rain sees harvest progress smoothly, many areas see frost

Prairies’ harvest a tale of two wheat crops

U.S. grains: Wheat extends rally, soybeans slip

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

Prairie wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

U.S. grains: Prices slide on China worries, harvest progress

Russian government proposes cutting wheat export tax

Syria needs more wheat, despite healthy harvest

U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

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