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U.S. grains: Soy futures fall as harvest pace picks up

By GFM Network News September 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, under pressure from the expanding harvest around the U.S. Midwest as well as some profit-taking after rallying on Monday, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, but losses were kept in check as bargain buyers stepped into the market when prices hit their session […] Read more

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

Barley, Cereals, Crops, Forages, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

By GFM Network News September 21, 2015

Oslo | Reuters –– Syria’s civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a “doomsday” vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said Monday. The seeds, including samples of wheat, barley and grasses suited to dry regions, have been requested by researchers elsewhere in the Middle East to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids dip slightly

By GFM Network News September 21, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada generally dropped lower during the week ended Friday. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$1-$3 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points. Bids ranged from about $221 per tonne in southern […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

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

By GFM Network News September 21, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Monday, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract gaining 1.8 per cent, on a round of short-covering by investment funds as well as technical buying, traders said. “If you are looking for a fundamental reason for today’s price rally, look elsewhere, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Russia defends crop data reliability

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 18, 2015

Moscow | Reuters –– Russia’s agriculture ministry defended the reliability of its crop data on Thursday, after a farmers’ lobby said regional officials were pressuring farmers to report bigger grain crops to the ministry than they actually harvested this year. The ministry said its numbers, compiled by its regional departments which send “operational information” to […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan raises wheat, canola estimates with new model

By GFM Network News September 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Wheat and canola production are expected to be higher than in previous estimates, but still lower than in 2014, according to a new Statistics Canada model for field crop production estimates. The model-based report, released Thursday, pegs this year’s spring wheat production at 18.4 million tonnes, higher than previously forecast in the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Wheat basis levels improve, futures stay bearish

By GFM Network News September 16, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canada’s spring wheat basis has hit fresh highs to spur producer selling, but overall the market remains bearish. “It does seem kind of counterintuitive to see cash prices strengthening right during harvest,” said Brenda Tjaden Lepp, co-founder of FarmLink Marketing Solutions in Winnipeg. Over the past week, quoted basis levels for Canada […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russian farm lobby says crop reports artificially high

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 16, 2015

Moscow | Reuters — Russian regional officials are pressuring farmers to report more grain crop than they actually harvest this year, the head of farmers’ lobby the Grain Union said on Tuesday. Arkady Zlochevsky said the difference between the actual harvest and the declared figures was not significant. However, his comments could be troubling for […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Alta. harvest turns up stagey crops

By GFM Network News September 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– Alberta farmers who could have used wet conditions earlier this year now have rain slowing their harvest progress. However, the biggest issue producers in the province face is field variability, according to Harry Brook, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Stettler. “It truly is a mess out there — […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids climb higher

By GFM Network News September 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended Friday, as U.S. futures recovered from their five-year lows and Canadian basis levels showed some improvement. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by C$9 to $13 per tonne across the three Prairie provinces, according to […] 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

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall as harvest pace picks up

Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday seed vault

Prairie wheat bids dip slightly

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

Russia defends crop data reliability

StatsCan raises wheat, canola estimates with new model

Wheat basis levels improve, futures stay bearish

Russian farm lobby says crop reports artificially high

Alta. harvest turns up stagey crops

Prairie wheat bids climb higher

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