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CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on hefty supplies, trade worries

By GFM Network News March 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures dropped to a four-month low on Wednesday on concern about the slow pace of U.S.-China trade talks, due to resume this week in Beijing, as harvesting of a bumper South American soy crop accelerates. Soybeans were further pressured by positioning ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) acreage […] Read more

Rural landscape with wheat field on sunset

Cereals, Crops, Features

Slowing growth to prevent lodging

Should you invest in a plant growth regulator for your cereal crops this season?

By Angela Lovell March 26, 2019

Where there’s enough moisture and high fertility levels, lodging can still be a major yield constraint. In cereal crops, plant growth regulators (PGRs) have been shown to produce shorter stems to reduce lodging and maintain grain yields. Researchers in Alberta are trying to optimize PGR use to prevent lodging and improve standability and harvestability in […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with Bollinger bands (20,2), a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat edges lower on profit-taking

By GFM Network News March 26, 2019

New York | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures inched lower on Tuesday as investors took profits after prices hit a one-month high on U.S. export optimism and adverse weather in the United States that threatened to delay sowing. Soybean and corn futures fell on technical selling. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat dropped 1/4 cent […] Read more

File photo of a flooded North Dakota highway. (DLerick/E+/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Heavy North Dakota snows threaten wheat seeding

By GFM Network News March 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A blanket of heavy, wet snow covering most of North Dakota, the top U.S. wheat state, threatens to delay planting of spring wheat in another blow to a U.S. farm belt already facing billions of dollars in damage from flooding. Farmers from Missouri to South Dakota have seen their corn and […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 wheat with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

By GFM Network News March 25, 2019

New York | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained on Monday, lifted by short-covering and technical buying, as well as concerns about North American production as weather in the Midwest threatened to delay planting. Corn prices also rose, extending gains into a fourth session, while soybean futures firmed. The May wheat futures contract on the […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 corn with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

By GFM Network News March 22, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose to a 3-1/2-week high on Friday as China booked its largest purchase of the grain in more than five years and as flooding in the western U.S. Midwest raised concerns over spring planting. Technical selling and profit-taking later pulled corn from the highs, although the market closed […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn rises as Midwest floods fuel planting concerns

By GFM Network News March 21, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than one per cent on Thursday to their highest level in 2-1/2 weeks as concerns about delayed planting in the western U.S. Midwest sparked buying and fund short-covering. Soybeans followed corn higher, although gains were restrained by lower-than-expected weekly export sales data and concerns about trade […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 soft red winter wheat, with MGEX May 2019 spring wheat in orange. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on weather worries

By GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose nearly two per cent on Wednesday on poor weather in the Midwest soft winter wheat belt and the northern Plains spring wheat region, traders said. Soybean and corn futures closed modestly higher. Chicago Board of Trade May soft red winter wheat settled up 8-1/4 cents at $4.64-3/4 […] Read more

MGEX May 2019 spring wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

By GFM Network News March 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and wheat futures closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, with commodity funds reluctant to add to a heavy net short position despite pressure from slowing export demand for U.S. grains, analysts said. Soybean futures declined as traders awaited news from ongoing U.S. trade negotiations with China, the world’s top soybean […] Read more

Crops

Get the most efficiency from your nitrogen

Generally, banding is the most efficient method for reducing nutrient loss

By Melanie Epp March 18, 2019

If you’re looking for a quick and easy guide to choosing the right placement for your nitrogen application, there isn’t one. Neither is there a one-size-fits-all strategy for timing or rate. There are, however, clear guidelines on how to improve nitrogen efficiency while limiting environmental impact. University of Manitoba soil science professor Don Flaten explains. […] 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: Soybeans sink on hefty supplies, trade worries

Slowing growth to prevent lodging

U.S. grains: Wheat edges lower on profit-taking

Heavy North Dakota snows threaten wheat seeding

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on short-covering, planting worries

U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries

U.S. grains: Corn rises as Midwest floods fuel planting concerns

U.S. grains: Wheat ends higher on weather worries

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat drift lower on weak export demand

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