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Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

May 22, 2024

Spring seeding in Manitoba neared the halfway mark during the week ended May 21, with 47 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That compares with 30 per cent the previous week and the five-year average of 52 per cent done.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates

By Reuters May 21, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures Wv1 reached their highest level since July on Tuesday as frost damage in top-exporter Russia and lower U.S. crop ratings supported prices, traders said.

Crops, Markets

AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten

May 21, 2024

Canadian canola exports in both 2023/24 and the upcoming new crop year are unlikely to live up to earlier expectations, causing ending stocks of the oilseed to rise, according to updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released May 21.

Crops, News

Alberta Crop Report: Much-needed moisture replenishes province

May 21, 2024

The rains that fell onto south, central and northeastern Alberta during the week ended May 14 were a mixed blessing for growers according to the provincial government’s crop report released on May 17.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop

By Reuters May 17, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures dropped on Friday after a crop tour through Kansas this week projected better-than-average yields in the top U.S. winter wheat state, analysts said.

Markets

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise

May 17, 2024

Bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat varieties were higher for the week ended May 16. The price rises were mainly due to stronger United States wheat futures and weather concerns at home and abroad.

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Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed on Brazil crop concerns, weak US demand

By Reuters May 16, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended mixed on Thursday as renewed worries about major flooding in southern Brazil offset data indicating lower demand for soy from U.S. processors, analysts said.

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Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: More moisture for feed grain crops

May 16, 2024

While seeding progress has been varied across Alberta and Saskatchewan this spring, healthy growing conditions are pressuring prices according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta.

Crops, News, Reuters

Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds

By Reuters May 16, 2024

Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.

This map from PrairieFHB.ca shows the FHB risk level for the CPSR wheat variety AAC Penhold, as of May 15. The higher-altitude Prairie-wide map was pretty green (low risk) so we’ve zoomed in here on the Medicine Hat and Lethbridge area of southern Alberta. Yellow denotes “moderate” risk; red denotes “high” risk, while black (not shown) would denote “very high.”

Cereals, Cereals Production Guide, Crops

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk

Prairie-wide, variety-specific FHB risk maps now available online

By Grainews Staff May 16, 2024

Wheat, barley and durum growers in all three Prairie provinces can now check online whether fusarium head blight may be coming soon to a field near them. We’ve written before in these pages about the development and expected launch of new Prairie-wide fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps — which have now gone live online […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Wheat

Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits July high on declining Russian crop estimates

AAFC raises canola carryout projections, wheat to tighten

Alberta Crop Report: Much-needed moisture replenishes province

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids on the rise

U.S. grains: Soybeans end mixed on Brazil crop concerns, weak US demand

Feed Grain Weekly: More moisture for feed grain crops

Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk

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