Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.
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U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports
CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report
A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.
China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops
China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data
Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.
Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago
For many of Canada’s major crops, their holdings came in lower than a year ago, as Statistics Canada released its stocks of principal field crops as of March 31 report. There were declines in all wheat, durum, oats, corn, lentils and peas, but there were increases for barley and canola while soybeans were relatively steady.
Kazakhstan wheat crop set to rebound in 2024/25
Wheat production in the central Asia country of Kazakhstan is expected to bounce back in 2024/25 according to the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in the capital of Astana.
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat, soybean and corn futures soared to multi-month highs on Monday on worries about potentially crop-damaging weather in Brazil and Russia. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July wheat WN24 settled up 26-1/4 cents at $6.48-3/4 a bushel after climbing to $6.50-1/4, its highest level since late December. CBOT July corn CN24 ended up 8-3/4 […] Read more
Going, not gone: Some hot spots remain for midge
Recent low wheat midge counts no guarantee the problem won't return
Wheat midge populations on the Prairies have been declining for the past few years, but a researcher specializing in insect pests says farmers need to remain vigilant about the threat they pose to crops. “My advice (to farmers) is don’t turn your back on wheat midge, even if you are in a (low level) green […] Read more
How a worldwide destructive cereal disease problem was solved in Alberta
In the story of ergot in wheat, barley and oats, the answer was simply 'copper'
When I was first hired by Alberta Agriculture as a diagnostic plant pathologist, I was told I would be primarily responsible for barley, oat, wheat and canola diseases. I was also asked to head up the provincial control program for bacterial ring rot of potato (BRR). The BRR program, run in partnership with the federal […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climbs on weather
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose on Friday to their highest level since January before turning lower and soybeans reached a one-month peak as floods disrupted harvests in top exporter Brazil and disease ate into Argentina’s corn crop, analysts said. Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry weather in Russia, the world’s biggest […] Read more