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Protein content was average for most classes of Canadian wheat in 2023, except for durum, which came in above-average for protein.

Cereals Guide 2023

Wheat quality excellent in 2023 despite the year

Crops grade No. 2 or better with average to above-average protein

By Glacier FarmMedia staff January 18, 2024

“Challenging growing conditions” on the Prairies in 2023 somehow produced a Canadian wheat crop within the five-year average for tonnage, average to above-average protein content and “excellent” quality. That about sums up the New Wheat Crop Report from Cereals Canada, released Nov. 21, describing what growers already knew: how below-average temperatures initially delayed seeding in […] Read more

A CDC Vantta plot at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 2022. The new Canada Western Amber Durum variety from SeCan was developed by CDC wheat breeder Curtis Pozniak, pictured here.

Cereals Guide 2023

New cereal varieties for 2024

Seven new options are on the market for Prairie producers

By Mark Halsall January 18, 2024

Farmers in Western Canada have seven new cereal varieties to choose from for next year. Here is a look what FP Genetics, SeCan, SeedNet and Stamp Seeds have to offer. Please note the following list includes only brand new offerings for 2024. FP Genetics Durum: AAC Schrader is the first durum in the Canada Western […] Read more

CBOT soybeans ZSH24 on Jan. 17, 2024, with Bollinger bands. (Barchart)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures drop near two-year low, corn sets three-year low

Wheat ended nearly unchanged after touching seven-week low on Tuesday

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 17, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures tumbled near a two-year low on Wednesday as Brazilian crops benefited from improved weather and challenged U.S. exports on the global market, analysts said.

Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA estimates, weather pulling prices down

Shipping costs due to re-routing away from embattled Red Sea also affecting markets

By GFM Network News January 17, 2024

Corn and soybean contracts hit new lows, while wheat saw its weakest prices in nearly two months on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Jan. 17.

CBOT Soybeans ZSH24 on Jan. 16 with Bollinger bands. (Barchart)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures firm as traders wrestle with Brazilian output forecasts

Conflicting South American soy crop forecasts roil trade; market processing USDA crop production report

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 16, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday on a technical bounce, amid a day of volatile trading and a flurry of news with conflicting pricing guidance, traders said.

Reuters, Weather

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Oil and gas, hydro, forestry, sports affected alongside agriculture

By Reuters, Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 16, 2024

Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.

samples of durum wheat in jars on shelves

Cereals, Wheat & Chaff

Shedding new light on spoiling crops

By Grainews Staff January 16, 2024

A few pages from now you’ll see Jim Timlick check in on the topic of grain storage with Dr. Digvir Jayas, one of the Prairies’ best known experts in that field of research. Earlier this summer Dr. Jayas was named the president of the University of Lethbridge, after a storied 38-year stint at the University […] Read more

Corn ZCH24 on Jan. 12 with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn plunges on robust supplies, sluggish US demand

Soybeans fell to lowest price in 26 months on larger Brazilian crops, U.S. yield

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 12, 2024

Chicago corn futures plunged to a three-year low on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that U.S. corn stocks swelled to their highest levels since 2018

Crops, Markets

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Narrow price movements for wheat, durum

The Canadian dollar lost three tenths over the week

By GFM Network News January 12, 2024

Wheat prices across the Canadian Prairies were narrowly mixed for Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat and Canada Prairie Red Spring Wheat, while those for Canadian Western Amber Durum eased back by small amounts.

Markets, Reuters

US corn stocks swell as world recovers from tighter supplies

Global corn ending stocks are projected to hit a six-year high in 2023/34

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 12, 2024

U.S. corn inventories last month swelled to their largest level since 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, as global supplies recover from multi-year lows.

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Wheat

Wheat quality excellent in 2023 despite the year

New cereal varieties for 2024

U.S. grains: Soy futures drop near two-year low, corn sets three-year low

CBOT weekly outlook: USDA estimates, weather pulling prices down

U.S. grains: Soybean futures firm as traders wrestle with Brazilian output forecasts

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Shedding new light on spoiling crops

U.S. grains: Corn plunges on robust supplies, sluggish US demand

Prairie wheat weekly outlook: Narrow price movements for wheat, durum

US corn stocks swell as world recovers from tighter supplies

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