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Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: soybeans end higher amid extreme heat, crop tour findings

Wheat ticked higher as traders assessed the latest Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain port

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean and corn futures firmed on Wednesday, supported by hot, dry conditions that compound signs of stress found in initial results of a widely followed U.S. Midwest field tour. Wheat also ticked higher as traders assessed the latest Russian attack on a Ukrainian grain port and monitored North American spring […] Read more
“There’s even a question of would harvest equipment be available for 2023. There will be some equipment available, but will it be what you want and [what] fits your needs?” – Bill Campbell, Keystone Agricultural Producers. Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Crops, Livestock, Weather

Manitoba crop report: dry week helps advance harvest

Cattle producers move herds to hay fields to graze regrowth

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MarketsFarm – Dry conditions across crop-growing areas in Manitoba helped the province’s annual harvest get off to a good start during the week ended Aug. 20. Much of the eastern, southern and central regions received two millimetres of precipitation at most during the week with several locations receiving no rainfall at all. The northwest region […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on crop tour’s promising early reports

Egypt wheat tender signals demand

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans fell on Tuesday as above-average crop scouting during a Midwest tour outweighed hot, dry weather in U.S. growing belts. Corn was also pressured by promising early crop tour results, but found support in a recent spate of export sales. Wheat ended higher as global demand remains strong, though an […] Read more
“On some of our hay land, they ate the alfalfa down to where it’s gone completely.” Shawn Kramer.
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Prairie pest offers ‘a tough battle’

Strychnine may no longer be an option for swelling ground squirrel populations, but other effective tactics are available

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Richardson’s ground squirrels, which are sometimes referred to as gophers, can cause major problems for farmers and ranchers. In high enough numbers, they can decimate crops and forages and pockmark pasture land, making it hazardous for livestock. Persistent drought conditions have contributed to high ground squirrel populations in some parts of the Prairies in recent […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans run up to three-week high on hot, dry weather

Wheat eases on Ukrainian export efforts

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybeans rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, reaching a three-week high as hot, dry U.S. conditions fueled concerns over crop stress. Wheat fell as Ukraine sought new Black Sea avenues for export, adding pressure to corn futures. Markets were awaiting results from the annual Pro Farmer crop tour, […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Spring wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Crop concerns supportive for durum

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MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell in sympathy with U.S. futures during the week ended Thursday, although durum climbed higher on the back of production concerns in key durum-growing areas of southern Saskatchewan. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down by $7.60-$9.70 per tonne across […] Read more
File photo of a Wyoming corn crop. (RiverNorthPhotography/iStock/Getty Images)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market steady in face of harvest, U.S. corn imports

Imports weigh on domestic barley values

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MarketsFarm — The feed grain market in Western Canada is holding reasonably steady as harvest operations progress and corn imports continue to come up from the United States. Anecdotal harvest reports were varied so far, with surprisingly positive results from some growers and others who missed out on showers ending up with lower yields, according […] Read more
CBOT November 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans advance on hot, dry forecast

Corn overcomes pressure over Mexico spat

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures approached a two-week high on Thursday on concerns that hot, dry weather in forecasts could reduce the upcoming U.S. harvest. The U.S. has little room for crop losses due to unfavourable weather because the government already projects tight soybean supplies, analysts said. Some worries over […] Read more
Wheat in progress west of Pathlow, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat, corn likely to trend downward

Weather to steer soybean values

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MarketsFarm — Wheat and corn on the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to fall back in the coming weeks, according to Terry Reilly, senior agricultural specialist for Marex in Chicago. Soybeans, meanwhile, could go either way, he said, depending on the severity of upcoming weather conditions. Reilly commented that the December Chicago wheat contract […] Read more

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