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St(RAW) deal

Don’t rob our Prairie croplands — help rejuvenate them by working in all crop residues

By Ieuan Evans July 28, 2021

Here we go again. “Alberta May Get Straw Plant” was a headline that appeared last summer in an agricultural publication. Why the concern? How many of you remember those massive piles of straw on the Trans-Canada Highway near Elie, Man., just east of Winnipeg? There were stacks and stacks of big, round straw bales — […] Read more

North Dakota is the biggest U.S. producer of spring wheat, used in artisanal breads, pizza dough and bagels. Photo: Thinkstock

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

By GFM Network News July 28, 2021

Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at 29.5 bushels per acre (bpa) […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

ADM quarterly profit surges amid strong U.S. corn exports to China

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News July 28, 2021

Reuters – U.S. grain merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co on Tuesday reported quarterly profit leapt 52 percent due to strong exports and oilseed crushing margins. The bigger-than-expected earnings sent shares to a two-week high and extended a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year hurt demand for the company’s ethanol and food products. Shares were up […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

By GFM Network News July 27, 2021

New York | Reuters – Chicago soybean rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, after a weekly U.S. government report showed crop conditions deteriorated unexpectedly last week. Corn and wheat both fell as traders took profits at midday after prices rose in the session. “It’s a trading range without much conviction,” said Brian Hoops, […] Read more

A Grain Giant in operation in Richardson, Sask., in August 2020.

Equipment, Features, Machinery

New mobile field bin makes harvest more efficient

The Grain Giant from Vale Industries keeps the combines and grain carts running

By Mark Halsall July 27, 2021

Jordan Haaland is the logistics team leader at Delage Farms, a 30,000-acre grain operation near Indian Head, Sask., and one of eight Saskatchewan farms to try out a new mobile field bin called the Grain Giant at harvest time last year. Haaland says the opportunity to use the Grain Giant couldn’t have come at a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn prices rise after days of losses

By GFM Network News July 26, 2021

New York | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn rose on Monday after traders fretted that both markets were oversold, while continued dryness in the northern Plains helped boost futures further. Wheat prices, however, fell. Hot, dry weather in the U.S. Midwest has raised concerns about the outlook for crops for both corn and soybeans. […] Read more

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

Traders look at long-term weather; wheat flat

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News July 23, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Friday, pressured by extended forecasts calling for cooler weather into August, though hot, dry weather in the coming week across the U.S. Midwest underpinned prices. Wheat ended lower as concerns over unfavorable weather in key exporting countries countered pressure from corn and soybeans. The […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Durum markets reckon with weather

'There was no wiggle room for a crop problem'

By GFM Network News July 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — The higher temperatures soared and the longer between rains in Western Canada, the lower the yield projections for most crops — and drought-tolerant durum wheat is no exception. With bids already elevated due to a downturn in potential new-crop supply, the price of durum could rise even higher. “There’s not a lot of […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Bids rising in Saskatchewan

By GFM Network News July 23, 2021

MarketsFarm — Feed grain prices in Western Canada are continuing their ongoing rise as heat and dryness cover the region. “For feed wheat (on Tuesday), I finally got a bid of $10 per bushel, which is really an amazing bid,” said Dale McManus, broker for Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. The high-delivered bid for feed […] Read more

CBOT September 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat snaps winning streak

Chicago corn, soybeans also fall

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News July 22, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures plunged 2.6 per cent on Thursday, snapping a six-session streak of gains as traders locked in profits from the rally. Soybean futures were down two per cent, with the latest weather forecasts showing that some timely rains will arrive in key growing […] Read more

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

GFM Network News