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U.S. grains: Wheat futures ease amid supply questions after hitting highest since 2012

By GFM Network News November 2, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures eased on Tuesday after rising to their highest level in almost nine years, as the declining condition of the U.S. winter crop raised worries over global supply at a time of tight stocks and strong international demand. U.S. wheat prices fell later in the session on profit taking […] Read more

Manitoba Ag soil management specialist Marla Riekman says soil compaction can limit yields and have an indirect effect on crop development.

Crops, News

Soil compaction could squeeze your yields

A look at the direct and indirect effects of compaction in your fields

By Mark Halsall November 2, 2021

For years, soil compaction wasn’t something Jeff Hamblin gave a lot of thought to. The Manitoba producer had heard about how the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in the Prairies acted to naturally alleviate farmland soil compaction, but it wasn’t until he started investigating some problem areas in his fields […] Read more

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears 9-year high, buoyed by strong demand

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News November 1, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose to their highest prices in almost nine years on Monday amid a flurry of deals in the global export market. Spillover strength from the rally helped lift CBOT corn futures against the backdrop of tightening world wheat supplies, traders said. Saudi Arabia’s main state […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Friday, hitting a 2-1/2-month peak as harvest slowdowns across the Midwest left end users scrambling for supplies, traders said. “We are still trying to get high enough to entice some producer movement that is a little bit bigger,” said […] Read more

While field crops are being combined, James helps his mother harvest the last of the corn from the garden.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Harvest has a few ups and downs

If weather held, combining would be done by late September

By Heather Eppich October 29, 2021

September turned out to be windy with a bit of rain here and there. From September 1 to 5, we had a good run on harvest. In the mornings we would unload the trucks from the night before, service the machines and tend to any minor issues. Joseph, James and I would also usually get […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 28, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied on Thursday to multi-year highs, with gains fueled by concerns about tight global supplies and strong export demand. Winter wheat futures were supported by concerns about the crop conditions and rainy weather in the eastern U.S. Midwest that may have prevented farmers from seeding as much acreage […] Read more

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Almost out of space for corn

By GFM Network News October 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – At this point of the fall, there’s not much room still to be had for feed corn, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. In the meantime, prices for feed barley and wheat continued to push higher. “The in-bound corn is picking up and we are starting to see new […] Read more

Crops

Flatbread firm FGF buys Weston Foods bakery business

Weston selling to focus on retail, real estate

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 28, 2021

The parent company for Canadian grocery and retail giant Loblaw is taking a major step out of the baked goods business. George Weston Ltd. announced Oct. 26 it would sell its Weston Foods fresh and frozen bakery businesses to an arm of Toronto-based bakery firm FGF Brands for $1.2 billion. The company expects to close […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 27, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures on Wednesday rallied 2.5 percent to their highest level in more than two months, supported by signs of robust ethanol production that bolstered demand for the yellow grain, traders said. The strength in corn spilled over into the soybean and wheat markets. “You had humongous ethanol numbers,” said […] Read more

Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

By GFM Network News October 27, 2021

Speculation regarding a potential trade deal between the United States and China is sparking movement on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT). Ryan Ettner, broker for Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill., said there was optimism on the markets last week when trade representatives from both nations restarted talks. With the countries’ current deal expiring at […] Read more

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Wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat futures ease amid supply questions after hitting highest since 2012

Soil compaction could squeeze your yields

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat nears 9-year high, buoyed by strong demand

U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures rise on harvest setbacks; wheat mixed

Harvest has a few ups and downs

U.S. grains: Wheat hits multi-year highs, pull corn higher; soy weak

Feed weekly outlook: Almost out of space for corn

Flatbread firm FGF buys Weston Foods bakery business

U.S. grains: Corn futures rally; pull soybean, wheat prices higher

CBOT weekly outlook: Potential U.S.-China trade deal moving markets

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