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Winter wheat harvest varies by province

By GFM Network News August 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — Depending where a farmer is located, Canada’s winter wheat crop has varied this year. Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the province’s farmers to seed just over one million acres this year, nearly 75 per cent of Canada’s total winter wheat acres. However, Marty Vermey, senior […] Read more

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U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 15, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International will have to pay US$16 million in penalty regarding a wheat manipulation case that dates back to 2015. Kraft Heinz, which was Kraft Foods until 2015, and snack food firm Mondelez bought $90 million of December 2011 wheat […] Read more

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Feed weekly outlook: No long-term shortage expected

By GFM Network News August 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — Waiting for the 2019 harvest to roll in is the only factor that could create a feed shortage, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “As far as things look today, I don’t see a reason to be concerned about a feed shortage. If anything we could have a feed […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

By GFM Network News August 15, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures steadied near a three-month low on Thursday as traders said the market was oversold following sharp declines stemming from a bearish U.S. Agriculture Department harvest forecast issued on Monday. Soybean futures traded higher overnight but turned lower after a weak export sales report. Soy futures settled near session […] Read more

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Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 12

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 15, 2019

Despite rain delays in some areas, producers now have over one per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, and less than one per cent of the 2019 crop combined according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Crop Report. The five-year (2014-2018) average is four per cent combined and five per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventeen per […] Read more

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Grain growers get extension on 2018 APP repayment

By GFM Network News August 15, 2019

Grain, oilseed and pulse crop growers who took out cash advances from the Advance Payments Program for the 2018-19 crop year will get an extra six months to repay, effective Friday. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Thursday announced a six-month stay of default for APP advances on grains, oilseeds and pulses, to March 31, […] Read more

CBOT November 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

By GFM Network News August 14, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell 1.5 per cent on Wednesday, with investors shedding risky assets as concerns about the global economy spilled over into the grain markets. Forecasts for some rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest in the coming weeks added to the pressure on the corn market and […] Read more

CBOT December 2019 corn (candlestick) and November 2019 soybeans (line). (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

By GFM Network News August 13, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures sank for the second day in row on Tuesday, dropping 4.1 per cent to a three-month low as the U.S. Agriculture Department’s unexpected boost to its U.S. production forecast continued to weigh heavily on the market, traders said. Soybean futures made up most of the […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. A Reuters poll of analysts […] Read more

The post-WASDE chart: CBOT September 2019 corn (black), soybeans (yellow) and wheat (orange) and K.C. September 2019 wheat (orange). (Barchart)

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USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction on the markets was bearish, with corn prices being hit very hard, down 25 cents per bushel for the September and December contracts on the […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Wheat

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

U.S. CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16M in wheat price manipulation case

Feed weekly outlook: No long-term shortage expected

U.S. grains: Corn futures break losing streak

Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south

Grain growers get extension on 2018 APP repayment

U.S. grains: Corn, soybean futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn futures extend losses after USDA harvest view

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

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