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A wheat crop in progress on May 24, 2016 north of London, Ont. (Ralph Pearce photo)

U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day in a row

By GFM Network News May 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, their third straight day of gains, on worries that adverse weather will lead to crop shortfalls in key growing areas around the world, traders said. Soybean futures fell, pressured by fresh concerns about exports. Corn futures closed lower on long liquidation by funds after failing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall

By GFM Network News May 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 1.9 per cent on Wednesday, dropping below US$10 a bushel for the first time since April 4, on renewed fears about a trade dispute chilling demand from China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures ticked higher on short-covering, recovering from a three-week low hit […] Read more

A farmer plants corn near Ashland, Ill., northwest of Springfield, on April 14, 2016. (Photo: DMathies/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

By GFM Network News May 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns that rains in the U.S. Midwest will stall the tail end of planting, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed, snapping a four-session losing streak on short-covering and bargain buying. Soybean futures also closed firm after trading in negative territory […] Read more

Stewart Collin took this photo of a field south of Foremost, Alta., on April 23, 2018. He estimates at least 15 per cent of his acres won’t get seeded this year.

Crops, News

Farmers hoping for a balance in moisture

As spring finally takes hold, producers report a wide range of seeding conditions

By Lee Hart May 15, 2018

The 2018 seeding season is starting out as a Goldilocks year for many western Canadian farmers — with conditions ranging from too dry, or too wet, they are looking for that middle ground that is “just right.” Producers in parts of Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan are reporting enough moisture to get the crop started, but […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

By GFM Network News May 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose 1.5 per cent on Monday, bouncing back from their lowest in more than five weeks on a round of technical buying and signs that Chinese demand for export supplies was picking up, traders said. Wheat futures dropped, their fourth straight losing session, falling through […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans to one-month low on technicals, trade worries

By GFM Network News May 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in a month on Friday on a mix of technical selling ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about how trade disputes would affect exports, analysts said. Wheat and corn also fell, pressured by long liquidation and bearish data in Thursday’s supply/demand reports from […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Spring seeding continues to ramp up, rain offers little relief for dry soils

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 7

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 10, 2018

Seeding is underway for many producers, with more expecting to hit the field in the coming week. Nine per cent of the crop is now in the ground, behind the five-year (2013- 2017) seeding average of 19 per cent for this time of year. A slow start to spring has delayed field operations in much […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

U.S. wheat stocks bigger than expected, trade watching weather

By GFM Network News May 10, 2018

CNS Canada — A larger-than-expected wheat ending stocks forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture weighed on the country’s wheat futures Thursday, with attention now squarely on weather conditions. The government agency pegged wheat carryout for the upcoming 2018-19 marketing year at 955 million bushels, about 30 million above average trade guesses. Total wheat production […] Read more

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat slips on bearish USDA crop forecast

By GFM Network News May 10, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell to a near two-week low on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first official estimate of the 2018-19 U.S. wheat harvest came in above trade expectations. Soybean futures rose, while corn followed wheat lower. CBOT July wheat settled down four cents at $5.06-1/2 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn lower ahead of monthly USDA reports

By GFM Network News May 9, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Wednesday on position-squaring ahead of a monthly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and forecasts for welcome rains in Russia’s crop belt, analysts said. Soybean and corn futures were also lower ahead of the USDA’s report, while soyoil futures firmed, […] Read more

U.S. criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

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U.S. criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

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U.S. grains: Wheat up for third day in a row

U.S. grains: Soybean, corn futures fall

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end higher after choppy trade

Farmers hoping for a balance in moisture

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise as trade fears ease

U.S. grains: Soybeans to one-month low on technicals, trade worries

Spring seeding continues to ramp up, rain offers little relief for dry soils

U.S. wheat stocks bigger than expected, trade watching weather

U.S. grains: Wheat slips on bearish USDA crop forecast

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn lower ahead of monthly USDA reports

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