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(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News July 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Record-high yields are helping U.S. farmers to harvest a bumper crop of hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the most common variety here, but prices have tumbled as the world is awash in supplies. The quality of the crop is also causing headaches for flour millers, who may have to buy more […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on long liquidation

By GFM Network News July 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures declined on Friday in a sometimes-volatile session as shifting weather forecasts for the Corn Belt prompted traders to liquidate long positions, analysts said. Wheat futures also fell, following corn and soybeans. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active December corn settled down 6-1/2 cents at $3.58-1/4 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies

By GFM Network News July 14, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 3.8 per cent on Thursday, giving up early gains after new weather forecasts boosted expectations of a robust harvest in the U.S. Corn and wheat futures also closed lower after rallying to two-week highs earlier in the session. The latest outlooks dialed back the amount of time […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend rally as fundamentals improve

By GFM Network News July 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Wednesday, both posting their second straight day of sharp gains on concerns about hot and dry weather cutting into U.S. soybean crops and expectations of strong exports of U.S. corn. “Soybeans are the main drivers of the grain market as traders continue to put […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy sag ahead of USDA reports

By GFM Network News July 11, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday, as investors braced themselves on the eve of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report that analysts expected to project rising domestic corn stockpiles. Wheat and soybeans followed corn lower, although forecasts for hot weather in the U.S. Midwest crop belt later this month underpinned […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Prairie wheat bids soften with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News July 11, 2016

CNS Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada softened during the week ended Friday, as a downturn in U.S. futures put pressure on prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by roughly $5 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 11, 2016

Cairo | Reuters — Egypt will allow up to 0.05 per cent ergot, a common grains fungus, in wheat shipments beginning on Tuesday, confirming the end of a months-long standoff just before the country re-enters the international wheat market. Reuters exclusively reported on July 4 that a ministerial decree would allow the world’s top wheat […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Water Management Research Unit, ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

By GFM Network News July 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rallied on Friday on a bargain-buying bounce after declining sharply earlier in the week. Concerns about hot and dry weather stressing both crops as they head toward key developmental phases added to the strength. “Traders continue to have concerns about forecasts calling for hot and dry […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

By GFM Network News July 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures plunged 4.7 per cent to their lowest in nearly two months on Thursday, weighed down by forecasts for good weather for crop development across the U.S. Midwest. The sharp drop in soybeans weighed on corn, which settled close to unchanged as traders locked in profits from a surprise […] Read more

A wheat crop in standing water. (Colton Yoder photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

By GFM Network News July 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Generous rainfall has benefited but also boosted the risk of disease on wheat crops in much of Canada and the U.S., and has also cut into grain quality in parts of Europe. However, according to Drew Lerner of U.S. forecast agency World Weather Inc., conditions during the harvest season will be the […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Winter wheat

Bumper winter wheat harvest ill-timed for U.S. farmers

U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on long liquidation

U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans extend rally as fundamentals improve

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy sag ahead of USDA reports

Prairie wheat bids soften with U.S. futures

Egypt to follow global standard for ergot starting Tuesday

U.S. grains: Bargain hunting, weather concerns support soy, corn gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall, pull corn from highs

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

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