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

Wheat crops excel in Ontario

By GFM Network News June 9, 2016

CNS Canada — Ontario wheat producers are having a great start to the season, with healthy crops doubling in acreage from last year, according to a provincial cereals specialist. “Winter wheat crop this year is looking excellent,” said Joanna Follings, who works for the Ontario ministry of agriculture in Guelph. “We have some disease pressures […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn ease on profit-taking

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News June 9, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and corn fell about one per cent on Thursday as traders locked in profit after the previous session’s multimonth highs and ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture supply and demand report due on Friday. Soybean prices were narrowly mixed at the Chicago Board of Trade, holding near the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

MGEX spring wheat shows strength

By GFM Network News June 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat futures have climbed back to their highest levels in two months and could remain strong relative to other wheat classes over the next few months, according to an analyst. The nearby July 2016 contract is trading at about US$5.50 per bushel, while the July 2017 contract is now […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Weather concerns spark soybean rally

By GFM Network News June 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped 3.4 per cent to their highest in nearly two years on Wednesday as forecasts for hot temperatures to hit key growing U.S. regions stoked fears of damage to nascent crops, traders said. “The weather is mostly dry this week, but now meteorologists are wrestling […] Read more

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

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat

By GFM Network News June 8, 2016

Abu Dhabi/Cairo | Reuters — Egypt has rejected two shipments of wheat for containing trace levels of the ergot fungus, backtracking on a government pledge to apply international standards and alarming traders looking to do business with the world’s largest buyer of the grain. Earlier this year traders boycotted state wheat tenders after the country’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weather view

By GFM Network News June 7, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures rose on Tuesday, supported by concerns about a La Nina weather pattern hindering crop development in the U.S. Midwest this summer with hot temperatures and dry conditions, traders said. Wheat futures also advanced, rising for the fifth straight day amid a round of short-covering […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise on weather threats

By GFM Network News June 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat rallied on Monday, supported by concerns that rains in South America and Europe and dryness in the U.S. could limit crop production, traders said. “Crops are too wet over there while the next soaking rain looks at least 10 days off over here,” Matt Zeller, director […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pulls soy from two-year highs

By GFM Network News June 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures backed off two-year highs on Friday, with investment funds locking in profits from the oilseed’s sharp rally this week. Wheat firmed as heavy rains dented crop prospects in western Europe and caused some investors to cover bearish bets they had made on the market. “Wheat caught another wave […] Read more

Crop emergence has generally been good in the northwest, local ag retailers report.

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Sask. farmers near end of seeding, optimism abounds

Saskatchewan Crop Report rates crops as good to excellent overall

By Lisa Guenther June 2, 2016

As Saskatchewan farmers wrap up the last bit of seeding, there’s abundant optimism for this year’s crop. “Our moisture conditions are good right now,” said Dave Shepherd, location manager for AgriTeam in Glaslyn, in north-western Saskatchewan. The crops, he added, are “looking really good.” West of Glaslyn, things are progressing nicely, said Ian Weber, sales […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Emerging crops good to excellent condition, some insect damage, local flooding

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 30

By Saskatchewan Agriculture June 2, 2016

Seeding of the 2016 crop is almost complete. Ninety four per cent of the crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Cooler temperatures and rain during the past week have slowed field operations in some areas of the province; however, seeding progress is still ahead of the five-year (2011-2015) average of […] 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

Wheat crops excel in Ontario

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn ease on profit-taking

MGEX spring wheat shows strength

U.S. grains: Weather concerns spark soybean rally

Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot in wheat

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weather view

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rise on weather threats

U.S. grains: Profit-taking pulls soy from two-year highs

Guenther: Sask. farmers near end of seeding, optimism abounds

Emerging crops good to excellent condition, some insect damage, local flooding

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