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CBOT December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. December 2021 wheat (orange line) and MGEX December 2021 wheat (green line, left column). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat down off nine-year high

Chicago corn, soybeans also weak

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News November 17, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday on a profit-taking setback, with the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract sagging 1.9 per cent from the nine-year high it hit on Monday. Corn and soybean futures also were lower, but the declines were kept in check by signs of […] Read more

Cereals, Columns, Crops

A closer look at ergot

Get your soils tested for copper levels if you get ergot in wheat, barley or oats, and if crops lodge easily and the grain is poor quality

By Ieuan Evans November 16, 2021

Let’s get this story on track once and for all. Ergot, as we know it in Canada, is a fungal infection of cereal grains and grasses. The word ergot is derived from the French word argot, meaning a spur. Ergots form within grain heads and displace the developing seed or grain. Ergot size may depend […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids jump after USDA projects cuts

By GFM Network News November 15, 2021

MarketsFarm — A larger-than-expected cut in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest supply and demand forecast, plus rising wheat futures in anticipation of tighter worldwide supply, led to higher bids for western Canadian wheat for the week ended Thursday. USDA on Tuesday trimmed world wheat ending stocks to 275.8 million tonnes, down 1.38 million […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Brazil clears GMO wheat flour from Argentina in global first

Sales, however, may be slow

By GFM Network News November 12, 2021

Sao Paulo/Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Brazil on Thursday became the first country to allow imports of flour made with genetically modified wheat, though shipments of the new variety developed in Argentina are unlikely anytime soon due to opposition from Brazilian millers and global consumers. The decision may spur a broader global discussion about genetically […] Read more

Markets, Spring Wheat

Canadian spring wheat bids dip with Minneapolis futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 5, 2021

MarketsFarm – Losses in Minneapolis wheat futures weighed on Canadian spring wheat cash bids during the first week of November, although a softer tone in the Canadian dollar did lend some support. Durum bids across the Prairies were up on the week. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent) wheat prices were down by […] Read more

A lentil field under irrigation had a portion of the crop located on a slight hilltop quickly yellow off, mature and slowly die off, while other parts of the field remained green and healthy.

Crops, Features, Lentils

Crop advisor casebook: Lentil trouble in Alberta

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the November 2, 2021 issue of Grainews

By Ashley Gill November 3, 2021

In July 2020, I was doing some routine scouting for Greg, who farms seed canola, wheat, lentils, seed alfalfa, flax, dry beans and corn in the Grassy Lake area. I noticed a lentil field under irrigation had a portion of the crop located on a slight hilltop quickly yellow off, mature and slowly die off, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose to their highest in more than three weeks on Tuesday after heavy rains across broad swaths of the U.S. Midwest stalled harvest, traders said. The harvest slowdowns also supported the soybean market. “Even if we get a break in the rains for one to two days, that […] Read more

Minneapolis (MGEX) December 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: CWRS bids up with U.S. futures

However, a strong loonie applies pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News October 15, 2021

MarketsFarm — Minneapolis spring wheat futures climbed to contract highs during the week ended Thursday, which provided spillover support for Canadian cash bids. However, strength in the Canadian dollar was a bearish influence, tempering the upside in the cash market. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Bids rise with U.S. futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News October 9, 2021

MarketsFarm — Cash wheat bids across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday in sympathy with U.S. futures markets. The strength came despite a firmer tone in the Canadian dollar. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up by $11.40-$14.90 per tonne, according to price quotes from […] Read more

CBOT November 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn weak, awaiting export news

December MGEX wheat up, CBOT wheat down

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News October 9, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures weakened on Friday, giving up gains made overnight on a lack of export news despite top buyer China returning to the market after a week-long holiday, traders said. Corn futures followed a similar trajectory and closed near session lows as investors waited for the U.S. […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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