Brazil’s 2013/14 soybean crop that starts planting in September is expected to grow by 9 per cent under normal weather conditions to a record 89.1 million tonnes, local crop analyst AgRural said. AgRural said in its first report on the new crop, which it released over the weekend, that early indicators show soybean area will […] Read more
Brazil soy crop seen up 9 pct at record 89.1 million tonnes
U.S. Midwest temperatures to remain cool as corn pollinates
Cool temperatures and rain in some dry areas were expected around the U.S. Midwest this week, making for good conditions for corn pollination. • MDA Weather Services forecast that temperatures around much of the Corn Belt will start out in the upper 70s (degrees Fahrenheit) this week before rising to the mid 80s by the […] Read more
U.S. crops thriving on cooler and damper weather
Cool temperatures and occasional showers over the next couple of weeks will boost the U.S. pollinating corn crop and aid growth of the soybean crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on Friday. • World Weather Inc. said weather looks good for corn pollination and all areas of the Midwest will get some rain. • The pattern […] Read more
Saskatchewan crops mainly good to excellent
Saskatchewan’s spring wheat and canola are in mostly good to excellent condition, the government said on Thursday in a weekly report as of July 22. • 87 per cent of spring wheat was in good/excellent condition, along with 82 per cent of canola. • Warm weather seen advancing crop development. • Flooding, hail, wind and […] Read more
Ukraine to double rapeseed exports in 2013/14 – analyst
Ukraine is likely to double its rapeseed exports in the 2013/14 season after an expected 75 per cent increase in the harvested crop, Kiev-based analyst ProAgro said on Thursday. Better weather will allow the former Soviet republic to harvest 2.2 million tonnes of rapeseed in 2013 and export 2.1 million tonnes of the commodity in […] Read more
U.S. corn to benefit from cooler pollination weather this week
Cooler temperatures accompanied by rain in most areas of the U.S. Midwest this week will boost prospects for the pollinating corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. “Temperatures will definitely be cooler which will be good for corn and beans,” said Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA Weather Services. The corn crop was planted late […] Read more
Big crops seen in Europe
Favourable growing conditions in the past month led the European Union’s crop monitoring unit to raise its 2013 yield forecasts on Monday for the bloc’s main cereal harvests. The move was in keeping with upward revisions made by other forecasters this month after EU crops recovered from a damp, chilly spring that had hampered plant […] Read more
CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end higher
U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, supported by end-of-week short-covering as well as another export sale to China, traders said. • The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade September soft red winter wheat contract rose 3-1/4 cents to $6.63-3/4 a bushel. Prices peaked at $6.70, but ran into resistance at the 20-day moving average of $6.71-3/4, […] Read more
U.S. cattle placements fall in June amid lush pastures
The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was down 5 per cent from a year earlier, a government report showed on Friday, which analysts attributed to healthy grazing pastures that kept cattle out of feedyards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture showed June placements at1.587 million head, compared with 1.664 million a year […] Read more
Cooler and damper outlook for pollinating U.S. corn crop
Cooler temperatures and occasional rainfall over the next week will boost U.S. corn and soybean crop prospects, according to Global Weather Monitoring (GWM). • GWM said the U.S. corn crop was void of any threats to pollination next week. • The U.S. corn crop is pollinating, or going through its reproductive stage of development, later […] Read more
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