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Ag Canada tightens grain/oilseed stocks projections

By GFM Network News July 22, 2014

CNS — Ending stocks of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds at the close of the upcoming 2014/15 (Jul/Nov) crop year will be tighter than earlier projections, according to updated supply/demand tables released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis branch on July 22. The latest tables take into account the latest acreage estimates released by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canadian wheat bids mixed despite continued U.S. losses

By GFM Network News July 22, 2014

Average bids for Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat weakened slightly during week ended July 21 at a cross section of delivery points across Western Canada. However, Canadian bids lagged the U.S. futures to the downside and basis improvements were seen at many locations. On July 21, average spot bids for 13.5% CWRS across Manitoba, […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: U.S. corn drops to four-year low as weather stays favourable

By GFM Network News July 21, 2014

U.S. corn futures fell 2 per cent to a four-year low on Monday with all months notching contract lows as ideal weather in the heart of the Midwest signaled a bumper harvest, traders said. Soybeans were also sharply lower, with wheat following suit. At the Chicago Board of Trade at 12:05 p.m. CDT (1705 GMT), […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Cereal crops infected with ergot needed for livestock feed project

Sask Ag staff interested in fields with early stages of disease development

By Lisa Guenther July 18, 2014

Saskatchewan Agriculture wants to hear from farmers who find ergot in their cereals this summer. The ministry is asking producers to start scouting for the disease a week after crops start flowering and report ergot to their regional offices as soon as it’s detected. It’s all part of a new project designed to help livestock […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

GRAINS: Wheat futures fall a day after Ukraine crash price spike

By GFM Network News July 18, 2014

Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell 3.4 per cent on Friday, erasing gains posted a day earlier following the downing of a Malaysian commercial airliner over eastern Ukraine, while Chicago Board of Trade corn futures also declined and soybeans were mostly lower. Investors were worried an escalation of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, both […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Whether to spray for fusarium: flowering period is key

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News July 18, 2014

Wet weather in eastern Saskatchewan and much of Manitoba means farmers likely have fusarium head blight risk on their minds. But cereal grades are only at stake risk if environmental risks match up with flowering, a crop pathologist says. Vikram Bisht, field crop pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, says two or three […] Read more

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Guenther: Cereal crops hit with ergot needed for livestock project

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News July 17, 2014

Saskatchewan Agriculture wants to hear from farmers who find ergot in their cereals this summer. The ministry is asking producers to start scouting for the disease a week after crops start flowering and report ergot to their regional offices as soon as it’s detected. It’s all part of a new project designed to help livestock […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie wheat bids steady overall

By GFM Network News July 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat showed some improvement at many delivery points across Western Canada during the week ended Monday, and held steady overall despite sharp declines in U.S. futures. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in Monday at […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Extent of flood damage to winter wheat not yet known

By GFM Network News July 11, 2014

CNS Canada — While many crops in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan are considered a write-off this year due to excessive precipitation and flooding, winter wheat is sitting in an area of uncertainty. “We’re not doing worse than anybody else, let’s put it that way,” said Jake Davidson, executive director of Winter Cereals Canada at Minnedosa, […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ukraine questions legal basis of Crimea’s grain exports

By GFM Network News July 10, 2014

Moscow | Reuters — Ukraine protested over recent grain exports from Crimea on Thursday, questioning their legal basis following Russia’s annexation of the region and fuelling tensions between the two countries. Russia and Ukraine are the region’s main global grain exporters and rivals to supply customers in North Africa and the Middle East. Russia announced […] Read more

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